Senior Manager, IT Portfolio and Operations Lead

IT Management Operations (ITMO) is the central organization for managing IT operations, providing a comprehensive cross-IT perspective to enhance decision-making, ensure strategic alignment, and deliver quality and operational excellence across Global IT.

The Senior Manager, IT Portfolio and Operations Lead is a pivotal role within ITMO, responsible for creating and operating an effective and sustainable ecosystem to drive smooth operations within IT. This role offers significant exposure to IT leadership and involves strategic planning, organizational change management, and ensuring alignment with overall IT and Teva strategy and goals.

• Support annual IT cadences for selected IT management units (ITMUs) such as developing the Long-Range Plan, Annual Operating Plan, Capex Management, Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Information Systems Plan, applications and projects approvals, as well as overall projects portfolio status tracking and reporting to CIO & Management
• Work closely with the IT Management unit (ITMU) Lead, ITMU leadership, project managers, and support functions such as Finance, Architects, Infrastructure, Security and others
• Ensure alignment with overall IT and Teva strategy, drive Global IT processes within the ITMU, and serve as an extension of the ITMU lead, ensuring timely decisions, prioritization of activities, successful delivery of IT projects, and operational efficiency
• Standardize processes across IT to drive effectiveness and efficiency, ensuring clear visibility to IT leadership and the CIO on the status of IT activities
• Gain wide cross-IT visibility and impact by collaborating with various IT units and engaging with the IT leadership team to drive strategic initiatives and improvements

• Bachelors degree in information technology, Business Administration, or a related field
• Extensive experience in managing relationships with senior stakeholders
• Experience as IT Project Manager or IT PMO
• Proven track record in a senior IT role, with a focus on global scale applications and project portfolio management
• Strong understanding of IT ways of working, strategic planning, and organizational change management
• Familiarity with industry standards and regulatory requirements such as ITIL, GxP, SOX, and others
• Experience in a headquarters role within a large organization is an advantage