Global Strategy & Execution Lead

Terumo Europe NV; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Terumo Europe NV in Belgium is seeking an experienced Global Strategy & Execution Office Manager to drive PSD’s strategic execution and portfolio governance, ensuring alignment with long-term ambitions. You will establish an integrated view of PSD’s strategic portfolio, providing structure, governance and management information to prioritise initiatives and support decision‑making.

Working across functions, regions and leadership teams, you will identify priorities, track progress and

Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years of relevant experience in portfolio management, strategy, programme/project management, product management, business development, consulting or corporate development.
• Strong experience in portfolio management, strategic execution, governance and management reporting.
• Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to assess projects based on strategic and commercial relevance.
• Experience building and evaluating business cases and supporting senior leadership decision‑making.
• Strong analytical, planning and structuring capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence without formal authority.
• Confidence working with senior leadership and across cultures, functions and geographies.
• A proactive, pragmatic and outcome-oriented mindset.
• Experience within pharmaceutical, medical device, CDMO, biotech or healthcare environments is highly relevant.
• A background combining consulting with subsequent hands-on experience in an operating business could also be particularly valuable.
• MBA or equivalent qualification, portfolio or project management certification, and experience with investment governance, M&A evaluation or transformation programmes would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Establish and continuously improve portfolio governance, including frameworks, processes, dashboards, KPIs and reporting mechanisms that create transparency across PSD’s strategic portfolio.
• Maintain an integrated view of strategic initiatives and growth opportunities, ensuring alignment between portfolio priorities, investments, resources and long‑term strategic objectives.
• Lead portfolio review and prioritisation, establishing clear criteria and decision frameworks to assess strategic relevance, business impact, resource requirements, risks and expected outcomes.
• Monitor strategic execution and portfolio performance, identifying risks, dependencies, resource constraints and barriers to execution, and ensuring that critical topics are appropriately escalated.
• Provide management with clear and actionable insights through portfolio reviews, executive reporting and recommendations, supporting informed prioritisation, investment and resource decisions.
• Build, review and challenge business cases for strategic initiatives, growth opportunities and investments, assessing strategic fit, potential return, risks and resource implications.
• Lead selected high‑impact strategic projects, developing appropriate roadmaps and governance and coordinating execution across functions, regions and stakeholders.
• Drive organisational alignment, building strong relationships across business and support functions and influencing stakeholders without relying on formal authority.
• Facilitate leadership reviews, workshops and strategic planning sessions to support decision‑making and accelerate execution

Skills

Portfolio management

Strategic thinking

Business acumen

Hands-on execution

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MBA or equivalent qualification

Portfolio or project management certification

Job description

Terumo Europe NV in Belgium is seeking an experienced Global Strategy & Execution Office Manager to drive PSD’s strategic execution and portfolio governance, ensuring alignment with long-term ambitions. You will establish an integrated view of PSD’s strategic portfolio, providing structure, governance and management information to prioritise initiatives and support decision‑making.

Working across functions, regions and leadership teams, you will identify priorities, track progress and