Director GBS Strategy and Innovation (Bogota, Distrito Capital de Bogota, CO)

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: At adidas, we have a very clear mission: “to be the best sports brand in the world¨; and a very passionate purpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” This guiding principles shapes how we operate as a company, how we collaborate with our partners, how we create our products, and how we connect with our consumers. Our values represent essential behaviors, reflecting a winning mindset we strive to see in every team member. This same purpose and mindset are at the heart of Global Business Services (GBS) the team that delivers consistent, end-to-end business solutions across adidas. By driving process excellence and operational efficiency, GBS enables our partners to focus on what matters most: creating impact. Within GBS the Direction of Strategy and Innovation is the main point of contact for GBS Global, Corporate functions and hub lead regarding strategy priorities and execution, Transitions and projects quality and on time delivery while leading and ensuring operation excellence through standardization and automation efforts. Key Responsibilities: Design and steer cross-functional strategic priorities within the GBS Hub context. Support Hub Lead in strategic planning cycles, business reviews and executive presentations and respective communications. Lead transitions and key projects from functions/markets into GBS, ensuring alignment in roadmap, methodology and business continuity (e.g., organizational transformation, sustainability, digital enablement). Lead the Delivery Excellence team including the roles that used to report directly to Porto Lead change and communication efforts, leveraging GBS Comms channels and building community engagement. Act as a central point of contact for transitions and project management within the Hub, sharing best practices and success stories. Lead a central team of Senior Transition Managers and Transition Managers to transition services from functions or markets to GBS and/or delivery projects according to GBS practices and methodology, in line with the GBS Program roadmap Lead the design and development of and establish an effective standard transition and project management methodology Build the appropriate structure to be able to manage the respective organization effectively, identify and develop the future talents and create realistic succession scenarios for key positions Continuously monitor and evaluate team workload and organizational efficiency with the support of IT-systems, data and analysis and team feedback and make appropriate changes in order to meet business needs Drive the transition of processes and services from function/market ot GBS in line with the agreed roadmap and timelines Co-ordinate with Operations Centres, Market/Functional teams and IT to ensure smooth deliver of transitions Final Escalation point for queries and challenges coming from market/functional teams Key Relationships: <li style="color:#32363a;text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin-top