Strategic Transformation Manager

At Hasbro, our mission is to entertain and connect generations of fans through the wonder of storytelling and exhilaration of play. We’re looking for adventurous and curious people who want to explore, experiment, and innovate to come up with the best ideas. Our culture has inspired our diverse team of highly skilled, highly creative, and highly committed individuals for 100 years and we believe the best is yet to come.
 

Are you passionate about driving impactful change at the enterprise level? We are looking for a Strategic Transformation Manager to join our newly formed Transformation Team! This is a unique opportunity to partner closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver initiatives that align with our 'Play to Win' strategic objectives.

Partnering with the VP of Strategic Transformation, this role will lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of transformation programs across business units, helping craft the future of how we operate. If you bring a combination of critical thinking, project leadership, and a passion for transformation, join us to create a lasting impact!

This is a hybrid role and requires the ability to work onsite three days per week in our Pawtucket, RI office.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Delivery & Execution

• Define coordinated roadmap across global functions for capabilities to be delivered and build linkages across all transformation efforts to ensure we effectively operate our business.
• Maintain real-time, comprehensive dashboards and reporting tools of the transformation initiatives, including program status, milestone adherence, budget, and other critical metrics.
• Assist in prioritizing and sequencing initiatives in alignment with strategic goals and enterprise-level metrics.
• Lead program governance activities, including reporting, steering committee updates, and risk mitigation plans.
• Partner with functional leaders to manage the daily execution of transformation projects from initiation through delivery, ensuring timelines, budgets, and scope are maintained.

Collaborator Engagement & Communication

• Collaborate with business unit leaders, project sponsors, and functional teams to drive alignment, secure resources, and ensure effective execution.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaborative working sessions, workshops, and communications that promote shared understanding and decision-making.

Change Management Support

• Partner with teams to support change management, communication plans, training, and adoption activities across the business.
• Identify potential areas of resistance and develop strategies to address challenges proactively.

Performance Tracking & Reporting

• Develop and maintain dashboards and progress reports for senior leadership.
• Track benefits realization and ensure projects are delivering against expected outcomes.

Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to improving project and program management standard methodologies, tools, and templates.
• Support knowledge sharing across transformation workstreams and teams.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience delivering complex programs, transformation, or strategic initiatives in a large, matrixed organization.
• Influencing: Strong leadership skills to motivate and encourage teams to achieve project goals and deadlines. Experience working with C-level leadership and navigating complexity across borders.
• Problem-Solving and Decision-Making: Strong problem-solving skills to drive decisions and ensure the success of the program. Experience driving organizational change and adoption of new processes or technologies.
• Business Insight: Demonstrate understanding of business operations, financial management principles, and risk management practices.
• Learning Agility: Exhibits an innovative mentality, rapid acquisition and application of new knowledge, and curiosity about industry benchmarks to improve operations.
• Results Delivery: Ability to drive progress in a fast-paced and complex environment. Must have experience leading multiple projects and/or workstreams simultaneously.
• Process Minded: Strong project management expertise with proficiency in program management methodologies, tools and techniques. Certification in Program/Project Management is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s or MBA preferred.

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Compensation Range, Currency USD:

• Starting Pay Range:  $114,100
• Pay Range End:  $171,100

Hasbro’s world-class brands and talented people are our greatest assets. One of the ways we invest in you is through a competitive and contemporary benefits package. Your particular benefits package will depend on your position, location, local legal requirements, and years with the company. Here’s a look at what your benefits package may include: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Paid Vacation Time and holidays, Generous 401(k) match, Paid Parental Leave, Team Hasbro Volunteer Program, Employee Giving and Matching Gifts Programs, Tuition Reimbursement, Toy Discounts and more!

Hasbro is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. We are committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, or any other legally protected status.