Senior Manager, Portfolio Governance & Strategy - USA

Johnson & Johnson•Brunswick, OH

About The Position

Ethicon Inc., a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, is recruiting a Senior Manager, Portfolio Governance & Strategy Leader for MedTech Supply Chain Digital. The role leads the Strategic Portfolio Management capability, connecting business strategy with investment decisions, resource planning, portfolio execution, and value realization. It evolves governance, demand intake, prioritization, value management, analytics, and performance measurement to improve investment decisions and executive transparency. As a strategic business partner, the leader works across Digital Leadership, Finance, PMO, Product, Technology, and Business partners. The role also governs portfolio management technology and integrates project execution tools with portfolio platforms to improve efficiency, data quality, reporting, and end-to-end visibility. The position may require up to 10% domestic and/or international travel to other sites and locations.

Requirements

Minimum of a bachelor's degree and/or equivalent university degree.
Minimum eight years of relevant professional work experience.
Complex global Project, Program, or Portfolio Management leadership experience.
Strong strategic leadership and business acumen, with the ability to align investments to organizational priorities.
Deep expertise in Strategic Portfolio Management, portfolio governance, demand management, prioritization, and investment planning.
Experience establishing portfolio governance forums, intake processes, stage gates, and executive decision frameworks.
Experience governing portfolio and project technologies, system integration, and process automation.
Exceptional communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
Ability to influence global, matrixed organizations without direct authority.
Strong change management, continuous improvement, organizational transformation, and team-development capabilities.
Experience leading, developing, and coaching high-performing teams.
Ability to travel up to 10% domestically and/or internationally to other sites and locations.

Nice To Haves

A focused degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, or an equivalent field.
An advanced degree.
Progressive leadership experience in Supply Chain, Commercial, digital transformation, portfolio management, or large transformation programs.
Understanding of Supply Chain, Digital Transformation, Technology Delivery, and enterprise planning processes.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Experience in Strategic Portfolio Management, portfolio governance, value management and benefits realization, Supply Chain, Digital Transformation, Technology Delivery, enterprise planning, PMO, Product, Finance, or Business environments, and large, complex matrixed organizations.
Proficiency with Planisware, JIRA, Quickbase, Power BI, and Microsoft Power Platform.
Experience integrating portfolio and project tools and applying digitization, automation, and data-quality practices.
Professional certification in Portfolio Management, Project Management, Agile, Strategy, Value Management, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

Lead and evolve the Strategic Portfolio Management framework across MedTech Supply Chain Digital, including governance structures, operating models, decision forums, and review cadences.
Align strategic priorities, investment planning, resource allocation, and portfolio execution; partner with senior leaders on portfolio roadmaps and portfolio maturity.
Govern enterprise demand intake, assessment, and prioritization using frameworks that consider strategic alignment, value, complexity, resource demand, risk, and financial impact.
Facilitate portfolio review councils and governance boards, establish portfolio gating and investment review practices, and promote transparent, consistent investment decisions.
Lead portfolio-level value management and benefits realization; define value drivers, return-on-investment methods, and success metrics with Finance and Business leaders; supervise forecasted and realized benefits.
Provide executive visibility into portfolio health, investment and financial performance, resource utilization, risks, and strategic alignment through benchmarks, scorecards, dashboards, and reporting.
Conduct scenario planning, forecasting, and investment analysis, and use analytics to identify opportunities to improve portfolio performance.
Lead strategic resource planning and capacity management, including demand forecasting, capacity planning, resource prioritization, and monitoring constraints, demand trends, and delivery risks.
Define and govern the portfolio management technology strategy and roadmap; integrate project management tools, including JIRA, Planisware, and Quickbase, with portfolio solutions.
Lead digitization and automation across intake, governance, reporting, resource planning, and value tracking; improve data quality and accessibility and promote tool adoption and procedures.
Lead enterprise investment and change governance, including Change Control Board oversight, balancing strategic priorities, risk, funding constraints, and organizational capacity.
Facilitate executive decisions through structured governance forums and transparent reporting.
Develop portfolio management capabilities through coaching, mentoring, and knowledge sharing; build cross-functional partnerships and foster accountability, innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Lead, develop, and coach high-performing teams and provide meaningful growth opportunities.

Benefits

Consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)), subject to the terms of the respective plans.
Eligibility to participate in the Company's long-term incentive program.
Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year.
Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with different stated allowances for employees residing in Colorado or Washington.
Holiday pay, including floating holidays: 13 days per calendar year.
Work, Personal and Family Time: up to 40 hours per calendar year.
Parental Leave: 480 hours within one year of the birth, adoption, or foster care of a child.
Bereavement Leave: 240 hours for an immediate family member and 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
Caregiver Leave: 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
Volunteer Leave: 32 hours per calendar year.
Military Spouse Time-Off: 80 hours per calendar year.