Job Description
Position: Digital Program Manager Ownership, The Durant Guild
Location: Shanghai, China
Reporting to: PMO&BO Senior Manager, The Durant Guild
Main purpose of this position:
The primary purpose of the Digital Program Manager Ownership, The Durant Guild is to enhance existing project management lifecycle methodology and support PMO&BO senior manager to build up The Durant Guild portfolio management, to setup a comprehensive measurement ecosystem to manage measure overall Vehicle & Digital Product initiatives by leveraging Digital Huddle Plus. And majorly focus on aftersales services and financial services related strategic digital programs and projects.
Roles and Responsibilities
Play as program manager to lead aftersales services and financial services related strategic digital programs under DTC model, work closely with product managers, release train engineers and development teams cross various regions include China, US, Australia and EU.
Support to develop The Durant Guild iconic portfolio management methodology, Product and Project management methodology, and a comprehensive measurement ecosystem to manage efficiency, productivity for Product Managers, Product Owners, Designers, and Project managers
Manage the Durant Guild suppliers with quantified KPIs to support Product Manager team, Design team and project manager team to achieve aggressive goals
Establish productive relationships with global business functions and be involved in relationship building and cultivation with internal and 3rd party service providers
Control and manage Vehicle and digital product overall budget forecast and actual to meet ±5% variance target month over month
Work closely with Cybersecurity, GRC, Information Security, Legal, Compliance and other supporting function teams to secure Product and Project moving forward with controlled risk and issue acceptable rate.
Make trade-off decisions related to feature importance vs. technical feasibility and timing for a given development sprint cycle
Effectively communicate strategy concepts and solutions to leadership to gain buy-in
Build and lead a winning team to help deliver on your goals and objectives
Required Qualifications and Experience
CET 6 or above English capability, TOEFL or IELTS would be preferred
Degree holder or equivalent, majoring in Strategy/Management/Digital Communication or relevant field
Knowledge of automotive digital experience, customer trends
Knowledge of DTC customer ownership management focusing on online channel
5+ years of experience in Program management and technical/information technology project management
Experience working under pressure with various stakeholder teams
Experience of agile software development process
Familiarity with alternative business models and ability to apply to a range of opportunities
Drive to result under high pressure, logic thinking and able to see the whole picture
Experience of Joint Venture and other 3rd parties relationship management
Skills and Abilities:
Excellent strategic agility – ability to recognize & capitalize on opportunities, identify and avoid threats, and pivot when needed
Excellent communication skills in both English and Chinese
Strong collaboration, influencing, and negotiation skills
Customer focus
Relationship skills to create a network of contacts internally and externally
Good analytical skills
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