Director Portfolio & PMO

Perrigo Company; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards program

Hybrid working

Job summary

Perrigo is seeking a Senior Portfolio Leader to drive strategic portfolio influence within its FMCG/Consumer Health teams. You will shape category strategies, lead Stage Gate governance, and coordinate cross-functional resources to deliver portfolio objectives.

You will partner with senior leaders to ensure robust decision-making, data integrity, and strong talent development within the PMO. Hybrid working is supported.

Qualifications

• Senior portfolio leadership experience shaping innovation portfolios and translating strategy into executable plans.
• Strong consumer and category insight to challenge and guide portfolio choices.
• Advanced financial acumen to model scenarios and advise on value and trade-offs.
• Executive influence and communication with senior leadership.
• Deep governance and Stage Gate expertise for high-value initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Plan the portfolio to deliver category objectives and provide insight-driven recommendations to leadership.
• Lead resource budgeting and cross-functional alignment for category portfolios.
• Coach and develop Stage Gate project teams and ensure governance adherence.
• Influence senior stakeholders with strategic risk and opportunity framing.
• Ensure timely data access and cross-functional collaboration for portfolio decisions.

Skills

Portfolio leadership

Category insights

Financial acumen

Executive communication

Stage Gate governance

People leadership

PMP/Prince2 (tool)

Tools

PMP/Prince2

Job description

At Perrigo, we are driven by our mission to Makes Lives Better Through Trusted Health and Wellness Solutions, Accessible to All. We are proud to be a Top 10 player in the European Consumer Self-Care market and the largest U.S. store brand provider of over the counter and infant formula. Dedicated to providing The Best Self-Care for Everyone, we are the people behind the brands you trust. We are Opill®, Compeed®, Solpadeine®, NiQuitin®, and many more. We Are Perrigo. We are committed to enhancing the wellbeing of our colleagues and consumers alike. We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture where each person can experience a sense of belonging.

Join us on our One Perrigo journey as we evolve to win in self-care.

Description Overview

Please note: Significant FMCG/CPG or Consumer Healthcare experience is essential for this role, particularly across consumer product portfolios and product launches. This is not an IT or Finance-focused PMO position.

Scope of the Role

Strategic Portfolio Influence

• Plan the portfolio to deliver the category/s objectives and targets by providing clear, insight‑driven recommendations to the Category Leadership Team.
• Deliver executive‑ready portfolio insights that enable informed decision‑making in Category Round Table Meetings, including trade‑off scenarios, resource implications, and risks.
• Strengthen portfolio operating rhythms by championing best‑practice behaviours, decision discipline, and data integrity.

Resource Leadership & Forward Planning

• Guide the allocation and optimisation of resources supporting the category/s portfolio, anticipating future capability and capacity needs.
• Facilitate annual cross‑functional resource budgeting and ensure alignment to category/s objectives and strategic priorities.
• Ensure priority projects are staffed with project managers who possess the required expertise and leadership to execute effectively.

PMO Excellence

• Lead, coach, and develop the Stage Gate Project Management team for assigned category/s, building a strong talent pipeline and ensuring robust succession planning.
• Promote and embed a high‑maturity Stage Gate mindset across teams, ensuring consistent adherence to governance processes, tools, and standards.
• Act as a senior project leader when required, applying advanced project management expertise to high‑value or high‑complexity initiatives.

Critical cooperation requirements,

• Partner with Category Leadership and functional heads to shape a coherent, strategically aligned portfolio.
• Influence senior stakeholders by framing insights, risks, and opportunities in a strategic, solutions‑oriented way.
• Drive cross‑functional alignment, ensuring teams converge on shared priorities and resource commitments.
• Clear direction on category priorities and strategic ambitions.
• Timely access to data and functional insights enabling informed portfolio recommendations.
• Collaborative engagement across functions to support governance and resource planning.

Parameters for Success, Key Measurement / Performance Indicators

• Delivery of category/s portfolio objectives and financial targets (Incremental NS, Margin) delivered through optimised resource allocation.
• High‑quality, timely portfolio recommendations that materially influence Category Leadership decisions.
• Category Portfolio projects are executed on‑time, on‑budget and deliver expected business value.
• Strong project management talent pipeline, supported by robust development and coaching.

Capabilities & Leadership Behaviours

• Deep understanding of consumers, category dynamics, competitive landscape, and commercial levers, informing portfolio recommendations.
• Strategic Project Management Expertise: Advanced PM skills (PMP/Prince2)
• Advanced Financial Acumen: Ability to interpret financial metrics and model scenarios; advise leadership on portfolio value and trade‑offs.
• Executive communication and influence, shaping discussions with senior leadership through clarity and strategic framing.
• Deep governance and Stage Gate expertise, enabling rigorous decision‑making and high‑quality execution.
• Leadership of people and teams, developing high‑performing project managers and building organisational capability.

Experience Required

• Senior portfolio leadership experience — shaping innovation portfolios, prioritising investments and translating category strategy into executable plans.
• Consumer and category insight — understanding market dynamics, competitors and commercial levers sufficiently to challenge and guide portfolio choices.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen — assessing business value, modelling scenarios and recommending resource and portfolio trade‑offs.
• Advanced programme/project management expertise — ideally PMP/PRINCE2, with deep Stage Gate governance experience and delivery of complex, high-value initiatives.
• Executive influence and communication — presenting clear, insight‑led recommendations and aligning senior cross‑functional stakeholders around decisions.
• Resource and capacity planning capability — anticipating future needs, managing annual budgets and matching project management capability to priority programmes.
• Proven people leadership — leading, coaching and developing a sizeable team of project managers, including talent and succession planning.

Benefits

We believe our people are our greatest asset. Alongside competitive compensation, we offer benefits tailored to supporting you and your family, as well as career development opportunities to ensure you feel valued and supported, both professionally and personally. Find out more about Total Rewards at Perrigo.

Hybrid Working Approach

We love our offices and the setting they provide for in-person collaboration and celebration. But we also appreciate the opportunity to work remotely can energise you too, so we promote flexibility with the ability to work two days a week from home in many roles.

We are proud to be included in the Forbes list of "America's Best Employers by State 2024". Find out more here

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by law. #weareperrigo