Description
**Job Summary**
The Business Performance Senior Manager will lead the AIN Project Controls Team, ensuring financial discipline, project controls governance, and execution excellence across a portfolio of high-impact technology initiatives. This role will drive standardization, talent development, strategic planning, and partnership with senior leadership and U.S.-based execution teams.
**Key Responsibilities**
**Leadership & Team Management**
+ Lead and develop project controls professionals across AIN Technology portfolios.
+ Establish best practices, standards, and operating models.
+ Coach and mentor team members and drive capability development.
+ Promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
**Financial Stewardship**
+ Ensure fiscal discipline across technology programs.
+ Oversee quarterly close, accruals, forecasts, and budget processes.
+ Ensure compliance with finance policies and SOX requirements.
+ Drive resource optimization and financial performance.
**Project Controls Governance**
+ Lead monthly financial reviews and variance analysis.
+ Monitor project financial risks and mitigation activities.
+ Ensure adherence to enterprise project controls standards.
+ Provide executive-level reporting and decision support.
**Strategic Partnership**
+ Collaborate with Finance, Procurement, Portfolio Leadership, and US-based stakeholders.
+ Drive cross-functional alignment and issue resolution.
+ Deliver business insights and recommendations to senior executives.
**Operational Excellence**
+ Standardize project controls methodologies.
+ Support workforce planning and resource management.
+ Implement process improvements and reporting enhancements.
**Required Qualifications**
+ Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, Business, or related field.
+ MBA or advanced degree preferred.
+ 5+ years of project controls, project management, portfolio management, or strategic finance experience.
+ Minimum 2 years of people leadership experience.
+ Strong expertise in Anaplan, SAP, Ariba, Power BI, and advanced Excel.
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ 10+ years of project controls or project management experience.
+ PMP, CCP, PSP, EVP, or equivalent certifications.
+ Experience leading project controls teams within biotech, pharmaceutical, engineering, manufacturing, or large transformation environments.
**Key Skills**
+ Strategic leadership.
+ Financial governance and controls.
+ Executive stakeholder management.
+ Change leadership.
+ Data analytics and business insight generation.
+ Cross-functional collaboration and influence.
