Head of RSS Project Management Region - APAC

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche India – Roche Services & Solutions in Hyderabad seeks a Head of Project Management for the APAC region. You will lead a team of 30+ PMs across RSS APAC, balancing 40% of capacity on complex projects while shaping PM strategy to improve cost effectiveness and delivery.

The role requires a MBA with PM focus, 7+ years of leadership, capability to travel internationally, and a proven track record in implementing large-scale changes.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in business administration with focus on project management or equivalent.
• 7+ years of professional work experience with a proven track record of managing projects.
• Experience in managing regional or multi-layered teams, preferably in a servicing environment.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Proven track record in implementing large-scale initiatives and driving organizational change.
• Ability to travel internationally as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead an organization of 30+ Project Managers across RSS APAC locations.
• Balance responsibilities with 40% capacity delivering complex projects.
• Develop global E2E PM services by partnering with the RSS PM Leadership Team.
• Ensure strong stakeholder management across Region APAC and beyond.
• Support savings generation through high-quality PM services across the region.
• Drive workforce optimization and resource allocation.
• Coordinate with stakeholders for unified delivery of PM services.
• Lead demanding projects and mentor team members in PM methodology.
• Improve regional operations for efficiency and quality.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, collaboration, and excellence.
• Demonstrate leadership in managing international teams and supporting career growth.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Change management

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Education

Master's Degree in Business Administration (PM focus)

Job description

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position Head of Project Management Region APAC Roche India - Roche Services & Solutions Hyderabad A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love.

About Roche Services & Solutions (RSS) Roche Services & Solutions (RSS) specializes in high quality, effective, efficient and end-to-end services and solutions delivery. We are a global organization of more than 3,300 employees, operating across our main locations in Costa Rica, Switzerland, Hungary with the satellite in Latvia, India and Malaysia. We support our partners from Finance and Procurement services and solutions, Global Customer Support, Business Process Management, to Digital Marketing Support, Analytics & Automation,E2E Project Management and Healthcare Compliance Monitoring.

About the team

The Global Project Management (PM) team is a group of over 120 internal Project Managers who specialize in E2E Project Management. Our team is providing services in the areas of pre-project initiatives, project planning and execution, implementation and post project assessments. The core objective of PM is to deliver Project Management competencies and methodologies tailored to the needs of our internal partners across Roche.

About the job As the Head of Project Management Region APAC you support Roche in internalizing external spend for E2E Project Management to support cost effectiveness and delivery efficiency in all areas of project management.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead through leaders an organization of 30+ Project Managers located across the RSS APAC locations, primarily centered in India
• Balance dual responsibilities by dedicating 40% of capacity to delivering complex projects while providing leadership to the team
• Further develop global E2E Project Management services by partnering closely with the entire RSS PM Leadership Team to collaboratively shape, align, and execute the PM strategy in support of Roche's 10-year ambitions
• Ensure strong relationships and stakeholder management across Region APAC and beyond by acting as a coach and catalyst to stakeholders to ensure their requirements are considered
• Support savings generation for Roche by providing high-quality project management services across the region
• Further develop internal relationships and collaboration while driving optimized workforce management and effective resource allocation

Key Leadership Responsibilities

• Coordinate with stakeholders across Region APAC and the PM Leadership Team to ensure a unified and collaborative delivery of Project Management services
• Actively manage and lead the most demanding projects while simultaneously supporting team members with project management methodology, guidance, and complex related topics
• Deliver exceptional services and solutions by enhancing the efficiency, effectiveness, quality, and scalability of regional operations through continuous improvement
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, collaboration, and excellence to sustain a high-performing organization
• Demonstrate effective leadership in managing and directing international teams within a changing and demanding environment
• Prioritize team development and support individual career growth across the region
• Pro-actively follow and stay informed of external trends and best practices through networking and collaboration with industry peers and external sources

Who you are

• You hold a Master's Degree in business administration with focus on project management or equivalent
• Experienced leader with 7+ years of professional work experience with a proven track record of managing projects and building and managing high-performing teams in a customer-centric, collaborative environment
• Experience in managing regional or multi-layered teams, preferably in a servicing environment
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills
• Proven track record in implementing large-scale initiatives and driving organizational change
• Demonstrates strategic agility and entrepreneurial thinking as well as the ability to navigate complexity and uncertainty
• Motivates and inspires teams, creating a strong sense of purpose
• Demonstrates strong capability in creative leadership, design thinking, and change management
• Communicates complex topics clearly to inclusive audiences, including regional leadership, with strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Ability to travel internationally as required

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact. Let’s build a healthier future, together. Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. We are proud of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. We are many, working as one across functions, across companies, and across the world. We are Roche.