Syngenta Digital is changing the agriculture industry and we want you to be part of that. Digital innovations, data and new technologies will transform the way that crops are managed in the future and enable farmers and agronomists to enhance efficiency and sustainable food production. You will help to develop solutions that turns data into meaningful information and ultimately helps to grow more food with fewer resources.
You will help transform digital agriculture by:
As Digital Portfolio Management Lead , you will ensure the provisioning of global digital project portfolio management processes and services and their integration into the overall operating model. These processes are an integral part of Syngenta Digital and provide key performance measures such as benefits realization.
You will also ensure effective coordination of portfolio management standards and approaches by leading your own team of portfolio analysts and through working closely with regional and functional portfolio managers in a community of practice.
Accountabilities
· Define and own the strategy and approach for global Syngenta Digital portfolio management and its associated toolset in support of the Head of Digital Program Management and in collaboration of key business stakeholders and the community of practice
· Emphasize and embed a customer centric design approach for the portfolio management process, ensure that it runs LEAN, efficiently and effectively and that the required information is communicated to the relevant stakeholders.
· Lead and develop the Syngenta Digital Portfolio Management governance & team with clear accountabilities and objectives and foster active collaboration amongst team members.
· Ensure that the Syngenta Digital portfolio, process & governance meets legal, regulatory and internal audit requirements
· Work closely with other portfolio leads (IT, Commercial, etc.) to analyze, synthesize, provide insights and position Syngenta Digital portfolio in the overall change portfolio with the organization.
· Define common criteria and principles to be completed and followed for all programs, projects and initiatives, while allowing the different Syngenta Digital streams to use their own tools to manage their respective pipeline
· Ensure the portfolio is prioritized appropriately with key stakeholders’ engagement and sign-off
· Coordinate and collect information on all digital projects from regional and functional portfolio managers, relevant IT teams and key business stakeholders to ensure full visibility on all digital projects across the organization
· Establish and lead digital initiatives governance boards in the different regions to assess, prioritize and manage local initiatives together with the respective regional labs, the regional commercial and IT organizations
· Ensure that managers of programs and projects receive and provide the information required on a regular basis
· Ensure live and simple visibility into the corporate digital portfolio by consolidating data from existing portfolio management tools and without duplication of work
· Lead the establishment and management of performance assessment (KPI’s) to ensure teams are focused on value creation, there is full alignment to strategies (and regional/functional priorities) and digital methodologies are followed consistently (e.g., agile, lean startup, etc.)
· Ensure that full visibility and reporting on portfolio status (all stages) is accessible at all times with automated processes and using a flexible tool by integrating information and data from different portfolio sources
· Ongoingly improve reports, quality and insights into portfolio and progress
· Support senior-level decision making by ensuring timely and consistent information gathering and communication on progress, changes and impact on portfolio components
· Provide appropriate and timely information to enable decision making in case of resource bottlenecks or other timing issues
· Provide governing bodies clear information on performance and progress
Experience
· Extensive career experience in building and leading global portfolio and resource management teams
· Demonstrated experience in Portfolio/Program/Project Management Office activities and reporting
· Management of senior stakeholders, confident in constructively challenging expectations when required
· Ability to work well in and across diverse global teams and proven ability to influence others to achieve positive outcomes
· Demonstrate strong communication and relationship building skills
· Advanced level of strategy development, proficiency in planning, change management and problem solving and able to resolve issues of a highly complex and strategic nature
Critical Knowledge and Education
· Bachelor/Master degree in computer science, economics, business management, finance or similar
· Certification such as MoP, P3O, PMI is a plus
· Professional experience 15yrs +
· Minimum 10 years leadership experience, preferable in the area of portfolio or business management
· Additionally this leader needs to know how an Ag business works, what is happening in our industry, business and portfolio management best practices and major IT/portfolio trends.
· This leader also should ideally be a curious student of business and functional operations