Portfolio Manager

Responsibilities:                                                                                                                

• Lead coordination and execution of global portfolio reviews and governance forums, ensuring high-quality delivery and stakeholder engagement
• Operate and continuously improve portfolio management, demand planning and governance processes across Data & Digital
• Deliver high-quality portfolio and performance reporting, ensuring accuracy, consistency and actionable insights for stakeholders
• Own and govern master data across key systems, acting as a gatekeeper to ensure data quality, standards and adoption
• Manage the full demand lifecycle, ensuring effective tracking, prioritisation and visibility of opportunities and commitments
• Partner with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to align portfolio processes and drive effective collaboration
• Drive continuous improvement of portfolio management practices, balancing agility with structured governance frameworks
• Ensure timely and effective communication of portfolio decisions, actions and performance updates across stakeholders
• Act as a key subject matter expert for portfolio processes, providing guidance and enabling adoption across the organisation
• Collect stakeholder feedback and evolve processes to enhance efficiency, user experience and overall portfolio effectiveness

Essential for the role:

• Master’s degree in technology, engineering, life sciences or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years’ experience working in a global, fast-paced operational or portfolio management environment
• Experience operating portfolio management, governance or demand planning processes within a complex organisation
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality outputs with minimal supervision
• Strong analytical skills and attention to data quality, with experience working with reporting and portfolio management tools
• Understanding of portfolio management frameworks and governance processes within technology or digital organisations
• Experience with tools such as Power BI, Planview or Jira to support reporting, tracking and portfolio management activities

Desirable for the role:

• Experience improving or optimising portfolio management or governance processes within a complex organisation
• Experience working with global stakeholders in a matrix environment, influencing processes and ways of working

Benefits & Rewards

Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement) ; 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 17,500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); MultiSport Card; Public Transportation Allowance. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: https://www.novartis.cz/

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation: 

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all  

individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to di.cz@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.