Performance Manager

We are a global energy business involved in every aspect of the energy system. We are working towards delivering light, heat and mobility to millions of people, every day. We are one of the very few companies equipped to solve some of the big complex challenges that matter for the future. We have a real contribution to make to the worlds ambition of a low carbon future. Join us and be part of what we can accomplish together.

Join our Team and advance your career as a Performance Manager!

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Job Description

Would you like to discover how our diverse, hardworking people are leading the way in making energy cleaner and better – and how you can play your part in our world-class team?

Join our Digital Solutions Team and advance your career as a Performance Manager!

Performance Manager

Digital Solutions combines various processes ranging from global transformation delivery, project and programme portfolio management, change management, template, business process management, automation center of excellence, global data management and others.

In This Role You Will

• Proactively engage with collaborators across the organization to provide information on projects run by the Enabling Solutions team and their impact and to gather information on projects being run by other organizations covering similar areas
• Capture customer demand, analyze, and understand the business requirements and associated value case and recommend for governance approval
• Work with partners to understand and agree delivery timelines for projects, initiatives, and problems and ensure their concerns and aspirations are understood and considered
• Set collaborator expectations for delivery and keep them informed of progress, risks, and issues
• Structure and breakdown demand into manageable work packages and activities and create associated features and user stories for delivery
• Plan activity delivery (3 months look ahead) and identify interdependencies between delivery squads
• Identify and flag resource constraints which may impact planned delivery
• Prepare for and participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning sessions to align on prioritization of results and feedback outcomes to partners
• Identify impediments or risks of delivery of PI Planning agreed achievements and proposed mitigations
• Partner with team members to ensure that the vital change management is in place for solutions being delivered
• Understand adopt and embrace agile principles and agile ways of working
• Work with direct reports to set performance and regularly check-in on performance goal progress
• Schedule regular 1:1 catch-ups with direct reports and provide support and mentoring when needed
• Discuss career aspirations with team members and ensure everyone has a development plan with focus areas identified
• Discuss training needs and stretch assignments
  
  

• Relevant degree or similar education background in Accounting, Finance and Business
• Strong presentation and communication skills, including the ability to articulate sophisticated processes and influence a wide range of collaborators
• Proven experience in capturing business requirements and improving process and systems
• Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills
• Experience in activity and capacity planning and management
• Project Management experience in Finance System deployments
• Ability to prioritize and flexibly adjust to new priorities effectively
• Ability of solving problems on your own, working on sophisticated issues across multiple teams
• Experience in agile ways of working and Scrum methodology
• Ability to work within a virtual, distributed team environment
• Ability to prioritize effectively
• 12+ years of relevant work experience in Project Management especially and/ or activity planning and/or as an accounting end user in General Accounting
• Understanding of end-to-end accounting close activities
• Knowledge and previous experience of Finance business and system process
• Experience in planning and completing project results
• Experience working in a multi-national organization
• Experience managing teams in multiple locations
• Proficiency in English language