Director, Data Management Office — Remote Strategy Lead

Novartis Group Companies; United States; Remote; USD 186,000 - 345,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis Group of Companies is seeking a Director, Data Management Office to translate strategic data priorities into measurable business outcomes. This remote role leads governance, prioritization, and delivery excellence across the Data Governance & Data Management Office, partnering with senior leaders.

The position requires 10+ years in program/portfolio management within data transformation, with strong governance, dashboards, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in program management, portfolio management, demand management, PMO leadership, data transformation, technology delivery, or enterprise operations.
• Proven success managing complex cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and delivery teams.
• Strong expertise in demand management, prioritization, capacity planning, portfolio reporting, and governance.
• Experience creating executive dashboards, performance metrics, milestone tracking, and portfolio health reporting.
• Ability to analyze delivery performance, resource capacity, risks, and execution trends to drive decisions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and influencing skills across senior leadership teams.
• Experience working within data governance, data management, analytics, technology, or enterprise transformation environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead demand intake, prioritization, and governance processes across the Data Governance and Data Management Office.
• Develop a consolidated portfolio view of initiatives, data products, and business priorities.
• Partner with leaders to align capacity, resources, timelines, and delivery commitments.
• Drive prioritization decisions based on business value, risk, strategy, and organizational capacity.
• Establish executive dashboards and reporting that enable informed, timely decision-making.
• Monitor portfolio performance, delivery health, resource utilization, and key milestones.
• Identify and elevate risks, dependencies, blockers, and critical decisions requiring leadership support.
• Lead governance forums, portfolio reviews, and cross-functional planning discussions.
• Standardize tools, templates, reporting routines, and program management best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance transparency, delivery predictability, and operational excellence.

Skills

Program management

Portfolio management

Demand management

PMO leadership

Data transformation

Technology delivery

Enterprise operations

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field

Job description

Novartis Group of Companies is seeking a Director, Data Management Office to translate strategic data priorities into measurable business outcomes. This remote role leads governance, prioritization, and delivery excellence across the Data Governance & Data Management Office, partnering with senior leaders.

The position requires 10+ years in program/portfolio management within data transformation, with strong governance, dashboards, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration.