Alcoa Program Office Project Consultant

Title Alcoa Program Office Project Consultant
Requisition Number 6217BR
Job Function Manufacturing / Operations
Business Unit Alcoa Corporate
Location NY-New York City
Job Status Full-Time
Relocation Eligible Yes
Minimum Education Required Bachelors
Minimum Years of Experience 3
Minimum Travel Required 25-50%
The Alcoa Program Office is accountable for leading and guiding implementation of Alcoa's strategic priorities as defined by the President/COO and the Executive Council. The APO will support Alcoa leaders at corporate and business levels with problem solving and analytical projects to resolve strategic and general management challenges or questions and develop actionable solutions ensuring business impact.

The APO projects may cover a broad range of senior management topics, including strategic competitive and industry analysis; corporate portfolio strategy development, corporate and BU level growth and performance improvement approaches. To effectively complete its mission, the APO requires the capability to form and lead project teams that (1) analyze and create insights into the industries, markets, competitors and Alcoa's businesses, (2) actively identify core business issues and priorities that help inform and shape the senior leadership dialog across Alcoa and (3) develop solutions with Alcoa businesses that can be implemented.

These newly created positions, APO Project Consultant, are similar to consultants or associates in a strategy consulting firm and participate on project teams led by APO Project Managers.

Key responsibilities include:
• Conduct primary and secondary strategic business research and analysis, including survey design, data gathering, basic financial analysis, market analysis, recommendation development, etc.
• Conduct interviews and lead group sessions within client organization
• Provide business insight derived from analysis and conclude required actions
• Work with Project Managers to conceptualize and communicate strategic solutions and achieve results
Basic Qualifications The Job Grade for this position will range from 18-20 depending upon education and experience. The candidate should possess:

-- The ability work in a project environment across different assignments and with multiple project managers.
-- A driving curiosity that leads naturally to building fact-based knowledge and insights
-- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively deal with all levels of the APO team and the corporation
-- The capability to handle stressful situations
-- The motivation to learn and advance
-- A strong team focus and willingness to build a high performance work environment.

Experience Required:
A Bachelor’s degree with 3-5 years of business experience or an advanced degree (MBA) or advanced education in social sciences or economics combined 1-3 years of business experience.