Sr. Manager – PPL Strategic Initiatives & Opex

Sr. Manager – PPL Strategic Initiatives & Opex

Requirements

• 7–10 years of experience in program management, operations, enablement, or related fields, preferably in HR, organizational development, or consulting
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Human Resources, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
• A natural connector, able to work seamlessly across diverse stakeholder groups to foster collaboration, drive shared outcomes, and identify synergies in strategies, programs, and workstreams
• Proven ability to build and sustain strong partnerships while cultivating cross-team collaboration and alignment on shared priorities
• Strong ability to navigate a wide range of responsibilities, seamlessly switching between detailed tactical work and highly strategic initiatives with a high degree of autonomy
• Proven ability to drive alignment across complex organizations and manage competing priorities
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills, with experience working with senior leaders
• Excellent communicator with the ability to effectively manage stakeholders, influence senior leaders, and offer solutions that drive alignment and decision-making
• Expertise in building governance processes, implementing standard operating procedures, and managing cross-functional initiatives
• Excellent knowledge of tools and methodologies for enablement, knowledge management, and organizational development
• Analytical mindset with the ability to measure impact and drive continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Manage agendas for the PPL Leadership Team (LT) to ensure key initiatives stay aligned and visible
• Partner with the PPL Chief of Staff (CoS) by contributing to strategic planning and facilitates LT offsites, ensuring clear outcomes and follow-up actions
• Collaborate with the Senior Manager of PPL Portfolio Planning & Program Partnership to launch strategic functional planning processes, ensuring line of sight into run-of-business work and their alignment with PPL’s strategic priorities and portfolio of work
• Partner with LT Sponsors/COE leads and Strategic Program Managers on the transition of strategic priorities to ‘run of business’ operations when applicable
• Partner with stakeholders (e.g., functional leaders, XLT, and LT) to define and track functional strategic roadmaps, consult on annual large-scale program rollouts, ensuring proper stakeholder and change management strategies are considered and in place
• Build and govern a COE Area Delegates community to implement and uphold standard PPL operating practices, driving operational consistency, improving intra-team collaboration, streamlining communication, and fostering proactive knowledge sharing across the organization
• Create and maintain a repository of best practices, tools, and resources to create consistent ‘program launch’ practices across PPL teams
• Drive PPL-specific employee programming in partnership with the PPL People Business Partner (PBP), including Employee Insight survey action plans, employee onboarding, and leadership onboarding
• Provide resources and tools to internal stakeholders (e.g., people business partners, people consultants, people services) to effectively support the launch of new or revamped PPL initiatives
• Partner with the PPL Chief of Staff and PPL People Business Partner to design and execute initiatives that enhance the skills and capabilities of PPL’s employees, with a focus on next-level leaders (PPL extended leadership team [XLT])
• Lead efforts aimed at strengthening change management, process improvement and governance mechanisms to enhance PPL’s ways of workings/effectiveness.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.