Design Development Portfolio Lead (Data-Driven)

Pandora; København; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Head Office Copenhagen

LEED Gold Certification

Job summary

Pandora in Copenhagen is seeking a Manager, Design Development to own portfolio planning, governance, and operational enablement across the Design Development lifecycle. You will align timelines, provide planning frameworks, and drive cross-functional coordination to deliver a cohesive operating model.

This role leads a team of three specialists, elevates leadership visibility, and improves delivery predictability across product development. Based at our Copenhagen head office.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in portfolio management, PMO, or related roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Design, or related field.
• Proven ability to connect strategy, planning, data and execution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data-driven approach.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication to influence leaders.
• Demonstrated people leadership, coaching and team development.
• Proactive, structured, outcome-oriented mindset; navigates ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Own Design Development portfolio frameworks, including SLA principles and planning guardrails.
• Ensure alignment between priorities, capacity, delivery commitments, and execution plans.
• Drive alignment of project timelines, milestones, and planning activities across Design Development.
• Monitor delivery performance, identify risks and dependencies, provide coordination.
• Establish planning principles, governance standards, and portfolio execution practices.
• Consolidate insights into a portfolio view for leadership visibility.
• Lead and develop a team of three specialists in planning coordination, product structure, and data management.

Skills

Portfolio management

PMO

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Data analytics

Structured problem solving

Ambiguity navigation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

NPD Dashboard

Portfolio tools

Job description

Pandora in Copenhagen is seeking a Manager, Design Development to own portfolio planning, governance, and operational enablement across the Design Development lifecycle. You will align timelines, provide planning frameworks, and drive cross-functional coordination to deliver a cohesive operating model.

This role leads a team of three specialists, elevates leadership visibility, and improves delivery predictability across product development. Based at our Copenhagen head office.