Agile Practitioner Manager bei Ecolab

Role Overview:

We are seeking an execution-focused Project Manager to help facilitate the day-to-day operations of our Analytics & Agentic AI team, working closely with the Director/Program leader. This role is pivotal in driving program strategy, managing cross-functional teams, thereby ensuring the over-arching goal of successful delivery of AI-powered solutions. The ideal candidate brings a strong Agile background, team & vendor management expertise, and a collaborative mindset to navigate complex, techno-functional team & work dynamics. 

Key Responsibilities:

Program Strategy & Leadership

• Partner with the Director to define and drive the overarching program strategy.
• Develop and own the training roadmap, prioritizing initiatives based on business impact and technical feasibility.
• Evangelize the program internally and externally, including field and customer-facing engagements.

Project & Workstream Management

• Oversee multiple workstreams, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with strategic goals.
• Collaborate with delivery teams to manage feature prioritization, functional support, financial oversight, and release planning.
• Track project milestones, risks, and dependencies using Agile and hybrid methodologies.

Requirements & Stakeholder Engagement

• Drive and facilitate the requirements gathering and prioritization process.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to ensure solutions meet business needs.
• Identify opportunities for business-led delivery and provide consultative support to help stakeholders navigate trade-offs and build consensus.

Vendor & Transition Oversight

• Cultivate and manage relationships with external resource partner companies.
• Oversee transitions of work between vendor teams and in-house teams, ensuring seamless knowledge transfer and operational continuity.
• Coordinate contract and SOW procedures in collaboration with vendor management, finance, legal, HR.

Talent & Team Management

• Work closely with the recruitment function to support hiring, onboarding, and allocation of team members across project workstreams 
• Maintain the project management portal information and record the progress updates in a timely manner   
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive and high-performance culture across work-groups (across locations) 

Technology & Analytics Alignment

• Maintain a basic working knowledge of Agentic AI, Gen AI and data analytics to effectively engage with stakeholders and teams members.
• Ensure team staffing is aligned with the overall budget, plan & forecast 

Qualifications & Skills:

• Proven experience in managing diverse work items in a multi-locational multi-skilled cross-functional team environment.
• Strong background in Agile / Scrum practices; Agile certifications preferred.
• Experience in vendor management, contract negotiation, and SOW development would be a plus.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work across cultures, time zones, and organizational boundaries.

Preferred Attributes:

• Methodical, organised with a hands-on "roll up the sleeves attitude" to execution.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity.
• Passion for emerging technologies and human resource management.

Strong presentation and evangelism skills for internal and external audiences