Process Capability Lead (12 months FTC)

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Title: Process Capability Lead (12 months FTC)

Location: Cambridge or London, hybrid

Job Profile: Full time

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced project manager with knowledge of process documentation to support the demand management governance around our continuous process improvement (CPI) activities and manage other projects across Finance Operations. The project manager will play a key role in helping to ensure all CPI opportunities are properly assessed; prioritised; managed through solutioning; and then delivered successfully per the agreed deployment plan. Responsibility will be across all key pillars of improvement, including people, data, process, and technology.  Subject to bandwidth, this role will also manage other prioritised projects requiring cross-team support.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Project Management: Ensure the CPI activities and assigned projects have clear requirements, defined scope, resources, budget (where required) and a detailed plan to deliver to the in alignment with the Finance Operations strategic goals and prioritises.

• Project Governance: Support the management of the CPI governance to monitor project progress, mitigate risks, resolve issues, and make timely decisions.  Ensuring roles and responsibilities, decision-making processes, and escalation paths are adhered to. 

• Stakeholder Management: Engage and collaborate with stakeholders at various levels, including senior leadership, function heads, and cross-functional teams. Build strong relationships and establish effective communication channels. Understand stakeholder needs, expectations, and concerns. Ensure stakeholder engagement and alignment.

• Process Improvement: Supporting the Process Owners and Process Analysts, to properly evaluate all new requests for change and effectively communicate and engage with the originator and other interested parties. Working with Process Improvement team to ensure MS Planners and the PI Log are regularly maintained and can be communicated as required to all stakeholders.  All items have a clear audit trail and sign off process to confirm outcomes have been agreed and achieved

• Project Delivery: Working with the solution delivery teams to ensure the execution and delivery of all CPI activities and assigned projects to agreed deadlines. Ensuring that we have appropriate deployment plans (MS Projects), change impact assessments, training needs, Communications and process documentation updated accordingly.

• Change Management: Support the change management strategies defined to drive adoption and ensure smooth transitions during CPI implementation.

• KIPs (Key Performance Indicators): Managing the monthly collection of data from Process Leads for KIPs, updating the SharePoint data, analyse the output, manage the summaries with the process leads and publish.

Skills

Essential

• Project management methods, tools and implementation.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies.
• Additional MS Office applications - MS Project Online and MS Planner.

Highly Desirable

• Knowledge of end-to-end Finance Processes and KPIs.
• Experience in MS Office applications - SharePoint, Power Automate and Power BI.
• Knowledge of Process Documentation - SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)

Key Relationships

• Process Owners.

• Process Improvement Subject Matter Exerts.

• Shared Services Centre Regional Leads and Team Leads.

• ERP Operations Team.

• Finance Transformation Team.

UK Benefits include:  

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

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Hybrid working

We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

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About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check.  Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.  AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.