Sr Associate/Manager - Business Portfolio Management

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Eli Lilly Cork is made up of a talented diverse team of over 2000 employees across 60 nationalities who deliver innovative solutions that add value across a variety of Business Service functions including Finance, Information Technology, Medical, Clinical Trials and more. Eli Lilly Cork offers a premium workspace across our campus in Little Island, complete with flexible hybrid working options, healthcare, pension and life assurance benefits, subsidised canteen, onsite gym, travel subsidies and on-site parking. Inhouse People Development services, Educational Assistance, and our ‘Live Your BEST Life’ wellbeing initiatives are just some of the holistic benefits that enhance the career experience for our colleagues.

Eli Lilly Cork is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). We cater for all dimensions ensuring inclusion of all ethnicities, nationalities, cultural backgrounds, generations, sexuality, visible and invisible disabilities and gender, with four pillars: EnAble, Age & Culture, LGBTQ+ and GIN-Gender Inclusion Network. EnAble, our pillar for people with disabilities and those that care for them, partners with the Access Lilly initiative to make our physical and digital environment accessible and inclusive for all. Together they are committed to promoting awareness to create a disability confident culture both at Eli Lilly Cork and beyond.

Come join our team - Be Creative, Be an Innovator, and most of all, Be Yourself!

Organization Overview:

The purpose of the Portfolio Manager role is to help the company balance Tech@Lilly investments across existing and planned products, projects, programs, and services. The Portfolio Manager role is expected to improve the transparency of an area’s portfolio of products, projects and services and improve decision-making around technology investments. Resulting decisions should balance risk, value, and capacity.

A Portfolio Manager is responsible for aligning an organization’s investment decisions and commitments to an organization’s strategic objectives.  The Portfolio Manager partners with key business leaders, providing supporting data that significantly influences strategic investments & outcomes.

This position will report to the Tech@Lilly Manager of Portfolio and Business Operations, and will be responsible for supporting a Global Business Area within Tech@Lilly; working closely with the Portfolio Management team to support the needs of multiple areas which requires direct interactions with Senior Leadership and associated Leadership Teams. 
Responsibilities:

• Responsible for coordination, collection and aggregation of all portfolio related data from various data sources (SAP, HR SAD, Workday, CMDB, SQL Database, Excel, etc.)
• Responsible for gaining the trust of the Leadership Team, becoming a key member that provides both guidance and helps influence decisions around the overall portfolio
• Drive all aspects of the Tech@Lilly Portfolio (Financials, Resources, Projects, Programs, etc…) and make those outcomes visible and consumable to the entire Organization.
• Partner closely with other Global Service functions like HR and Finance to ensure Tech@Lilly is in-line with all processes and policies set at the corporate level.
• Responsible for managing the quality of large amounts of raw data and being able to quickly manipulate / format the data so it can be easily consumed throughout all layers of the organization
• Responsible for coordination and consolidation of monthly, quarterly, annual portfolio activities for Global Tech@Lilly Business Operations.
• Responsible for collection of metrics, aggregation of financial data sources, and reporting for financial portfolio management.
• Be a champion for the Global Tech@Lilly portfolio management tools and processes and influence future enhancements to promote continuous improvement
• Partners with the Business Operations Tools Team to develop new and enhance existing tools and processes to enable the development of all portfolio deliverables including Business Plan and Monthly Operations.
• In partnership with finance, serve the Tech@Lilly Sr. Leadership by executing the global processes for tracking and managing fiscal expenditures and human resources allocations.
• In partnership with Tech@Lilly Sr. Leadership, facilitate IDS business planning process, including global investment decisions for the coming year, and the on-going tracking and management against those plans throughout the year.
• Assist in content development of annual corporate deliverables, including write-ups and presentation materials for corporate Business Plan, Business Area Objectives, Business Area Accomplishments, Future Investment Strategies, etc..

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in IT or Finance related field
• Strong skills in leadership/influence, planning/organization, and communication.
• Understanding of Product/Project Management and/or Agile Development principles.
• Experience with Tech@Lilly standard tools/technologies (examples: Excel, PowerPoint, SAP, PowerBI)
• Ability to translate complex, ambiguous assignments into actionable plans and tasks

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Ability to influence Leadership utilizing data-based rationalization and communication
• Strong planning and organizing skills
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals and promote a “Team Lilly” environment
• Business minded with technical expertise in using Tech@Lilly tools (examples: Excel and PowerPoint) to communicate complex concepts using data and charting techniques
• Solid networking, interpersonal and relationship skills
• Strong understanding of financial processes and principles
• Portfolio management and/or financial management experience
• SAP and budget planning experience
• Business case development and financial analysis experience
• Accounting experience
• Process improvement experience
• Ability to work independently

Additional Information:
• Travel 0-10%
 

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