Project / Program Senior Specialist, Global Capability Center

Guardant Health, Inc.; Hyderabad; In loco; INR 3.500.000 - 5.500.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Guardant Health, Inc. is seeking a Project/Program Manager to drive strategic and operational initiatives for the Global Capability Center (GCC).

You will enable executive decision-making through governance, financial analysis, and cross-functional program management with vendors and global leaders. In this role, you will partner with engineering, HR, finance, and operations to ensure execution discipline, cost optimization, and scalable growth for healthcare and oncology initiatives across the

Competenze

• 8+ years of experience in project/program management within GCC, healthcare, or enterprise environments.
• MBA or relevant certifications (PMP, PgMP, Agile, SAFe) preferred.
• Experience with Global Capability Centers (GCCs) or global delivery organizations.
• Exposure to healthcare, life sciences, or oncology ecosystem.

Mansioni

• Drive strategic initiatives across the GCC aligned with global organizational priorities.
• Translate leadership vision into executable programs, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Identify opportunities for operational optimization, cost efficiency, and organizational scalability.
• Support long-term GCC strategy, growth planning, and operational maturity.
• Lead preparation and management of QBRs with global leadership.
• Coordinate Steering Committee meetings, ensuring actionable insights and decision readiness.
• Develop executive-ready presentations, dashboards, and insights for senior stakeholders.
• Track progress against strategic initiatives and ensure leadership visibility.
• Perform budget planning, financial forecasting, and cost analysis for GCC operations.
• Analyze vendor vs in-house cost structures to support strategic sourcing decisions.
• Develop financial models to support workforce planning, vendor engagement, and operational investments.
• Monitor operational spend and highlight opportunities for ROI maximization and cost efficiency.
• Manage multiple programs across engineering, operations, HR, IT infrastructure, and vendor management.
• Ensure alignment between global stakeholders and local GCC teams.
• Track program timelines, dependencies, and risks to ensure delivery commitments are met.
• Implement governance frameworks to maintain execution discipline.
• Coordinate with external vendors for infrastructure, services, and operational initiatives.
• Monitor vendor performance against SLAs, deliverables, and timelines.
• Support vendor evaluation, negotiation discussions, and cost benchmarking exercises.
• Establish structured processes to improve delivery visibility, execution efficiency, and accountability.
• Drive operational cadence including weekly leadership updates, project reviews, and status reporting.
• Implement risk management frameworks to proactively mitigate operational challenges.
• Enable continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, or Agile-based methodologies where applicable.
• Support leadership in scaling the GCC through workforce planning and operational readiness.
• Drive collaboration across engineering, business, and corporate functions.
• Enable transparency across workstreams to ensure cohesive organizational execution.

Conoscenze

Program & Project Management

Strategic program execution

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Business & Financial Acumen

Budget forecasting

Vendor cost benchmarking

ROI and cost optimization

Leadership & Communication

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Governance and operational discipline

Formazione

MBA or PMP / PgMP / Agile / SAFe

Strumenti

MS Project

Jira

Smartsheet

PowerPoint

Excel

Confluence

Descrizione del lavoro

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012, Guardant® is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests, real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care, including screening to find cancer early, monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer, and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information, visit guardanthealth.com and follow the company on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and Facebook.

Role Overview

The Project/Program Manager plays a critical role in driving strategic and operational initiatives for the Global Capability Center (GCC). The role focuses on enabling executive decision-making through structured governance, financial analysis, cross-functional program management, and stakeholder alignment across global leadership teams. This role partners closely with global leadership, engineering teams, HR, finance, and vendors to ensure operational excellence while supporting the strategic growth of the GCC within the healthcare and oncology ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Program Management

• Drive strategic initiatives across the GCC aligned with global organizational priorities.
• Translate leadership vision into executable programs, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Identify opportunities for operational optimization, cost efficiency, and organizational scalability.
• Support long-term GCC strategy, growth planning, and operational maturity.

Executive Governance & Leadership Engagement

• Lead preparation and management of Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with global leadership.
• Coordinate and manage Steering Committee (SteerCo) meetings, ensuring actionable insights and decision readiness.
• Develop executive-ready presentations, dashboards, and insights for senior stakeholders.
• Track progress against strategic initiatives and ensure leadership visibility.

Financial Analysis & Cost Optimization

• Perform budget planning, financial forecasting, and cost analysis for GCC operations.
• Analyze vendor vs in-house cost structures to support strategic sourcing decisions.
• Develop financial models to support workforce planning, vendor engagement, and operational investments.
• Monitor operational spend and highlight opportunities for ROI maximization and cost efficiency.

Cross-Functional Program Delivery

• Manage multiple programs across engineering, operations, HR, IT infrastructure, and vendor management.
• Ensure alignment between global stakeholders and local GCC teams.
• Track program timelines, dependencies, and risks to ensure delivery commitments are met.
• Implement governance frameworks to maintain execution discipline.

Vendor & Partner Management

• Coordinate with external vendors for infrastructure, services, and operational initiatives.
• Monitor vendor performance against SLAs, deliverables, and timelines.
• Support vendor evaluation, negotiation discussions, and cost benchmarking exercises.

Operational Excellence

• Establish structured processes to improve delivery visibility, execution efficiency, and accountability.
• Drive operational cadence including weekly leadership updates, project reviews, and status reporting.
• Implement risk management frameworks to proactively mitigate operational challenges.
• Enable continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, or Agile-based methodologies where applicable.

GCC Growth & Organizational Enablement

• Support leadership in scaling the GCC through workforce planning and operational readiness.
• Drive collaboration across engineering, business, and corporate functions.
• Enable transparency across workstreams to ensure cohesive organizational execution.

Skills & Competencies

• Program & Project Management
• Strategic program execution
• Risk management and mitigation
• Stakeholder management across global teams
• Business & Financial Acumen
• Budget forecasting and financial analysis
• Vendor cost benchmarking
• ROI and cost optimization analysis
• Leadership & Communication
• Executive communication and storytelling
• Cross-functional leadership
• Governance and operational discipline

Tools & Capabilities

• Program management frameworks (Agile / Hybrid / Waterfall)
• Project management tools (MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, etc.)
• Presentation and documentation tools (PowerPoint, Excel, Confluence, etc.)
• Executive reporting and dashboards
• Financial modelling and budget forecasting
• Stakeholder governance and leadership reporting

Ideal Background

• MBA or relevant certifications (PMP, PgMP, Agile, SAFe) preferred
• 8+ years of experience in project/program management within GCC, healthcare, or enterprise environments
• Experience working with Global Capability Centers (GCCs) or global delivery organizations
• Exposure to healthcare, life sciences, or oncology ecosystem
• Strong experience managing s