RSS Project Portfolio Manager

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RSS Project Portfolio Manager

Our Strategy & Portfolio Management team, embedded within the Roche Services & Solutions (RSS) organization, acts as a strategic catalyst, aligning with Roche's broader objectives. We drive the overall RSS strategic planning and manage the RSS portfolio, ensuring a cohesive approach across all RSS units and fostering alignment with financial targets. Through our work, we enable RSS to navigate its strategic course, ensuring our efforts contribute significantly to Roche's 10 year ambitions.

The Opportunity:

As a RSS Project Portfolio Manager you will ensure that the value of project portfolio management is visible and understood in all areas of RSS. To do so, you will work in close collaboration with the RSS Leadership Team, RSS Strategy, RSS Unit Leads, Global Product Owners and the other portfolio managers. In an agile organizational setup without extensive hierarchical structure, where all our employees lead from every seat, inspirational leadership, service oriented behavior and an entrepreneurial and partner centric mindset are your core values. You will:

• Act as a Portfolio Manager for assigned RSS units or enablers, representing them in the RSS Portfolio Management team and supporting strategy execution.

• Ensure project portfolios have business/value cases with calculated costs and benefits for value-based decision-making in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

• Foster alignment and 'connect the dots' within the RSS portfolio and between Project Portfolio Managers to link initiatives to the RSS strategy and unit strategies.

• Oversee resource allocation to initiatives and projects, addressing constraints by collaborating with RSS unit management and escalating issues to the Portfolio Management level.

• Manage demand intake, prioritize processes, and optimize resource allocation by using a fact-based approach to assess, prioritize, and fund new initiatives.

• Act as the point of contact for interdependencies, risk management, capacity planning, and resource allocation, while enabling cross-regional collaboration and knowledge sharing.

• Develop and implement portfolio management frameworks, tools (e.g., ), and governance processes to ensure transparency, data accuracy, and actionable insights across the RSS portfolio. Provide training and ongoing support as needed.

Who you are:

• Possess a University degree and over 4 years of experience in Project or Portfolio Management, with additional knowledge or experience in assigned areas as a plus.

• Proficient in portfolio management best practices, including methodologies, processes, and tools.

• Demonstrates an entrepreneurial mindset, strong analytical skills, and strategic, conceptual, and systematic thinking abilities.

• Skilled in business partnering, with strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and influence capabilities.

• Proven ability to solve problems by reducing complexity into strategic decisions and delivering high-quality outcomes on time.

• Experienced in coaching and leading initiatives from concept to execution in an agile environment, with knowledge of agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum).

• Interest in or experience with new technologies and data analytics, alongside a record of achieving ambitious performance targets and metrics.

In exchange we provide you with

• Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & training, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career. 

• Excellent benefits: Competitive salary and cafeteria package, annual bonus, Private Medical Services, Employee Assistance Program, All You Can Move Sportpass, coaching / mentoring opportunity, buddy program, team buildings, holiday party. 

• Flexibility: We also support flexibility to help you find your balance. Home office is commonly available (typically 2 office days/week on average). We create the opportunity for freedom in working, where your corporate and private life coexist in harmony.

• A global inclusive community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.

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