Strategic Planning Lead – Portfolio & Execution

MX06 (FCRS = MX006) Novartis Farmacéutica S.A. de C.V.; Ciudad de México; Híbrido; MXN 900.000 - 1.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Novartis seeks a Manager, Planning Lead to drive the planning infrastructure for enterprise strategic initiatives in Mexico City. You will build integrated roadmaps, coordinate annual planning, and track milestones across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment and governance across leadership teams.

The role requires 5+ years in project management or PMO, strong PowerPoint/Excel skills, and fluency in English.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or Master’s preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in project management, PMO, business operations, portfolio management, commercial operations, planning, or strategy support.
• Strong experience managing complex portfolios, executive deliverables, and cross-functional planning cycles.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluency in English required.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain integrated portfolio roadmaps, milestone plans, quarterly planning calendars, and executive review schedules.
• Coordinate annual strategic planning and quarterly prioritization processes across multiple stakeholders.
• Manage initiative sequencing, dependencies, capacity assumptions, and critical path planning to support successful execution.
• Prepare leadership planning materials, portfolio updates, and executive-ready presentations.
• Identify risks, scheduling conflicts, and resource constraints, recommending solutions to maintain delivery momentum.
• Ensure planning artifacts remain accurate, current, and aligned across governance forums and leadership teams.
• Monitor project and portfolio progress, providing transparency into milestones, risks, and delivery status.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve planning processes, governance standards, and portfolio visibility.

Conocimientos

Change Management

Communication

Problem Solving

Project Management

Project Planning

Project Risk Management

Project Team Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Educación

Bachelor’s degree

MBA

Herramientas

PowerPoint

Excel

Project management tools

Planning methodologies

Descripción del empleo

Novartis seeks a Manager, Planning Lead to drive the planning infrastructure for enterprise strategic initiatives in Mexico City. You will build integrated roadmaps, coordinate annual planning, and track milestones across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment and governance across leadership teams.

The role requires 5+ years in project management or PMO, strong PowerPoint/Excel skills, and fluency in English.