IT Portfolio Manager
At a glance
Manager-level Investment & Corporate Development role at Gedeon Richter. Budapest.
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What you'll do
- Keep the global IT project and program portfolio accurate and visible, connecting new business requests with active work
- Weigh priorities, dependencies, available people and capacity when approved initiatives enter the portfolio
- Track delivery, expected benefits, risks and resource clashes, escalating obstacles and recommending ways to relieve bottlenecks
- Support portfolio budgets and forecasts, governance forums, quality checks, and executive reporting
- Improve resource planning, portfolio measures, templates and reporting practices
What you bring
- At least five years in portfolio, program, project management, PMO or a comparable role
- A university degree in IT, engineering, business, management or a related discipline
- Business-fluent English and experience handling complex IT project portfolios
- Hands-on use of PPM tools such as Jira, BigPicture or another listed tool
Who this fits
This manager role suits someone experienced in portfolio oversight, capacity planning, analysis and stakeholder coordination across business and IT teams. The role is based in Budapest and offers home-office work two days per week, with flexible hours.
From the employer
Join the professional team of Gedeon Richter Plc., a leading pharmaceutical company in Hungary and the region!
We do not base our success on the great deeds of lonely heroes. At Richter, we believe in active co-operation - within and outside the teams. We know how to collaborate effectively and respectfully with professionals of different fields, disciplines, and organisational units.
Gedeon Richter is looking for a committed and experienced professional for the position
IT Portfolio Manager
About the role
The role ensures the transparent and efficient management of AIT’s global IT project portfolio by aligning business demand with strategic priorities and available resources. It is responsible for managing the connection between the demand pipeline and the project portfolio, overseeing capacity, dependencies, and risks, and providing the insights, reporting, and decision-support information required for effective management decision-making.
What You Will Do
- Maintain and coordinate the global IT project and program portfolio, ensuring transparency and data quality.
- Ensure alignment between incoming business demand and the active project portfolio in close collaboration with the Business Engagement team.
- Support the integration of approved business initiatives into the portfolio while considering priorities, dependencies, resource availability, and capacity constraints.
- Identify, assess, and manage portfolio-level dependencies, risks, delivery obstacles, and resource conflicts, including escalation where required.
- Operate and continuously improve the resource and capacity planning framework supporting portfolio delivery.
- Coordinate actions required to resolve resource constraints and capacity bottlenecks and prepare recommendations for management decisions.
- Monitor portfolio performance, project progress, expected deliveries, benefits, and risks.
- Support budget planning, forecasting, and financial portfolio control activities.
- Support portfolio, program, and project governance processes, management forums, and executive reporting.
- Coordinate portfolio and project quality assurance activities and ensure consistency and accuracy of portfolio and project data.
- Build strong relationships across business, functional, and IT organizations, including international stakeholders.
- Prepare regular and ad hoc executive reports, portfolio analyses, and decision-support materials.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management methodologies, KPIs, templates, reporting standards, and PPM processes.
What you bring
- University degree in IT, Engineering, Business, Management, or related field
- Business-fluent English
- 5+ years of experience in Portfolio Management, PMO, Project Management, Program Management, or similar roles
- Experience with PPM tools such as Jira, BigPicture, Clarity, MS Project
- Proven experience in managing complex IT project portfolios
- Strong analytical and systems-thinking capabilities
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience in resource and capacity planning
- Advanced reporting, data analysis, and presentation skills
- Proactive, ownership-driven, and results-oriented mindset
What we offer
- Extensive benefits package (cafeteria, stock program, private life insurance)
- Home office opportunity (2 days /week)
- Flexible working hours
- Training and development opportunities
- In-house medical services and Medicover service
- Various sports opportunities (gym, swimming pool, AYCM)
- Challenging, responsible professional work
- Long-term employment
- Innovative and secure workplace
The Richter community is looking forward to your application.
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