Job Description

Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.

In this newly created role you will bring your passion for relationship building, talent sourcing and problem solving to bring diverse talents in Operations, Management and Tech roles to support our ambitious growth strategy.

Wilhelmsen is a global leader within the maritime industry. Founded in Norway in 1861, our mission is to shape the maritime industry by delivering innovation, sustainability and unparalleled customer experiences to enable global trade and a more sustainable future.

About the role

We are looking for a Project Manager who will join our Global Business Services (GBS) division.

Global Business Services provides high quality, scalable and cost-efficient business support services, such as finance, HR and IT, to companies in the Wilhelmsen group.

The Project Manager will takes an active role in the continuous transformation and improvement of our GBS functions and services within Finance and towards our business divisions.

Project Manager in Finance Shared Service (FSS) shall contribute and support the planning, supervise the implementation of and provide operational back-up for the project in close collaboration to the main project management team in Oslo.

What you will be doing

Running the FSS\xe2\x80\x99 project portfolio

Driving a proactive and hands-on project management process in the FSS through facilitation and co-ordination of activity identification, evaluation, decision and implementation.

Leading projects of varying size, including projects related to digitalization, optimization, innovation, process automation and organizational changes

Leading cross-functional teams according to the project scope

Identifying and qualifying improvement opportunities and translating strategy into actionable plans

Advising senior management on business/project issues and decisions

Facilitation close working relationships between functions and geographies and towards our customers

Conduction effective change management and promote a culture of continuous improvement and transformation

Preparation required decision materials and ensuring stakeholder alignment

Keeping track of project progress, reporting and dispensing information to the project team members and other stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle

Being one of the primary interface to vendor(s)/contractor(s) to identify, define requirements and scope of developing the systems/solutions applicable to the relevant processes to be transitioned to the FSS

Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings

Coordinating the transition of new processes into the shared service center and local implementation of supporting systems.

Treating all information received as strictly confidential

Fulfilling all other tasks delegated by the Superior

Required experience and skills

Relevant Master degree in Economics/Business/Finance or equivalent

2 - 4 years of project management experience, preferably from management consulting or a similar role in a global company

Experience from successfully managing and implementing complex projects in global organisations

Excellent English skills required, written and verbal. Additional Asian/Hindu/Arabic language skills will be advantageous

Strong quantitative and analytical skills and ability to think outside the box

Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships across functions and regions

Ability to act on own initiative in a proactive, structured and empowered manner

Attention to details and ability to set and meet objectives

Demonstrated leadership in a professional setting

Creative and innovative when necessary

Solid organizational skills, including multitasking and time-management

Ability/desire to share best practices/key learnings (good & bad).

Ability to multi-task and prioritize

Results driven

Location

The position will be based in Kuala Lumpur office located at KL Sentral which is a strategic work location with convenience travelling by Monorail, Rapid Kelana Jaya Line, MRT and KTM services as well as easy to get to go by public transportation.

What we offer

5-days work week including complying with Malaysia\xe2\x80\x99s Public Holiday

International work environment and culture

Great learning and development opportunities

Hybrid working arrangement (3 days in the office, 2 days remotely)

Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex!

How to apply

Sounds interesting? If you see yourself fitting into this role, please let us know why the role interest you. Apply online through our career portal at under Current Vacancies by creating a \xe2\x80\x98Candidate Home\xe2\x80\x99 account and thereafter upload your resume and expected salary.

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