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Job Summary:The Project Management function within Orange Business is undergoing a major transformation, driven by the Global Program. We aim to build an improved end-to-end Project Management Process, enabled by the ServiceNow SPM ( Strategic Portfolio Management ) tool. SPM will be the single workstation for over 1000 users, including all OB Project Managers ( OBI & OBF ), Associate Project Managers ( GDO ) and other stakeholders.Project Managers are also taking financial responsibility for their build deployments, managing financial controls and ensuring alignment with the original business case. To enable this, we have intermediate and target tooling solutions for management of Project Financials:Target for OBI and OBF ( under design ): Using the finance tools ( Planning Analytics / Fusion Project Financials ) with full integration into ServiceNow SPM.Intermediate for OBI ( already live ): Using the Orbit tool to initially provide financial management of Professional Services cost and revenues PLUS bringing additional elements to enhance P&L controls.Key Responsibilities:Understanding Project Financial Management Principles / Rules: although you have SMEs to support you, you are responsible for ensuring that you have a good level of knowledge on Orange Business Financial processes and tools ( particularly One Truth ). This includes key concepts such as business case, build / run, cost types and revenue.Connecting with the Customer: connecting with the Project Managers and management teams to understand their Financial Management wants, needs, and pain points and to build the product strategy. Translate requirements into well-defined feature requirement backlog and work with CTIO to build clear user stories.Building the Vision and Roadmap: building the Vision / Roadmap ( in conjunction with the Triumph Financial Management Workstream Leader and other key stakeholders ) and communicating it.Managing and Prioritizing the ( CTIO ) Team Backlog: Collaborate with the team to ensure that the backlog items are clear, concise, and achievable. Prioritize based on customer needs, business goals, strategic objectives and technical dependencies.Supporting the ( CTIO ) Team in Delivering Customer Value. You will answer questions, provide guidance, and remove obstacles that prevent the team from delivering high-quality work. Attend and actively participate in Agile ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Demos, and Retrospectives.Training and Communications: Maintenance of training materials, delivery of training and communications to users. Note that user adoption and answering daily queries/issues is not within the PO and is instead managed by the Regional “Squads”.Getting and Applying Feedback: You will gather feedback from all stakeholders and use it to continuously improve the product. You should also be open to constructive criticism and willing to make changes based on feedback.Building the Target Solution: You will ensure that it is an improvement on Orbit and prepare the transition to SPM ( and decommissioning of Orbit ).ServiceNow SPM Knowledge: You will progressively build your knowledge of the capabilities of the SPM tool, ensuring a deep understanding of the tool. Qualifications:About youBachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field. Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent financial certification.Experience in a senior finance role, implementing effective financial transformation strategies within Agile environments.Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) and other Agile certification.5+ years of experience in a Product Owner or related role in an Agile or SAFe environment.Understanding of Agile principles, Lean practices, and SAFe methodology.Understanding of Orange Business Financial processes and tools (particularly One Truth).Knowledge of Project Management practices.Familiarity with Agile tools such as Jira.