Strategic Business Unit Portfolio Lead

hace 1 mes

Santa Cruz, Costa Rica Thermo Fisher Scientific A tiempo completo

**Portfolio Manager, Global Network Services**:

**Job Summary**:

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a skilled Portfolio Manager to lead our Global Network Services (GNS) Portfolios. This is a critical role that requires a strategic thinker with experience in managing large, complex projects.

**Key Responsibilities**:

We are looking for a professional who can:

  • Prioritize and lead strategy deployment & governance for GNS Portfolios
  • Ensure alignment of Portfolios to Business Unit and GNS requirements
  • Secure business justification, gain executive alignment, plan, and implement effective Business Unit Global Network Portfolios
  • Present to leadership on key performance indicators for GNS Portfolio initiatives
  • Identify and implement Portfolios to drive practical process improvement (PPI/Lean) to improve investment recovery and the value of GNS Portfolio(s)
  • Ensure identification, management, automation, and regular tracking of Portfolio metrics
  • Ensure appropriate tools and techniques are available and employed by the project teams to enable them to meet their assigned objectives successfully
  • Build, develop, and grow business relationships key to the success of Portfolios
  • Develop, implement, and train others on methodologies and tools for Portfolio execution and management
  • Create processes to show return on investment for GNS Portfolios (e.g. risk reduction, regulatory compliance, data/system protection, and efficiency gains)
  • Mentor colleagues on Portfolio management standard practices
  • Project Management
  • Successfully lead large and complex projects for GNS as required
  • Maintain an assortment of small project efforts in support of the larger Portfolio
  • Support the detailed planning and management of projects by GNS as needed to ensure successful completion
  • Raise, explain, and offer proactive solutions when risks/issues to projects are causing failure or inability to complete on time or budget
  • Continuously improve processes, tasks, and milestones using feedback and lessons learned as input into existing or future project plans
  • Ensure project targets are met by actively following up with project managers through appropriate resource, issue, and risk management
  • Assist or lead the development of business requirements, solution design & delivery, testing and service transition
  • Verify execution of work in compliance with the defined project management framework and corporate processes
  • Maintain the appropriate metrics related to project activities and submit in accordance with required procedures
  • Coach, mentor, empower and lead project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work
  • Review project closeouts and create a recommendations' report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements
  • Maintain current knowledge and expertise in project management disciplines, as well as multiple business processes and/or technical areas
  • Complete other duties as assigned

**Requirements/Qualifications**:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems or Project Management
  • 10+ years of a consistent record leading IT projects
  • 5+ years of strategic Portfolio management
  • Experienced in running large sophisticated Portfolios
  • PMP certification and/or equivalent Portfolio management experience
  • Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Network, or Risk Management work experience highly preferred
  • Ability to balance the long-term ('big picture') and short-term implications of individual decisions
  • Experience in delivery of successful Enterprise level IT Portfolios
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Ability to understand the final result and how to translate that result into useful processes
  • Validated conflict resolution skills
  • Good interpersonal and excellent documentation skills
  • Advanced knowledge in creating and maintaining management level and detailed project plans
  • Excellent customer service skills required
  • Strong analytical skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into operational requirements
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to interact efficiently and authoritatively across a diverse group of executives, managers, and network domain experts
  • Detail oriented with good interpersonal and time management skills
  • Ability to lead and influence colleagues at all levels toward a strategic goal
  • Up to 20% travel

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