Key Responsibilities 

•  Lead and deliver complex transformation projects using proven project management methodologies. 

• Inspire and guide project teams with clarity and purpose. 

• Define and manage project scope, objectives, milestones, and success metrics aligned with business priorities. 

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional and global/regional stakeholders. 

• Communicate effectively to ensure alignment and transparency. 

• Adapt project strategies to account for cultural and regional nuances. 

• Champion the adoption of AI-enabled decision-making, automation solutions, and digital tools within HR transformation projects. 

Organizational Design 

•  Lead and evolve organizational design standards and governance frameworks to ensure consistency, compliance, and long-term organizational health. 

• Design and optimize operating models aligned with business strategy to improve decision-making speed, enhance cross-functional collaboration, and support growth. 

• Define roles, capabilities, spans/layers, and reporting structures that support scalability and future workforce needs. 

• Integrate AI and automation insights into org design decisions—including role redesign, capability mapping, and identifying automation-ready processes. 

• Partner with business leaders to translate strategy into future-ready organizational structures. 

Strategic Workforce Planning 

•  Transform workforce planning into a strategic capability focused on workforce readiness, capacity modeling, and long-term planning. 

• Build mid- and long-term workforce strategies based on scenario planning, demand/supply modeling, and business priorities. 

• Establish governance for headcount, position management, and organizational changes to ensure consistency, financial discipline, and alignment across the region. 

• Use AI-based forecasting, predictive analytics, and digital workforce tools to model future workforce needs, emerging skills, attrition patterns, and automation opportunities. 

• Leverage automation and data insights to optimize workforce deployment and resource allocation. 

Change Management 

•  Assess organizational readiness, identify risks, and proactively remove barriers to transformation. 

• Design and implement structured change frameworks to guide teams through transformation. 

• Develop tools, communication plans, and training to enable successful adoption of new structures, processes, and technologies. 

• Serve as an advisor to leaders during transitions, ensuring clarity, engagement, and sustainable adoption. 

• Lead change related to digital transformation, including AI integration, process automation, and shifts to more technology-enabled operating models. 

Key Relationships 

• LAM HR Leadership team 

• adidas Leadership: VPs, SVPs,  

• Global and local HR CoEs Rewards & Talent Partners, PMO 

• LAM HR Business Partners 

Knowledge Skills And Abilities 

• Proven track record leading complex organizational change projects across multiple countries and/or regions and cultures. 

• Strong expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, and/or change management methods and tools. 

• Ability to design integrated end-to-end solutions, move with speed, and drive initiatives to completion. 

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience engaging senior and executive-level leaders. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to make sound decisions with limited information. 

• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal. 

• High proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheet, and Teams. 

• Ability to succeed in a dynamic, fast-paced, and culturally diverse environment. 

• Highly desirable:  

• 3 years experience managing projects associated with business transformation; ie organizational changes, mergers, acquisitions, re-sizing and/or operating model changes  

• Experience applying AI tools, automation technologies, digital workforce platforms, or analytics engines to HR transformation, workforce planning, or org design. 

• Ability to interpret AI-generated workforce insights and translate them into actionable organizational recommendations. 

• Understanding of automation opportunities (RPA, workflow automation, process optimization) and their impact on operating models, roles, and capability needs. 

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, or a related field (Master's degree preferred). 

• Project management certifications (e.g., PMP) are a plus.