Senior IT Portfolio Manager

PerkinElmer; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer in Pune is seeking an IT Portfolio Manager to govern the global project and change portfolio, aligning initiatives with business strategy and delivering measurable value.

You will collaborate with project managers and IT leaders to drive budget control, risk management, and governance improvements, translating strategy into executable portfolios across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field.
• 8+ years of IT project and portfolio management experience in a global, distributed enterprise.
• Hands-on involvement in large transformation programs, carve-outs, or complex integrations.
• Familiarity with SAP-centric landscapes is a strong advantage.
• Strong financial and analytical skills with ability to control budgets and realize value.

Responsibilities

• Manage the IT portfolio lifecycle, including intake, prioritization, resource allocation, execution monitoring, and benefit realization.
• Balance process discipline with practical delivery, ensuring governance adds value and avoids overhead.
• Provide portfolio transparency and insights through reporting and analysis (financial, risk, resource, progress).
• Act as sparring partner to project managers, guiding scope and interdependencies.
• Collaborate with IT leadership to translate strategy into an executable portfolio.
• Own portfolio governance processes and continuously improve them for simplicity and impact.
• Monitor and control budgets, identifying variances early with proactive mitigation.
• Escalate risks and issues with actionable solutions beyond reporting problems.
• Facilitate portfolio reviews with leadership for clear prioritization and decisions.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Budget management

Stakeholder communication

Transformation programs

SAP familiarity

Education

Master’s degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Clarity PPM

MS Project Online

ServiceNow

Excel

Job description

The Company

PerkinElmer is a global analytical services and solutions provider with offerings including the leading OneSource Field and Laboratory services business that serve the biopharma, food, environmental, safety and applied end markets to accelerate scientific outcomes. Since 1937, PerkinElmer has served as a trusted partner in laboratory analysis and management and today complements its service offerings with a broad portfolio of atomic spectroscopy, molecular spectroscopy, and chromatography instruments, consumables, and reagents. With a dedicated team of more than 5,000 team members, the Company serves customers in more than 35 countries. Additional information is available at www.perkinelmer.com

Purpose

The IT Portfolio Manager ensures that the global IT project and change portfolio is well governed, strategically aligned, and delivers measurable business value. While the role requires a structured and disciplined approach to portfolio processes, it equally demands a pragmatic, content-oriented mindset. The IT Portfolio Manager must be able to look beyond the process, understand the substance of the initiatives, and actively engage with project managers and business stakeholders to drive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manage the IT portfolio lifecycle, including intake, prioritization, resource allocation, execution monitoring, and benefit realization.
• Balance process discipline with practical delivery, ensuring governance adds value and does not create unnecessary overhead.
• Provide portfolio transparency and insights through clear, actionable reporting and analysis (financial, risk, resource, and progress).
• Act as a sparring partner to project managers, providing both guidance and challenge on content, scope, and interdependencies.
• Work closely with the Director Change & Projects and IT Leadership to translate strategy into an executable, balanced portfolio.
• Own portfolio governance processes, while continuously improving them for simplicity, transparency, and impact.
• Monitor and control budgets, ensuring financial integrity and early identification of variances.
• Escalate risks and issues proactively, offering solutions and alternatives rather than only reporting problems.
• Facilitate portfolio reviews with leadership, enabling clear prioritization and decision-making.

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in IT project and portfolio management within a global and distributed enterprise environment.
• Hands-on involvement in large transformation programs, carve-outs, or complex integrations.
• Familiarity with SAP-centric landscapes is a strong advantage.
• Solid financial and analytical skills, with a proven ability to control budgets and assess value realization.
• Advanced skills in portfolio management and reporting tools (e.g., Clarity PPM, MS Project Online, ServiceNow, or equivalents) as well as Excel.

Preferred Characteristics

• Pragmatic and content-driven: able to understand the substance of projects and not limit impact to processes and templates.
• Balanced mindset: combines governance and control with hands-on engagement and problem-solving.
• Strong communicator: conveys portfolio insights with clarity to executives and provides actionable guidance to delivery teams.
• Resilient and decisive: navigates ambiguity and competing priorities with confidence.
• Collaborative: builds strong relationships across IT teams, business stakeholders, and geographies.

PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.