Head of Strategic Projects

Relevant, masculine and British. Since 1893, Alfred Dunhill has been engineering unique and stylish luxuries for men. We seek people who have commitment and drive with a strong commercial focus, and will thrive in a creative environment that encourages innovative thinking.

• Strategic Planning & Executive Coordination
  • Facilitate strategic activities and meetings, acting as a key liaison and facilitator between ExCo members, Group management, and the CEO.
  • Coordinate the annual strategic plan development with the CEO and relevant teams, including timeline planning, analytical support, and coordination of drafting strategic documents and presentations.
  • Coordinate framing documents and presentations for internal executive meetings (e.g., Executive Committees) and Group meetings (e.g., business reviews, annual reports, ad hoc analyses requested by the Group).
  • Monitor follow-up actions and objectives stemming from strategic discussions and decisions, ensuring accountability and progress across departments.
  • Analyze and prepare detailed reports and presentations to enable informed strategic decision making at executive levels.
  • Draft agendas, meeting minutes, and follow up on action plans with various teams, particularly for strategic and executive-level discussions.
• Strategic Project Initiation & Oversight
  • Initiate and monitor cross functional strategic transformation projects, ensuring their successful execution by setting clear objectives, milestones, and performance measures. This includes, but is not limited to:
    • Company wide key strategic projects
    • 360 go-to market strategies for stronger commercial launches.
    • Any other ad hoc strategic projects as required.
  • Coordinate interdepartmental collection calendar meetings with the CEO for each collection (Product, Communication, Commercial, VM, Production, General Services), ensuring distribution and updates to teams.
• Organisational Development & Process Optimization
  • Coordinate projects focused on defining a mid- to long-term organizational structure to support the Maison's growth phase and strategic evolution.
  • Strengthen process discipline and RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) frameworks by clarifying existing processes and designing new ones when necessary to enhance operational efficiency.
• Project Governance & Standards
  • Develop, implement, and maintain project management methodologies, standards, and best practices in alignment with dunhill's strategic goals and Richemont Group guidelines.
  • Ensure adherence to project governance frameworks, including documentation, reporting, and approval processes.
  • Support the definition and implementation of project management tools and systems.
• Project Planning & Support
  • Assist dunhill Executive Committee (ExCo) in developing detailed project plans, including scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, resource allocation, and budget.
  • Facilitate project kick off meetings, workshops, and regular project review sessions.
  • Support the creation and maintenance of project documentation, such as project charters, status reports, risk registers, and issue logs.
• Monitoring & Reporting
  • Track project progress against established plans, identifying deviations and potential risks.
  • Prepare and distribute regular project status reports, dashboards, and presentations for various stakeholders, including senior management and the Group.
  • Coordinate dashboards to monitor business performance across key and cross functional KPIs for all departments, ensuring alignment of teams around shared operational objectives. Responsible for updating dashboards at each Latest Estimate (LE) cycle and distributing them.
  • Monitor project budgets and resource utilization, flagging any discrepancies or overruns.
• Risk & Issue Management
  • Assist in identifying, assessing, and tracking project risks and issues, particularly those impacting strategic initiatives.
  • Support ExCo in developing mitigation strategies and resolution plans.
  • Maintain comprehensive risk and issue logs, ensuring timely updates and escalation to relevant stakeholders.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management
  • Facilitate effective communication channels within project teams and with external stakeholders, including executive leadership and Group management.
  • Ensure clear and consistent communication of project status, changes, and decisions.
  • Support stakeholder engagement activities and manage expectations.
• Resource Management
  • Assist in forecasting and allocating project resources, working with functional managers to ensure availability for strategic and operational projects.
  • Monitor resource utilization and highlight potential conflicts or shortages.
• Continuous Improvement
  • Conduct post-project reviews and lessons learned sessions to identify areas for improvement in project execution and strategic coordination.
  • Contribute to the continuous enhancement of project management processes and tools within dunhill.