Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization 

This role will play an essential role in driving the successful delivery of projects within the Global Business Services (GBS) organization. 

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing projects end-to-end, planning, coordinating, and executing projects/programs that optimize business processes, improve service delivery, implement new systems and support the Human Resources organization’s strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading E2E projects, by planning, managing, and executing all key initiatives from initiation to closure, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and budget (where applicable). 

• Ensure collaboration with cross-functional teams in GBS and/or others, to gather requirements, define project objectives, and develop detailed project plans. 

• Monitor project progress and performance, identifying and addressing risks, issues, and dependencies. 

• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals, expectations, and deliverables. 

• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs. 

• Analyze the impact of change initiatives and develop preventive and corrective measures to ensure adoption 

• Facilitate project meetings, including kick-off sessions, status updates, and lessons learned reviews. 

• Ensure effective communication throughout the project lifecycle to all relevant stakeholders, according to the Project Services reporting process. 

• Maintain and ensure project documentation is up to date, as per our delivery standards, including status reports, risk logs, action plans, and project dashboards. 

• Contribute to the development and enhancement of project management methodologies and best practices within the GBS organization.

  Key Relationships:

• Human Resources Business Partners 

• GBS and HR Leadership Team 

• Functional Service Leads 

• Business Process Owners  

• Tech and Global IT 

• Suppliers 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Broad knowledge and experience in Project Management principles and methodologies (e.g.: Agile, Waterfall) 

• PMI certification would be a plus 

• Experience in change management, business process optimization or continuous improvement initiatives (knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma or VSM would be a plus). 

• Knowledge in the most common Change Management theories & practices 

• Project management capabilities with demonstrated success completing multiple cross-functional and cross-business projects. 

• Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate at various levels, including senior leadership. 

• Experience working closely with cross-functional teams and balancing competing workloads. 

• Self-motivated with the ability to not only work in a group/individual setting but able to drive action and independently with little to no direction. 

• Pro- active (engaging & impact-oriented) mindset, ability to think end-to-end with a global mindset 

• Ability to be self-directed while working under tight deadlines 

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a multi-team environment to achieve consensus decisions, always having adidas consistent growth in mind 

• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze issues, develop solutions, and implement effective changes. 

• Excellent organizational skills, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities. 

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels. 

• Ability to read, write and communicate in English in a business setting 

• Proficiency in, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project), Jira and Smartsheet. 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function 

• University degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Information Technology, or a related field 

• 5 plus years of experience in project management, preferably within a GBS, shared services, or related environment.