Global Program & Portfolio Director

Job Purpose

Within our GMS (Global Manufacturing & Supply) division, we are looking for an exceptional Global Program & Portfolio Director with substantial global portfolio and program execution experience in life science manufacturing.

Reporting to the Head of PMO in GMS, the Global Program & Portfolio Director is a senior leadership role. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in:

• Driving strategic project and program management initiatives.
• Supporting continuous improvement within the PMO function and embedding the function as a key strategic partner to GMS stakeholders.
• Ensuring the successful delivery of projects and programs.
• Aligning project outcomes with the company's strategic goals.
• Acting as a key intermediary between the Head of PMO and the PMO team, ensuring seamless communication and operational efficiency.

The successful candidate will work with leadership to embed best practice portfolio management, strategy execution, and benefits realisation across one or more platform areas. Additionally, the candidate will own the execution strategy for a defined portfolio and lead one (or more) strategic global programs. Program deliverables will be significantly large in size, complex in nature and encompass sizeable investments ($100M+).

The Global Program & Portfolio Director will be responsible for the line management of between 1 – 3 colleagues / contractors who will each be deployed across one or more strategic areas.

The ideal candidate will be a solution-oriented person and demonstrate:

• Exceptional leadership.
• An ability to work with and across various functions in a matrixed organisation.
• A capability to engage and influence at a senior leadership level.
• Strategic thinking and ability to connect the dots.
• Technical excellence in project, program and portfolio management.

This role contributes to the overall success of Zoetis through the successful execution of a portfolio of projects and programs that deliver our business strategy. They are a role model of outstanding leadership behaviours and the Zoetis values. They drive the achievement of GMS strategic goals, manufacturing capacity and financial objectives.

This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual with strong portfolio and program management experience and expertise to make significant impact and fuel our next wave of growth.

About Us

Zoetis is the world’s leading animal health company. We are driven by a singular purpose: to nurture our world and humankind by advancing care for animals.

To support this purpose, the GMS (Global Manufacturing and Supply) division is dedicated to providing a reliable supply of high-quality animal health products to veterinarians and livestock producers worldwide. Our global manufacturing network is comprised of 29 sites supported by a network of approximately 150+ CMOs (Contract Manufacturing Organisations).  Many of our manufacturing sites have VMRD (Veterinary Medicine Research and Development) operations within their facilities, which allows these teams to work closely together and embed production design directly into the research activities taking place in our laboratories.​

Core Responsibilities

Leadership and Strategy

• Work with the Head of PMO and leadership to support project / program execution and PMO construct / Continuous Improvement is fully and unambiguously aligned with current and future GMS / Zoetis strategy.
• Participate in and contribute to strategy development and annual budget planning lifecycle - providing guidance, advice, and input into GMS’ ability to realise those strategies through investment appraisals, prioritisation, project execution metrics and enterprise resource planning.
• Interface with key stakeholders across the business at all levels and have credibility at VP level discussions. Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on project, program and portfolio management.

Portfolio Planning

• Participate in and contribute to platform meetings, strategy development and annual budget planning. Provide guidance, advice, and input into GMS’ ability to realise such strategies through investment appraisals, prioritisation, project execution metrics and enterprise resource planning.
• Work with platform VPs and strategy leads to ensure the right balance and mix of projects across the portfolio.
• Work with other departments (e.g. ZTD, VMRD) advocating for timely GMS involvement in the decision-making processes.
• Ensure the ambition of each program within the portfolio is clearly articulated and set out within a business case.
• Ensure linkage between program outcomes and the GMS strategy is clear from program approval through to program closure – taking proactiv