Portfolio Manager

Settore: Research and Development

Sede: Paderno Dugnano, Italia
Modalità: ibrida
Ultima data per candidarsi: 11 luglio 2024

Join us on our journey for a better tomorrow.

Mission:

• The Portfolio Manager support to provide expertise across all phases of the project from Engineering, Design, research & technology and related to all aspects of Cost , schedule , risk and change 
• The Portfolio Manager will aim to ultimately provide portfolio analysis, rebalancing portfolio taking into consideration risk and time to benefit.
• The Portfolio Manager must provide guidance for continuous assessment of processes in the R&D planning departments, ensuring the correct execution of processes such as product development process (Gates and Phases development), Strategic product planning, Agile and Aspice.
• Ensure that R&D roadmaps and Research & Technology roadmaps are aligned and in line with strategic activities.
• Guarantee uniformity of processes.
• Provide Strategic vision.
• Establish KPI, generate report to ensure regular follow up on investment performance, including Project status, research & technology activities status.

Report to:

• Reports hierarchically to the R&D Manager

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance for PMO department.
• Provide guidance for Competence team department.
• Ensure synergies and provide best practices among departments.
• Frequent communication of portfolio status to management
• Be part of R&D Managements, providing vision and strategic direction for portfolio Department.
• Ensure investments are in line with strategic directions of the product company. 
• Contribute on the Strategic product planning vision, Thinks strategically, anticipating future challenges and developing proactive solutions.
• Ensure that product roadmaps (R&D and Technology roadmap) are done in time and with the correct quality
• Ensure that Research & Technology Activities are in synergies with R&D activities, covering all the phase of the product development.
• Manage performance of resources in the Department, provide continuous feedback to ensure growth of the resources. Delegate tasks, assign goals, and legitimize responsibilities effectively while monitoring and managing team workload
• Responsible for training plan for resources
• Be the custodians, ambassadors and promoters of corporate culture and strategy. 
• Must be an inspired leadership role model who can motivate and positively influence his or her team. He/she fosters a "Growth mindset" and maintains a positive atmosphere in the company. 
• Be aware of him/herself and his/her responsibilities, knows where he/she wants to go and how to get there, and is able to convey his/her vision in an engaging and passionate way. 
• He/she knows how to communicate, motivate and enhance his/her team, explaining how each individual impacts to the achievement of goals.
• Has a relationship based on trust with the company and contributes through his or her role to the achievement of its successes.

Qualifications:

• PMP Certification.
• Deeply understanding of Agile methodologies
• Deeply understanding of Process Phase/gates methodologies for product development (PDP)
• People Management skills with people reporting directly and indirectly. 
• Team player, structured and organized
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Flexibility to travel to various geographical locations.
• Going the extra mile when needed
• Stress resistent
• At least 10 years of project management experience with Significant experience in managing complex multibrand portfolio
• Comprehensive understanding of risk and change management.
• Demonstrated problem solving ability in cross-functional environment.
• Advanced MS Excel, Microsoft project.