Portfolio Manager – IT Investment

About the role

The Portfolio Manager supports product-focused decision making and financial stewardship by taking accountability for how the Value Team uses the IT Investment Management Framework. Using portfolio demand and fiscal management tools, the role monitors and analyses performance including Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and value realization, and curates insights on operational savings and efficiencies. The role reports to the Value Team Portfolio Lead and works closely with Product Line Leads, Product Managers, Finance and Value Teams.

Key responsibilities

• Portfolio governance, operational reviews and reporting (health, resource consumption, financials) for Value Team members and senior leaders
• Manage investments across all phases to drive, execute and optimise the division's IT portfolio
• Steward investment funding mechanisms so that collective initiatives and product lines stay within the portfolio budget
• Report consistently in all applicable systems and forums
• Become a subject matter expert on portfolio and financial tools and host training for peers
• Validate and prioritise new portfolio demand with the Value Team Leader and Portfolio Lead, promoting sharing and reuse
• Propose and secure funding through business cases and guardrail management with Business Technology Partners and Product Line Leaders
• Track and report TCO and value realization, and create independent content for senior leaders on value drivers, progress, decisions and outcomes
• Take part in process improvement forums and retrospectives, and implement improvements with an Agile mindset

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or a related field (preferred but not required)
• 5+ years of IT portfolio or fiscal management experience; pharmaceutical industry preferred
• Strong quantitative skills and ability to visualise data and metrics to inform investment decisions
• Strong financial and process improvement acumen, with interest in teaching colleagues
• Detailed, deadline-driven and able to work without close oversight
• Solid communication skills, including facilitation of meetings and workshops, writing and presentations

Required skills

• Microsoft Excel, Teams and the Office 365 suite
• Confluence, Spotfire, Power BI and JIRA
• Total Cost of Ownership analysis and financial decision making

What we offer

• Hybrid working model and flexible role pattern
• Competitive salary and incentive pay, pension and health insurance contributions
• Annual leave, 5 sick days and 15 days of certified sick leave, plus 40 paid hours for volunteering and 12 weeks of parental contribution
• Cafeteria with tax-free benefits, multisport card, Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora and discount programmes
• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone, parking, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library and music corner