As Senior Project Manager, Global Corporate Affairs (GCA) Strategy & Operations, you will play an important role in delivering GCA’s strategic priorities and contribute to its journey to become a globally recognised Corporate Affairs (CA) team.

The Senior Project Manager will oversee a portfolio of strategic and high-impact projects across the GCA network, aligned to our people strategy and business needs. You will be required to orchestrate fast-paced projects, navigating complex sets of stakeholders and spanning interconnected CA disciplines, including reputation and stakeholder management, policy and advocacy, and internal and external communications. You will be accountable for ensuring projects are delivered on-time and to-budget and achieve ambitious objectives that elevate GCA’s impact globally.

Your responsibilities will include the development, delivery and management of our GCA annual scorecard, which sets the strategic priorities that shape our work across global, region and market levels. You will help ensure these priorities are embedded in the function, rigorously tracking progress and reporting on performance and insights through quarterly updates and monthly highlights shared with the CEO.

The Senior Project Manager will work closely with the Senior Director, Global Corporate Affairs Strategy & Operations, to support the GCA Leadership Team, including facilitating critical leadership meetings and coordinating key deliverables, activity and communications. You will also work collaboratively across the GCA Network and help support delivery of critical functional meetings.

The role demands strong collaboration and an ability to operate in ambiguous or rapidly evolving circumstances, applying a robust understanding of our business, stakeholder landscape, and the multifaceted discipline of corporate affairs.

Key responsibilities

• Strategic project leadership: Lead the planning, delivery and evaluation of multi-disciplinary CA projects, ensuring alignment with the GCA strategy and adjusting to meet changing needs. 
• Leadership team support: Partner with GCA Leadership Team to facilitate effective meetings, prepare briefing materials and coordinate delivery of critical projects across the GCA Network.
• Scorecard ownership: Lead the annual GCA scorecard process, including development, measurement and reporting of strategic priorities.
• Stakeholder management: Build and sustain relationships with a broad spectrum of internal and external stakeholders to drive complex initiatives and achieve business outcomes.
• Interdisciplinary Coordination: Integrate insights and best practices from key CA domains to deliver holistic solutions.

Knowledge and experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in programme/project management with proven impact; ideally in healthcare, communications or corporate affairs (in-house or at an agency)
• Demonstrated record of delivering strategic, complex, cross-functional and multi-site projects to ambitious objectives, on-time and on-budget.
• Experience managing large budgets and working across teams globally to track and reconcile data.
• Experience of working in a global organisation with complex geographical and operating contexts.
• Fluency or high proficiency in writing and speaking in English.

Capabilities and behaviours

• Exceptional judgement and ability to navigate the complexities presented by multiple stakeholders and international projects.
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration and communications skills able to work with ambiguity and at fast pace
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills with ability to influence at senior levels
• Advanced knowledge of multidisciplinary corporate affairs function.
• Strategic mindset, capable of translating objectives into practical plans and managing conflicting priorities, stakeholder & colleague expectations to deliver consistently high-quality outputs
• Self-starter with proven ability to work independently and flexibly, think ahead, engage proactively and take initiative.
• High level of integrity, able to handle highly confidential information.
• Strong analytical skills and commercial acumen, with experience in synthesising information from diverse sources to provide actionable insights.

Date Posted

20-oct-2025

Closing Date

24-oct-2025

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.

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 authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.