IT Transformation Project Portfolio Manager, Global

Working Location: NATIONWIDE 

Workplace Flexibility: Remote

 

For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. ​​

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Every day, we live by our philosophy, True to Life, by advancing medical technologies and elevating the standard of patient care so people everywhere can fulfill their desires, dreams, and lives.

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Our five Core Values empower us to achieve Our Purpose: 

Patient Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Impact and Empathy. 

 

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Job Description

The Global IT Transformation Portfolio Manager is responsible for the strategic oversight, governance, and performance of the most transformational technology initiatives. This portfolio includes enterprise-wide, cross-functional programs that fundamentally change how the business operates, enabled by technology, data, and new ways of working. This role ensures the portfolio is aligned to business strategy, optimized for value delivery, and executed with strong strict adherence to PMO methodology and standards. This role is also a people leadership role for project managers who perform projects within the Transformation Portfolio domain, both internal and external.

 

The role partners closely with Solution Delivery leads, Business Relationship Management leads, IT Security, Infrastructure and Service Delivery, Enterprise Architecture, and PMO leadership to drive transparency, prioritization, and project execution excellence across the IT Transformation Portfolio, and collaboration within the full IT portfolio of projects, including the IT Security Infrastructure Portfolio and the Enabling Solutions Portfolio.

 

“The job is conducted in line with our Core Values which are: agility, empathy, long-term view, unity and integrity. Olympus is an equal opportunities employer championing a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion embedded throughout the organization and workforce.”

Job Duties

Project Execution and Portfolio Management

• Own and manage the Transformation portfolio of projects, with oversight to the Project Managers delivering projects within this domain. This domain will include, but is not limited to major programs such as Global ERP Transformation, Global PLM Implementation, etc.
• Translate enterprise strategy and application delivery imperatives into a prioritized, funded, and executable portfolio roadmap.
• Manage portfolio reporting, demand prioritization in alignment with risk posture, business criticality, and architectural standards. Close partnership with BRM team will be required for demand prioritization.
• Balance transformational investments across application solution delivery projects, often making tradeoffs within IT Portfolio of Enabling solutions if something is end of life or needs complete redesign.

 

Project Governance and Communications

• Establish and maintain portfolio governance, standards, and performance metrics in partnership with the PMO.
• Hold monthly portfolio alignment and performance meetings with key ITLT stakeholders to ensure prioritization and alignment across the portfolios
• Ensure projects follow approved delivery methods (Agile, hybrid, or waterfall) with appropriate controls for security, compliance, and operational risk.
• Provide oversight across program and project managers to ensure schedule, scope, cost, quality, and risk objectives are met.
• Escalate and resolve cross-portfolio dependencies, risks, and resource constraints.

 

People Leadership

• Manage, coach and grow Transformation Project Managers within the portfolio team to ensure consistent delivery with excellence across the portfolio.

• Provide input, guidance and leadership to all project managers (internal and external) working on the Transformation portfolio and offer support and coaching to other project managers within the IT PMO when needed.
• Partner with other IT PMO Portfolio leads to ensure alignment and interdependencies when projects and programs require input and deliverables tied to other initiatives

 

Other responsibilities / duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

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