Global IS Department Manager for Project and Portfolio Management

Your role and responsibilities

As Global IS Department Manager for Project and Portfolio Management, you will lead a global team and take strategic ownership of ABB's IT project portfolio. This is not a PMO administration role - you are accountable for the portfolio it-self: driving business value, ensuring alignment with strategy, simplifying governance, and empowering project managers with clarity and actionable data.

The work model for the role is: #Li-hybrid

You report to the Global Department Manager for Strategy, Governance and Portfolio Management and work in a hybrid model, engaging daily with IT leadership, the CIO, global controllers, and department portfolio and project managers.

Your main accountabilities will be:

• Manage and maintain ABB's global IT portfolio as a strategic asset, providing leadership with clear visibility, analysis, and recommendations to support business strategy alignment and value delivery

• Support the IT Leadership team in portfolio prioritization and decision-making by providing evidence-based analysis, options, and recommendations that balance strategic demands against resource constraints and risk appetite

• Work with IT Leadership to simplify the portfolio governance framework and decision processes - reduce bu-reaucracy while maintaining transparency and control; drive a lean, outcome-focused approach

• Conduct regular gate reviews and health checks across active projects and programs, translating complex data into actionable insights and recommendations for leadership review and decision

• Lead, mentor, and develop a global team of project and portfolio professionals supporting ABB's project and portfolio management capability, ensuring clarity on priorities and access to the tools and support needed to succeed

• Run a structured learning and development program for project managers across the organization to build capa-bility and community

• Serve as the primary owner of Planview (our portfolio management platform), ensuring it is configured for visi-bility, reduces manual reporting, and enables leadership to make better-informed decisions

• Hold and enforce project management governance standards and processes, supporting project managers through coaching and implementation guidance without creating unnecessary complexity

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the IT Leadership team, CIO, and global controllers, communicating port-folio status, risks, and optimization opportunities in clear business language to support their decision-making

• Drive continuous improvement in how we capture, analyze, and present portfolio information to increase busi-ness value and support organizational agility

In this role, we're looking for someone with these characteristics:

• Pragmatic and Outcome-Oriented – You care about results and business impact, not process perfection. You simplify complex situations, make sound decisions with imperfect information, and move forward.

• Hands-On Portfolio Management Experience at Scale – You have proven experience leading teams, managing large, complex portfolios, implementing governance frameworks, and delivering measurable improvements. You can demonstrate this.

• Strategic Thinker Who Can Execute – You see the big picture (portfolio alignment, business value, organiza-tional strategy), but you also roll up your sleeves to solve day-to-day problems and drive implementation.

• Clear Communicator – You translate technical and financial complexity into language that resonates with senior leaders. You are comfortable presenting to global, executive audiences and building stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications for the role

• 15+ years of senior-level experience in IT portfolio management, program/project management, or PMO leader-ship with proven hands-on experience managing large, complex portfolios at enterprise scale

• Demonstrated expertise in portfolio management tools and platforms (Planview, ServiceNow, Clarity, or similar)

• Strong knowledge of project delivery models (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and gate-based governance frameworks

• Familiarity with portfolio management and lean/agile frameworks (Lean Portfolio Management, SAFe, or equiv-alent)

• ITIL practices and IT service management knowledge

• Proven track record of simplifying processes, reducing complexity, and improving portfolio performance with measurable business outcomes (e.g., cycle time reduction, improved ROI tracking, better resource utilization, increased on-time delivery)

• Demonstrated ability to drive organizational change and simplify governance without sacrificing control or standards

• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills; experience engaging with C-level lead-ership and global teams

• Change leadership and cross-functional collaboration capabilities

• Professional certifications preferred (PfMP, PMP, PgMP, SAFe, Lean Portfolio Management, ITIL 4, or related PMO certifications)

• Fluent in English (written and spoken) to communicate effectively across a global, multinational organization

• Comfortable with hybrid work model and able to lead/engage with geographically distributed teams.