Director, Solution Delivery
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Wolverine Worldwide is a global marketer of branded footwear, apparel, and accessories. With an established global footprint that spans approximately 200 countries and territories, as well as a rock-solid infrastructure, Wolverine Worldwide is dedicated to advancing the following brands that comprise the ever-expanding portfolio: Bates, Chaco, Cat Footwear, Harley Davidson Footwear, Merrell, Saucony, Sweaty Betty and Wolverine. Wolverine Worldwide’s continued success is driven by our ability to stay true to our simple mission: we empower, engage and inspire our consumers – every step of the way.Wolverine Worldwide is a Great Place To Work® Certified™ company, underscoring its commitment to prioritizing employee experience and cultivating an amazing company culture across its U.S. operations. The Great Place To Work Certification distinguishes employers that prioritize employee experience, based on employees’ survey feedback on trust, camaraderie, and appreciation in the workplace
This role is responsible for delivering project portfolio management, communication, and financial monitoring necessary to deliver digital experience and technical capabilities. This role leads and coaches a high performing team of Project Managers to partner with D&TE and business leaders, to drive a consistent process for the prioritizing of demand, funding of initiatives, ensuring resource capacity and availability and managing interdependencies between the programs and portfolios that support the enterprise strategy and goals.
Critical to success, this Director must demonstrate a critical blend of both strong strategic management and cross-functional leadership capabilities and a strong track record of successful execution of complex enterprise IT initiatives. The ability to influence, advise and manage many cross-functional players across levels is critical. Further the individual must be results-oriented with a bias for action. The leader should be comfortable with ambiguity, leading the team in structure problems and charting a clear path forward.
Primary Duties:
Drive coordinated execution of the most critical enterprise D&TE initiatives to build new capabilities to lead WWW forward
Lead and coach a high performing team of Project Managers
Manage and support periodic updates with D&TE and senior leadership team
Oversees and champions activities to manage the entire lifecycle of complex programs from project initiation to project close, ensuring the delivery of quality solutions that meet the constraints of time, cost and scope
Defines and agrees to technical and business program objectives with business area leaders, and oversees the selection, planning and management of all related project activities
Build the organization's knowledge and ability to work in Agile methodologies as needed across the existing portfolio and expand over time
Identify and manage critical interdependencies, determine, monitor, elevate and help to mitigate areas of risk
Supports the IT intake and demand management function, and assists the business in navigating the process through effective project definition, refinement and initiation
Responsible for the understanding and coordination of D&TE OpEx and CapExfinancial managementin partnership with Finance
Coaches team members to further strengthen these cross functional relationships and to share ownership and accountability for the business results of technology related projects
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Must be able to coordinate roadmaps and execute transformational change
Strong knowledge of system and software SDLC, PMO and leading practices and methodologies
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Demonstrated ability to complete quantitative and qualitative analysis and apply frameworks to drive alignment and decision-making
Exceptional communication skills, including ability to share ideas and information across diverse audiences to drive business decisions
Ability to synthesize clearly and simplify the complex
Highly collaborative with track record of effective cross-functional leadership and proven ability to influence at all levels, from working teams to senior leadership
Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines and make ongoing decisions with key stakeholder input
10+ Years of Project Management experience and leadership
Working Conditions:
Normal office environment.
Wolverine Worldwide has a flexible, hybrid work schedule, with three days in office and two days remote.
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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills which may be required.
Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. is committed to creating a company that is as diverse as our consumers. We value the differences in one another and believe our differences make us stronger. Our diverse and inclusive corporate culture starts with the recruitment process. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We aim to create equal opportunities for our associates, customers, and suppliers regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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