AstraZeneca
GBSPortfolioDirector
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“GBS Portfolio Director at AstraZeneca. Skills: Portfolio Management, Transformation, Governance, Value Realisation. Define portfolio roadmap. Maintain portfolio roadmap”
What You'll Achieve.
Accelerate 2030 ambition; Direct funding to what matters; Direct delivery to what matters; Align portfolio to enterprise priorities; Manage investments with pace; Manage priorities with pace; Manage risks with pace; Manage benefits with pace; Enable faster decisions; Enable clearer decisions; Ensure initiatives land effectively; Deliver sustained outcomes; Create single source of truth; Embed robust benefits tracking; Build confidence in delivery; Unlock next wave of value; Support life-changing medicines; Maximise overall portfolio impact; Ensure transparent reporting from investment to outcome; Build trust in delivery; Sustain benefits
Industry & Context.
Structured problem-solving; Scenario-based analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years transformation portfolio experience, Global shared services experience, Operations experience, Technology context experience, Deliver significant business value, Manage complex mix of projects, Translate strategic goals into portfolio, Prioritisation decisions using data, Financial literacy, Shape business cases, Manage funding, Validate benefits with Finance, Deep knowledge of portfolio governance, Project/programme management methodologies, Integrated planning, Dependency management, Capacity balancing, Risk assessment, Structured problem-solving, Relationship-building skills, Executive level communication skills, Influence without formal authority, Fostering culture of transparency, Fostering culture of accountability, Fostering culture of continuous improvement, Leading through ambiguity, Leading through change, Pragmatic approach, Human-centric approach, Driving adoption of new ways of working, Operating in digital transformation environment, Comfortable with AI, Comfortable with automation, Comfortable with emerging technologies, Shape portfolio processes for AI, Shape portfolio governance for AI, Shape investment thinking for AI, GBS/Shared Services context experience, PMO leadership experience, Multi-hub delivery experience, Engage with internal service-tower customers, Degree-level qualification
Nice to Have
MBA or equivalent preferred, Lean / Six Sigma exposure
What You'll Do.
Define portfolio roadmap
Maintain portfolio roadmap
Assess portfolio composition
Recommend re-prioritisation
Recommend acceleration
Co-own governance framework
Evaluate initiatives by value
Evaluate initiatives by risk
Evaluate initiatives by strategic fit
Evaluate initiatives by digital readiness
Maintain integrated view of portfolio plans
Identify inter-dependencies
Identify shared resources
Use scenario planning
Use evidence-based trade-offs
Re-prioritise dynamically
Shape scope dynamically
Establish benefits management
Validate improvements
Evolve investment frameworks
Evolve benefits frameworks
Intervene when risks identified
Ensure transparent reporting
Provide portfolio reporting
Provide portfolio analytics
Consolidate capacity signals
Consolidate value measures
Use leading indicators
Use scenario-based analysis
Lead portfolio-level risk management
Identify systemic risks
Identify cross-cutting dependencies
Identify readiness issues
Identify capacity bottlenecks
Coordinate mitigations
Oversee portfolio change control
Support operational readiness
Support transition into BAU
Refine portfolio management framework
Embed lessons learned
Embed independent assurance
Embed structured retrospectives
Apply Lean principles
Apply Agile principles
Develop portfolio team
Coach delivery leaders
Raise practitioner standards
Own reporting platform
Set standards for projects
Set standards for programmes
Set standards for portfolios
Run independent portfolio assurance
Run post-implementation reviews
Drive learning back into delivery
Govern delivery from SI
Govern delivery from consultancies
Govern delivery from BPO partners
Manage outcomes from partners
Manage commercials from partners
Manage quality from partners
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Delivery teams; Transformation Leaders; Service Leaders; Project professionals; Programme professionals
Communication Scope
Executive presentations; Compelling narrative
Process & Methodology
Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid, Product-led delivery, Portfolio governance, Stage gates, RAID, Benefits cases, Assurance
Full Job Description
**Job Title: GBS Portfolio Director** **Location: Lisbon, Portugal** **Introduction to role:** Are you ready to turn strategy into realised value by orchestrating a single, outcome-led portfolio that accelerates our 2030 ambition? Can you connect strategy, transformation and operations to make disciplined, transparent decisions that direct funding and delivery to what matters most for patients and the business? Based in Lisbon and reporting to the Senior Director, GBS Portfolio, you will shape the strategic direction, governance and operational standards that align a complex, global portfolio to enterprise priorities. You will be the link between ambition and execution, ensuring investments, priorities, risks and benefits are visible and managed with pace and discipline. Your work will enable faster, clearer decisions on digital, automation and AI-enabled change, ensuring initiatives land effectively in operations and deliver sustained outcomes. By creating a single source of truth and embedding robust benefits tracking, you will build confidence in delivery and help unlock the next wave of value that ultimately supports life-changing medicines reaching patients. **Accountabilities:** * Portfolio Strategy & Roadmap: Define and maintain an outcome-led portfolio roadmap aligned to enterprise strategy, GBS priorities and delivery of GBS Bold Ambition 2030. Continually assess portfolio composition and recommend re-prioritisation, acceleration, pause or stop so investment stays focused on the highest-value outcomes. * Integrated Governance & Prioritisation: Co-own the end-to-end portfolio governance framework with the GBS Governance Director, including common intake, prioritisation criteria, decision forums and stage gates. Drive rigorous yet agile governance where initiatives are evaluated by value, risk, strategic fit and digital readiness so funding and resources flow to the highest priorities, with oversight tailored for digital, automation and AI-enabled change. * P
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