Global Senior Project Manager

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Worldpanel provides brands and retailers with a unique, 360-degree understanding of consumer behaviour across the globe. We are shopper-centric, continuously monitoring the purchase and usage behaviour through the largest omnipanel in the world. With unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology and expert analysts, we partner with brands and retailers of all sizes, empowering them to reimagine what’s possible, and change the landscape to create a better, healthier, more sustainable and inclusive world.

Job Details

Kantar’s Worldpanel division is searching for a dynamic, collaborative and experienced Senior Project Manager to join our global Project Management organization. This is an incredible opportunity to be a part of our exciting vision for the future!

Role’s mission

We’re looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our newly created Global Operations PMO to help shape its future, spearhead end-to-end transformation initiatives as well as lead the planning and delivery of high impact projects alongside multiple cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

If you’re looking for a chance to apply your knowledge and experience into making a difference and inspiring fellow team members and stakeholders to see the big picture and push toward our shared goals – you’re the type of candidate we’re looking for!

If you’re willing to go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion, and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in, apply for a career that’ll be out of the ordinary and join us!

Key outcomes

• Lead with impact as a trusted partner to Operations, Product, Technology and Commercial teams by understanding their interdependencies and ensure alignment on business needs (e.g., scope, resourcing, timelines).
• Coordinate, plan, implement and deliver assigned projects through their full lifecycle following the Global Operations PMO Framework.
• Plan projects and drive progress to ensure that scope, budget and timelines are successfully achieved.
• Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes.
• Define and manage appropriate metrics and KPIs to effectively monitor and report on progress to project teams and senior stakeholders.
• Solve problems by assessing project performance and identify areas for improvement by challenging and balancing inputs and inter-dependencies.
• Manage constraints and risks with appropriate mitigations to ensure projects are executed with maximum effectiveness to deliver the defined outcomes.
• Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization.

Key Capabilities

Your background will ideally look like this…

• Proven project management experience.
• Considerable knowledge on Project Management Waterfall and/or Agile Methodologies.
• Has obtained at least one of the following certifications: PMI PMP and/or Prince2 Practitioner.
• Possesses full business proficiency in English (B2 Level Minimum).
• Proven track record successfully delivering strategically important projects, achieving pre-defined and tangible results.
• Shows interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate, and enhance performance within a cross-functional matrix environment and collaborate across multiple areas to achieve a common business objective.
• Ability to understand the business and strategic goals in relation to the managed projects.

With the following qualities…

• Inquisitive, with critical thinking, and demonstrate genuine passion for consumer behaviour.
• Enjoys actively looking for new and more efficient ways of improving processes, raising standards, reducing errors, and overcoming omissions.
• Is proactive, optimistic, and willing to get involved to achieve the team's goals and objectives.
• Is highly collaborative and adaptable with the ability to work effectively within different cultural and technical environments.
• Possesses outstanding communication and interpersonal skills in order to comfortably connect with partners at all levels across the organization and facilitates discussions in a constructive manner.

The following, although not mandatory, will be appreciated…

• Strong project management experience within any of the following: operations, technology, consultancy, retail or market research.
• Demonstrable project management experience of shaping and delivering multi-regional transformation projects.
• Previous experience working within a multicultural business environment and developing solid working relationships with clients and colleagues from different countries and cultures.

What our Recruitment Process Looks Like...

• 1st Stage – Screening interview with Talent Acquisition.
• 2nd Stage – Meeting with Hiring Manager.

Reasonable Adjustments

Kantar is committed to offering equal opportunities to all individuals including during the recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance, please advise us in advance of your interview so that we can make the necessary arrangements.

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Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.