Job Description
Title: Global Digital Leader – Digital Solutions, Program Management BL
Location: TX-Dallas
**Company Description**
**Work with Us. Change the World.**
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
Key Responsibilities:
- Works with Program Managers, Global Business line Team, Global Digital Solutions Team, Global Capabilities and IT to design innovative business intelligence tools and information management systems for major programs.
- Provides leadership and technical consulting for the design, implementation and support of fit-for-purpose information systems and new software applications and enhancements for program performance management.
- Coordinates development of systems to consolidate and report performance data for informed decision support, trend analysis and coordinated execution of multiple related projects.
- Conveys thought leadership and industry expertise in digital solutions to Program Managers and clients.
- Coordinates detailed analysis, proven technologies and insight from program experience to integrate systems, reduce overall complexity and improve efficiency and sustainability.
- Provides expertise in conducting and gathering functional requirements and translating these into technical solutions.
- Works closely with Program Management teams to ensure successful system delivery by meeting program needs on budget and schedule.
- Maintains clear lines of communication with program team and client to ensure project deliverables meet defined quality standards.
- Provides technical input and support to Business Development teams as required
- Set and report against effective objectives and key results
- Define and communicate preferred platforms, frameworks and cornerstone applications for each technical practice in the business line
- Provide direction to the global capabilities team on the business line needs for global enterprise software agreements.
- Identify digital talent from across the business line globally and connect them
- Share best practices, scripts, libraries etc
- Map out the new digital capabilities the business line should adopt
- Develop business cases to justify investment in new digital capabilities. Conduct Build/ Buy/ Partner analysis.
- Prepare change management plans and communication materials to support region adoption teams. Track and communication adoption monthly.
- Support global bids for top global business line pursuits
- Present digital visions, concepts and offers to key clients
- Prepare educational materials for internal teams and clients
- Showcase proof points and case studies.
- Celebrate success
Attributes/skills:
- Self-starter with the ability to work as a positive, energized and adaptable global team member
- Flexible with work times to align with colleagues in different time zones
- Highly developed written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and influence senior leaders.
- Extremely strong relationship building skills.
- Demonstrated ability to champion and drive ideas/programs/solutions
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, able to work under pressure and prioritize effectively
- Able to demonstrate passion, energy and drive, especially in the face of resistance.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- BA/BS plus at least 15 years of relevant experience in digital solution delivery or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education, including at least 6 years of leadership experience.
- Demonstrated experience growing a digital business (or business line)
- Demonstrated collaborative influencing skills
- Demonstrated innovation delivery
- Exceptional interpersonal and stakeholder management skill.
- Knowledge of financial reporting (return on investment)
- Experience managing research and development
- Experience working in international teams
- Experienced presenting to clients
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in Engineering or Information Management
- MBA or other business degree (desirable)
