Commercial Planning & Implementation Manager

The Gig :

The Commercial Planning & Implementation Manager is responsible for executing and managing the overall delivery of our idea management and change management strategy. This role will work closely with the Sr. Manager in ensuring all change intake gets prioritized and assessed with the different teams to ensure effective response times and deliverables for the business. The Commercial Planning & Implementation Manager is accountable for the documentation and standardization by coordinating, executing, and delivering value to the business. This person enjoys partnering with all key stakeholders across the organization and strives to plan, develop, lead and execute initiatives across the enterprise. This person will ensure the company’s overall strategy and goals are supported, adopted and championed by the business with minimal disruption to operations by ensuring smooth delivery and transition to operations.

This gig is based at VVHQ - our swanky Virgin Voyages Head Office in Plantation, FL where we follow a hybrid work environment. We can't wait to 'sea' you in person during our Collaboration Days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, while you enjoy Mondays and Fridays' as remote days.

What You'll Be Up To :

Facilitate the coordinated preparation and execution of all change management and idea initiatives that come into the business

Assists in communication and coordination with stakeholders and customers during definition and assessment of each initiative

Ensuring effective communication and coordination for and during quarterly planning

Manages the execution from intake to release for all Medium & Large Impact initiatives

Managing change plan impacts of those changes prioritized against current committed priorities

Drive cross-team and departmental impediments, planning, collaboration, and coordination

Provide regular and open communication across the program and stakeholders for transparency and awareness of progress and impediments

Understand, visualize and manage upstream / downstream dependencies

Drive delivery and continuous improvement by utilizing feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity

Manage program level coordination, such as creating timelines, milestones, and cadence of increments and releases and oversee the development of reports and analyses that document program activity

Lead project teams and provide and leadership; act as consultant / coach to management in resolving unusually difficult problems

Leads the initial communication to all impacted teams and stakeholders with key initiatives across the organization

Partners with Sr. Manager to support in change control and ensure we drive initiatives that are viable for the business

Participate with management and cross-functional teams as subject matter expert to develop and improve commercial initiatives

Develop / modify processes, policies, and procedures to facilitate the working relationship between Program Integrations & Commercial Innovation & Change

Key communicator to all stakeholders across the business to ensure the idea / change gets adopted and is well received across the organization

Other duties as assigned

SuperPowers Required :

3-5 years experience in progressive work related to managing projects

Knowledge of SAFe Agile best practices

Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry experience preferred

Experience digital processes

Experience working with internal and external development teams

Experience at working as a leader and collaborator in a team-oriented environment

Work with enterprise teams to insure alignment on prioritization and execution

Ability to work under tight timelines within a very dynamic, fast-paced environment

Proven experience in establishing and executing product delivery lifecycle process

Experience with testing tools, digital processes (Jira, Workfront)

Project Management a plus and / or experience with using agile methodologies

Minimum 2 years’ experience in coaching and development capacity

A strong communicator, both in written and spoken communications

Strong record keeping ability for reports and program plans

Good computer and database skills

Excellent leadership skills

Ability to plan, multi-task and manage time effectively

Strong working knowledge of Google Suite & Microsoft Office

What Matters to Us

At Virgin, your personality matters as much as how good you are at what you do. We want you to bring it to our hangout spot and help make the place even better. So, we won’t be surprised to hear that when people talk about you they say you are clever, on top of it, able to think ahead, intuitive, passionate and someone people respect and enjoy working with because you make things happen.

Virgin Voyages is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified, eligible applicants regardless of their sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy and maternity. Our greatest strength comes from our ability to come together as unique individuals we seek to always embrace and celebrate our differences, providing an inclusive workplace environment that allows you to be your best self.

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