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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Hyderabad PMO and Financial Operations teams, providing coaching, mentoring, and oversight to ensure high-quality delivery.
- Oversee the onboarding of project manager and scrum master contractors to support GPS BI&T initiatives funded by the business.
- Identify opportunities to improve portfolio and project management processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance overall effectiveness.
- Ensure adherence to organizational governance processes and standards across all portfolio activities.
- Offer strategic governance oversight and guidance for large, complex initiatives.
- Build and own the Hyderabad project portfolio , manage the GPS BI&T Hyderabad LT stakeholders for project details and integrate with the global portfolio leads
- Serve as the primary point of contact for portfolio-related communications, ensuring transparency and alignment among stakeholders.
- Proactively remove obstacles to drive project/program momentum and progress. Engage and energize the program teams.
- Cultivate and strengthen cross-functional relationships across GPS BI&T and GPS.
- Oversee progress, understand dependencies, evaluate risks and communicate status of portfolio.
- Educate and provide guidance to GPS BI&T and GPS teams on PMO processes, standards, and tools.
- Advise and consistently strive for excellence through application of industry best practices (including Agile, SDLC, PMF) and contribute to continuous improvements for PMO processes.
- Act as a strategic thought partner to the GPS BI&T Hyderabad site leadership team, contributing to the development of strategy and key priorities.
- Support the Hyderabad site lead by facilitating strategic leadership meetings, as well as advancing site-driven strategic initiatives.
- Own and manage the global cross-function projects in GPS BI&T
Qualifications and Experience
- Experience in the Pharmaceutical industry preferably.
- 13-15 Yrs. of relevant experience in Portfolio and project management
- A bachelor s degree or higher in computer science, engineering, life science or related field.
- Proven track-record of managing a portfolio of large and/or complex IT programs, preferably in the Life Sciences domain. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, simultaneous projects and programs.
- Experience in pharmaceutical industry and an understanding of drug development and manufacturing preferred.
- Proven ability to apply depth of expertise across multiple related disciplines and integration points with other functions.
- Strong communication and writing skills.
- Demonstrated ability to influence the scope and direction of initiatives across multiple levels of management and organizational boundaries.
- Demonstrated ability to influence, negotiate and manage the expectations of divisional / functional leaders, clients, team members, management, and external groups.
- Resolving highly complex or unusual business problems, typically involving the innovation of new solutions
- Applying broad industry and business expertise (e. g. , trends, best practices) to drive financial and operational performance.
- Must have knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and have working knowledge of the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
- Experience with software development methodologies and requirements gathering techniques such as Agile (Scrum, AUP, SAFe etc. ) and Waterfall is preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to manage, coach, and develop direct reports.
- Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate and collaborate with employees and management at all levels.