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The APAC PMO Manager will ensure initiatives are prioritised, governed and executed in alignment with regional objectives, global strategy and business priorities.\nA critical aspect of this role is enabling timely and flawless execution, one of CooperVision's key commitments to customers, employees and stakeholders. The successful candidate will establish the governance, discipline, accountability and cross-functional alignment required to consistently deliver strategic initiatives on time, within scope and with the highest standards of quality and execution excellence.\nThe role requires a leader who can operate effectively at both strategic and operational levels, translating business strategy into actionable plans while maintaining close oversight of execution. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, the APAC PMO Manager will influence decision-making, facilitate executive alignment, remove organisational barriers and drive accountability across complex, matrixed teams.\nThis position serves as the PMO lead for key regional governance forums and transformation initiatives, including Fit-for-the-Future programmes, the APAC Commercial Operations Lead Team (COLT), the APAC Compliance Committee and strategic planning processes. The role will also champion continuous improvement, helping the organisation build capabilities, increase agility and accelerate sustainable business growth.\nPMO Leadership & Governance\nLead and continuously evolve the APAC PMO function, establishing best-in-class project and portfolio management standards, methodologies and governance practices.\nProvide oversight of the regional strategic project portfolio, ensuring alignment with APAC commercial priorities and global business strategy.\nDevelop and maintain PMO governance frameworks, reporting structures, risk management processes and escalation pathways.\nEstablish meaningful performance metrics, project KPIs and executive dashboards to provide visibility of project health, business impact and strategic outcomes.\nDrive project prioritisation, resource allocation and investment decisions across the strategic portfolio.\nStrategic Program & Transformation Management\nLead the planning, execution and delivery of key regional transformation initiatives, ensuring objectives are delivered on time, within scope and within budget.\nPartner with business leaders to define project objectives, success measures, business cases and implementation roadmaps.\nMonitor project progress, risks, dependencies and benefits realisation, proactively resolving barriers to successful execution.\nConduct strategic reviews of major initiatives and provide data-driven recommendations to senior leadership.\nChampion change management and adoption activities to ensure sustainable business outcomes.\nExecutive Stakeholder Management\nServe as a trusted advisor to the APAC Region President and leadership team on strategic initiatives and organisational priorities.\nSupport the Region President with high-priority adhoc projects, executive follow-up actions and strategic business reviews.\nFacilitate executive governance forums, ensuring effective decision-making, accountability and follow-through.\nBuild strong partnerships with regional and global stakeholders to align priorities, manage competing demands and drive execution.\nPortfolio Prioritisation & Commercial Planning\nLead the APAC Commercial Intake Process, assessing new initiatives, business requests and investment opportunities to ensure alignment with regional and global priorities.\nFacilitate cross-functional prioritisation discussions through governance forums including COLT, Long Range Planning (LRP) and other leadership planning processes.\nPartner with regional functional leaders to ensure project portfolios and resource deployment support strategic business objectives.\nEnsure strategic initiatives are appropriately scoped, resourced and governed to maximise business value.\nContinuous Improvement & Capability Building\nIdentify opportunities to improve business processes, project delivery effectiveness and organisational efficiency.\nEvaluate and recommend project management tools, systems and reporting solutions to enhance PMO capability and maturity.\nPromote a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and delivery excellence across the organisation.\nCoach and support project leaders and teams in applying project management best practices.\nQualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities\nStrong strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to translate strategy into executable plans.\nProven ability to lead and influence without direct authority in complex matrix organisations.\nExceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.\nDemonstrated capability in portfolio management, program governance and organisational transformation.\nHighly organised, analytical and outcomes-focused, with strong attention to detail.\nComfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous and evolving business environments.\nStrong commercial mindset with an understanding of key business and operational processes.\nSkilled in balancing strategic priorities with operational execution.\nCulturally agile, with the ability to adapt leadership style across diverse APAC markets.\nLean Six Sigma, PMO, PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management certification preferred.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills in English; 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