Project Manager - Strategic Initiatives LatAm

Job Purpose

The Project Manager – Strategic Initiatives Latin America is responsible for leading medium‑ to high‑complexity strategic initiatives across multiple countries, ensuring alignment with the region’s long‑term vision and strategic priorities. This role orchestrates cross‑functional collaboration, builds structured project roadmaps, and drives disciplined execution to deliver critical outcomes on time, within scope and cost, and with high quality.

Key Responsibilities

·Strategic Project Leadership

oLead end‑to‑end planning, execution, and delivery of medium- to high‑complexity projects across multiple Latin American markets.

oStructure and manage cross‑functional, multi-country project teams, ensuring clear roles, timelines, and accountability.

oTranslate high‑level strategic objectives into actionable project plans and workstreams.

·Stakeholder Management

oPartner closely with regional and local leadership teams, ensuring alignment on priorities, resources, and deliverables.

oCommunicate progress effectively to senior leadership, highlighting key risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.

oFacilitate collaboration between diverse functions.

·Confidential Initiatives

oManage projects of a highly confidential or sensitive nature, exercising utmost discretion and maintaining strict information controls.

oHandle sensitive strategic information with professionalism and adherence to internal confidentiality protocols.

·Execution & Performance Management

oMonitor project performance against objectives, timelines, and KPIs; proactively identify and resolve blockers.

oDevelop structured documentation, project dashboards, status reports, and executive-level presentations.

oSupport the VP of Strategic Initiatives & Execution LatAm in coordinating regional transformation agendas and strategic planning cycles.

Act as a “problem solver” liaison between areas, trying to find the best way to execute, providing ideas, investigating other ways to doing things

Key Competencies

• Strategic mindset
• Stakeholder influence & communication
• Cross‑cultural collaboration
• Project planning & prioritization. Ability to multi-task.
• Executive presence
• Problem solving & analytical rigor
• Discretion, ethics, and confidentiality
• Adaptability in fast‑changing environments
• Professional business judgment and strong collaborative style.
• Experience in communicating at all levels of the organization (oral and written).
• Attention to detail, follow-up skills, strong collaboration style and business judgment
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills; familiarity with portfolio management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Monday.com, MS Project).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in Project Management, Strategic Initiatives, Consulting, or Transformation roles.
• Proven track record leading multi-country, cross‑functional projects in complex organizational environments.
• Strong analytical, structured thinking, and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Spanish; Portuguese is a plus.
• High degree of discretion and ability to manage confidential information.
• Solid command of project management methodologies and tools

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