Stakeholder Management Lead, Axial

Stakeholder Management Lead

Location: Warsaw, hybrid work

The Axial Programme (Global S/4HANA implementation)

We are one purpose-led global organisation. The enablers and innovators, ensuring that we can fulfil our mission to push the boundaries of science and discover and develop life-changing medicines. We take pride in working close to the cause, opening the locks to save lives, ultimately making a massive difference to the outside world.

AstraZeneca (AZ) is in a period of strong growth and our employees have a united purpose to make a difference to patients around the world who need both our medicines and the ongoing developments from our science. In this journey AZ must continue to work across borders and with partners and new colleagues in a fast and seamless way. The ambition, size and complexity of the organisation, coupled with the opportunities afforded by new technology, has led the Board to approve a large-scale transformation programme – Axial.

The Axial Programme will be powered by S/4HANA a new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system which will be implemented right across the organisation and will provide our business with standardised processes, enhanced supply chain and financial management, common data and real time reporting, transforming the way we work through our entire supply chain - from bench to patient.

The new system will be used by more than 20,000 employees daily, is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes. This is a once in a generation programme for AstraZeneca and will shape our ways of working globally for many years to come.

The Axial programme needs the best talent to work in it. Whether it’s the technical skills, business understanding or change leadership, we want to ensure we have the strongest team deployed throughout. We are aiming to deliver a world class change programme that leaves all employees with a fuller understanding of their role in the end-to-end nature of our global company. This programme will provide AZ with a competitive edge, to the benefit of our employees, customers and patients.

We are now looking for a Stakeholder Management Lead to join our team!

What you'll do:

• Create, track and manage the Axial stakeholder management plan. 
• Work with the Axial leadership and deployment leads to implement and operationalise the Axial stakeholder management framework
• Manage the implementation of tools to track stakeholder group and key stakeholder engagement and actions  
• Run regular stakeholder owner review meetings
• Ensure that stakeholder management status and activity is kept up to date
• Collaborate closely with the:
  • Programme leadership team to ensure that senior stakeholder engagement is being carried out with the appropriate cadence and messaging.
  • Change management leads to ensure that deployment stakeholder management is being carried out systematically
  • Axial communications team to ensure that communications activities and plans align with stakeholder management activities

Essential for the role:

• Stakeholder analytics and presentation skills
• Communication skills, with experience of working with Senior Leaders, and ability to adapt style and approach for different audiences
• Strong Project Management Skills, managing the implementation of tools, tracking stakeholder groups and running stakeholder review meetings and activities.
• Collaboration and influencing skills
• Must be able to deal with ambiguity and be resilient in the face of change

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.