Sr. Lead - Commercial Project & Strategic Initiatives (12-Months Maternity Cover)

Commercial Project & Strategic Initiatives Lead (12-Months Maternity Cover) At a Glance We are looking for a strategic, action-oriented, and highly capable Commercial Project & Strategic Initiatives Lead to step into a critical 12-month maternity cover role. In this position, you won't just manage timelines, you will own the execution of high-impact strategic initiatives across our global commercial landscape. You will take point on complex, cross-functional projects, orchestrate alignment between diverse stakeholder groups, and importantly, ensure that new programs are successfully adopted by regional markets to drive tangible business growth.

Your Team You will be joining the Global Commercial Programs & Market Expansion team - the command centre behind some of our most critical and high-impact strategic initiatives. This is where strategy turns into action and where we push ideas all the way to the finish line. Operating at the intersection of Commercial Strategy, Sales, Product, GTM, Tech, and regional markets, the team drives the programs that shape how we operate, scale our business, and unlock new growth opportunities.

We take complex challenges, bring clarity and structure, and turn them into tangible results. While anchored within the broader Commercial Operations setup, the team operates with a strong strategy and business development mindset, focusing on translating strategic priorities into execution that drives premium growth and commercial impact. Think of us as the team that bridges strategy and execution, aligning the right people, making sharp decisions, and turning ambition into measurable business results.

If you’re energized by shaping direction, solving complex challenges, and driving real impact, you found your team! Your Mission Drive Complex Strategic Initiatives: Take end-to-end ownership of large-scale, high-priority commercial projects from ideation through to final delivery, ensuring milestones are met on time and within scope. Cross-Functional Orchestration: Act as the ultimate bridge between Commercial Strategy, Sales, Product, GTM, and Tech.

Align diverse teams around unified project goals, navigating a complex matrix organization with ease. Strategic Stakeholder Management: Proactively engage and build deep trust with internal stakeholders and senior leadership. Manage expectations, navigate conflicting priorities, and facilitate sharp, data-driven decision-making.

Drive Adoption & Change Management: Ensure that projects don’t just launch, but land. Own the post-launch adoption strategy, ensuring regional markets and teams fully integrate new tools, programs, and commercial frameworks into their daily operations. Impact Communication: Deliver clear, compelling project updates, risk assessments, and milestone reports to the Cross-Functional Program Management Team and executive leadership.

Your Story Experience: A minimum of 6 years of proven experience leading complex project management, program management, or strategic initiatives (experience in management consulting or a fast-paced global commercial environment is highly valued). Project Mastery: Exceptional project management capabilities with a track record of successfully delivering large-scale, multi-layered initiatives in matrixed organizations. Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile) is preferred.

Stakeholder & Influence Skills: Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills. You are an expert at managing senior stakeholders, resolving conflict, and influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority. Adoption Focused: Demonstrated experience in change management, training rollout, or user adoption strategies, ensuring organizational changes stick.

Problem Solver: A natural ability to bring structure to ambiguity, break down complex challenges into actionable steps, and maintain a solution-oriented mindset. , Jira).