Strategic Program Lead - AI & Commercial Transformation

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Ovar; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct ownership of newly created role

Autonomy with executive visibility

Shape AI governance across global业务

Job summary

Keenfinity Group Audio in Portugal seeks a Strategic Program Lead to unify the Audio Commercial Excellence portfolio across Business Process, Governance & Operating Model, Organizational Excellence, Data & Performance, and AI & Business Automation. You will connect pillars, surface dependencies and risks, applying rigorous project management and end-to-end process understanding.

Report to the Director Digital & Commercial Transformation, Audio, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Systems or related field.
• 5–8 years in advanced Program or Project Management within an international organization; PMP/Prince2/PgMP or equivalent preferred.
• Strong end-to-end process understanding; enterprise program experience needed.
• Proven track record with executive-level status reporting.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills; hands-on, results-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the master program plan connecting all five Commercial Excellence pillars with milestones, dependencies and risk log.
• Apply advanced project management methodology to cross-functional initiatives from scoping through benefits realization.
• Run the monthly business review cadence with clear, consistent status reporting.
• Follow up with initiative owners on committed deliverables and drive open items to closure without taking ownership.
• Spot cross-pillar risks and challenge solution design with end-to-end process understanding.
• Prepare executive- and investor-ready status reporting, clearly distinguishing progress from plan.
• Act as the primary contact for cross-functional stakeholders on overall program status and escalations.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Governance cadence

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's degree (MBA or related)

Engineering / Information Systems

PMP/Prince2/PgMP certification

Job description

Keenfinity Group Audio in Portugal seeks a Strategic Program Lead to unify the Audio Commercial Excellence portfolio across Business Process, Governance & Operating Model, Organizational Excellence, Data & Performance, and AI & Business Automation. You will connect pillars, surface dependencies and risks, applying rigorous project management and end-to-end process understanding.

Report to the Director Digital & Commercial Transformation, Audio, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders