Portfolio Management

Lonza; Hyderabad; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Lonza Hyderabad is seeking a Portfolio Governance & Financial Excellence Lead, Enterprise Solutions to drive governance, financial stewardship, vendor oversight, and performance management across the Enterprise Solutions portfolio.

You will partner with IT leadership, business stakeholders, finance, and vendors to optimize investments, align budgets, and deliver measurable business value while operating in a hybrid work environment with in-office collaboration and one day remote per week.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in portfolio governance, PMO leadership, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, or enterprise IT governance roles.
• Strong understanding of portfolio management, project governance, investment planning, and value realization practices.
• Experience managing budgets, operational expenditures, software licensing, vendor contracts, and financial controls within complex organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to develop governance frameworks, reporting standards, and management processes that support strategic decision-making.
• Experience creating executive dashboards, performance scorecards, KPIs, and leadership presentations.
• Strong PowerPoint and executive communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and effectively.
• Experience working with financial management, portfolio management, reporting, and data visualization tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data interpretation capabilities.
• Proven ability to collaborate with senior leaders, business stakeholders, finance teams, and external partners in a global environment.
• Experience working with vendor management, procurement processes, and commercial negotiations is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills with the ability to influence across multiple functions and levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance across the Enterprise Solutions portfolio with dashboards, reports, and performance reviews.
• Drive financial planning activities including budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and cost management.
• Prepare executive presentations, business reviews, steering committee materials, and strategic communications.
• Monitor strategic IT initiatives, coordinating with Finance, Controlling, Procurement, and IT Leadership.
• Coordinate vendor-related activities, including contract renewals, purchase requests, and licensing reviews.
• Define, implement, and monitor success metrics, KPIs, and scorecards for the organization.
• Ensure compliance with corporate financial policies, governance requirements, and internal controls.
• Act as trusted advisor to Enterprise Solution leaders and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Portfolio governance

PMO leadership

Financial planning

Budgeting

Forecasting

Vendor management

Executive dashboards

Data visualization

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Business/Finance

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Tableau

ERP Systems

Job description

Portfolio Governance & Financial Excellence Lead, Enterprise Solutions

Join Lonza's Global IT organization as a Portfolio Governance & Financial Excellence Lead, Enterprise Solutions , where you will play a critical role in enabling effective portfolio governance, financial stewardship, vendor oversight, and performance management across the Enterprise Solutions organization. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with IT leadership, business stakeholders, finance partners, project teams, and external vendors to ensure strategic investments are governed effectively, resources are optimized, and enterprise initiatives deliver measurable business value.

This is an office-first role. Working together in person supports close, real-time collaboration and team alignment, enabling us to deliver our best work. You will work primarily in the office, with the flexibility to work remotely for 20% of your time (one day per week).

What you will get

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.


• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.


• Professional growth through leadership of enterprise-wide governance, reporting, and operational excellence initiatives.


• Collaboration with global IT teams, business stakeholders, finance organizations, and technology partners.


• Partner with Business Stakeholders, Project Managers, Functional Leads, and PMO teams to ensure portfolio alignment, data quality, and effective governance.


• Monitor strategic IT initiatives and transformation programs, providing leadership visibility through portfolio dashboards, governance reviews, and performance reporting.


• Lead financial planning activities for Enterprise Solutions, including budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and cost management.


• Analyze financial performance and provide recommendations to improve transparency, optimize spending, and maximize business value.


• Partner closely with Finance, Controlling, Procurement, and IT Leadership to align budgets, forecasts, and actual expenditures.


• Ensure compliance with corporate financial policies, governance requirements, and internal controls.


• Coordinate vendor-related activities, including contract renewals, purchase requests, invoice oversight, software licensing reviews, and performance management.


• Collaborate with Procurement and Vendor Management functions to optimize vendor relationships, commercial agreements, and service outcomes.


• Support sourcing activities and commercial negotiations through financial analysis and performance insights.


• Define, implement, and monitor success metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and scorecards for the Enterprise Solutions organization.


• Prepare executive presentations, business reviews, steering committee materials, and strategic communications.


• Drive continuous improvement of reporting standards, automation opportunities, and data visualization capabilities.


• Develop and enhance governance frameworks, operating procedures, and management practices that improve organizational effectiveness.


• Act as a trusted advisor to Enterprise Solution leaders, Value Stream Leads, Process Delivery Leads, and senior business stakeholders.

What we are looking for

• Proven experience in portfolio governance, PMO leadership, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, or enterprise IT governance roles.


• Strong understanding of portfolio management, project governance, investment planning, and value realization practices.


• Experience managing budgets, operational expenditures, software licensing, vendor contracts, and financial controls within complex organizations.


• Demonstrated ability to develop governance frameworks, reporting standards, and management processes that support strategic decision-making.


• Experience creating executive dashboards, performance scorecards, KPIs, and leadership presentations.


• Strong PowerPoint and executive communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and effectively.


• Experience working with financial management, portfolio management, reporting, and data visualization tools.


• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data interpretation capabilities.


• Proven ability to collaborate with senior leaders, business stakeholders, finance teams, and external partners in a global environment.


• Experience working with vendor management, procurement processes, and commercial negotiations is preferred.


• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.


• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills with the ability to influence across multiple functions and levels.

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. Working across sites and functions, our globally connected teams help our customers bring life-changing therapies to patients around the world. Our values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion, and Integrity define how we work together and support our commitment to delivering high-quality solutions.

Innovation succeeds when diverse perspectives come together. At Lonza, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every employee can contribute, grow, and make a meaningful impact.