Digital Project Manager

We’re ZEISS Vision Care UK, based in Birmingham; an exciting place to work, where individuals make a real difference every day. As part of the ZEISS group, we are an international leader in the field of optics, generating 10bn EUR in revenue, with over 40,000 employees across 50 countries around the globe.As the branded leader in lenses, we offer premium and pioneering products; innovation is at the heart of everything we do. Our brand enhances the lives and vision of millions of people around the world. In fact, 2 people every second put their trust in ZEISS lenses.We are proud of our heritage and have been at the forefront of scientific discovery and innovation since our creation in 1846. We are a foundation; this means we reinvest 12% of our revenue to fund research and education, supporting progress within the optical industry and across the community.We are more successful today than we have ever been, having celebrated double digit growth for the past ten years. We‘re not stopping here because we are focused on accelerating our growth even further, aiming to double our revenue by 2025. If you want to be part of making this difference, then ZEISS Vision Care UK is the right place for you!PURPOSE OF THE ROLECarl Zeiss Vision International are recruiting a project manager to work within the Global Marketing Function. The Project Management team support the Global Marketing Function across the respective portfolios, with the initial demand for this vacancy within the Digital Business Transformation Team, who are conducting a programme to transform digital customer and consumer interfaces across all country markets within the Vision business.The projects in this programme are strategic, and therefore have a high business impact and visibility at board level. As a result, we are recruiting for a project manager with experience of digital platform rollout projects. This job role will work within projects that make up the DBT programme to manage the development and rollout activities to the next priority markets and to implement the global support concept for the digital solution that is being rolled out. Key Requirements of the role include:Define a project’s scope and deliverablesLeading global, cross-functional project teams in a matrix organisationFoster clear and direct communication across the entire project teamLeverage international perspectives for best project resultsResource planning and allocationManaging project within time, quality and cost parametersAppropriately apply methodologies to projects and deliverables, with variable levels of requirement maturity and embrace change to deliver maximum value Managing project risks and issuesStakeholder managementProject reportingBenefit realisationREQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCEMust have:Experience of delivering projects, applying project management methodologies, tools and techniques appropriatelyCapable of distilling complex concepts into succinct and understandable formatsComfortable working in remote and hybrid teams, with a willingness and ability to travelDesirable:Proven experience of successful stakeholder managementProject management qualification and experience in global projectsExperience working within IT service deliveryExperience working with order management systemsDemonstrated ability to deliver IT projects within a global organisationFamiliarity working with a UX-focused approachDegree qualifiedOUR BENEFITS10% Employer pension contribution (providing a 4% employee contribution).Bonus scheme.Private BUPA healthcare for you and your familyLife assurance.Professional body subscription paid for by ZEISS.25 Days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing with service.Free ZEISS lenses for you and discounted ZEISS lenses for your friends and family.Employee health and well-being programme including premium access to the Calm app.