Technology Compliance Portfolio Operations Lead

We are looking for a hands-on Technology Compliance Portfolio Operations Lead to establish and run the operational framework for the Change, Release Management and Compliance team across S/4 Ascent, team-led initiatives and other supported projects.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the integrated Jira plan across all team commitments
• Establish consistent work breakdown, ticket-quality and planning standards
• Help team members create clear Jira items with defined scope, ownership, outcomes, dependencies and target dates
• Monitor planning quality and challenge incomplete, outdated or inconsistent information
• Develop portfolio insights covering delivery progress, workload, capacity, risks and bottlenecks
• Use Jira data to prepare and facilitate structured, data-driven team meetings
• Coordinate resource planning for new and changing project demand
• Establish Confluence as the team’s standard platform for governance materials, decisions, meeting outcomes and reusable knowledge
• Ensure Jira and Confluence operate as a connected delivery and knowledge-management environment
• Prepare and facilitate steering committees, Global Process Owner meetings and other critical governance forums
• Ensure decisions and actions are documented, assigned and followed through
• Standardize governance packs, presentations, status reporting and team communications
• Continuously improve the team’s operational discipline and ways of working

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 3 years of active, hands‑on experience with both Jira and Confluence, including work structures, plans, boards, dashboards, reporting and knowledge-management practices
• Experience establishing and managing portfolio, resource or operational planning processes
• Ability to translate complex activities into clear work breakdown structures and actionable plans
• Experience using delivery data to identify dependencies, capacity constraints, risks and bottlenecks
• Strong meeting and governance facilitation skills
• Experience preparing agendas, decision materials, actions and management reporting
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to coach colleagues and drive adoption of consistent ways of working
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• A practical mindset and willingness to work directly with tools, data and planning structures
• Fluent in English

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting Change Management, Release Management, Computer System Validation or Technology Compliance teams
• Experience working in SAP S/4
  
  HANA or other large-scale transformation programs
• Understanding of regulated environments and frameworks such as GxP or SOX
• Experience with capacity forecasting, effort estimation or cost-impact analysis
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization
• Experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry

What Success Looks Like

• One reliable Jira plan provides visibility across all team commitments
• Team members follow a consistent planning approach and maintain their assigned work
• Team meetings are driven by current data and focus on risks, bottlenecks, decisions and actions
• Resource conflicts, dependencies and delivery risks are identified early
• Jira and Confluence operate as a connected delivery and knowledge-management environment
• Governance meetings are professionally prepared, structured and followed through
• Decisions and actions are reflected in the delivery plan and tracked to completion
• Presentations, governance materials and communications follow consistent standards
• Daily operations are transparent and well managed, allowing leadership discussions to focus on strategic priorities, decisions and escalations

Additional location(s) Compensation Information Required Skills

• Atlassian Confluence
• Atlassian JIRA
• Communication
• Detail-Oriented
• Facilitation Techniques
• Portfolio Management
• Stakeholder Management

Preferred Skills

• Change Management
• Compliance SOX
• Computer System Validation (CSV)
• Forecasting
• GxP Validation
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Power Point
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Release Management
• SAP S/4
  
  HANA
• Technology Compliance

Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:
Yes

Travel Requirements: 10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not Applicable

Shift: Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s): N/A

Job Posting End Date: 11/9/2026
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