Commercial Planning & Implementation Manager

Virgin Voyages•Plantation, FL

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

3-5 years experience in progressive work related to managing projects
Knowledge of SAFe Agile best practices
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)
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

Nice To Haves

Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry experience preferred
Project Management a plus and/or experience with using agile methodologies

Responsibilities

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