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Global Business Services

Our team is not just another department; we're strategic partners and catalysts for change, who use our expertise to drive sustainable growth and create and protect value for Reckitt.

Working with the GBS Transition Teams, Global Transformation Office and global functions, you'll play a key role in enabling effective governance, transparency, and control across some of Reckitt's most strategic programmes and initiatives. You'll help shape and maintain the governance frameworks, tools, and processes that support successful delivery.

About the role

The GBS Senior Manager - Portfolio & Governance Excellence is responsible for overseeing the GBS transformation portfolio, working with Transition Leads to ensure initiatives are governed, coordinated and delivered effectively across regions, functions and markets.

The role provides portfolio oversight across transition programmes, managing cross-programme dependencies, risks and impacts while maintaining visibility of value delivery.

The role owns transition methodologies, playbooks and governance standards, driving consistency, quality and adherence across the portfolio.

The role also leads portfolio governance and reporting, owns key planning tools and frameworks, and manages the PMO Governance function.

Success in this role requires strong portfolio and programme management expertise, analytical rigour, and the ability to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes in a complex global environment.

Your responsibilities

Portfolio Management & Governance

• Own and maintain the consolidated GBS transformation portfolio, ensuring accurate visibility of programme status, milestones, risks and dependencies.
• Drive portfolio prioritisation and portfolio health reviews with GBS leadership.
• Establish and maintain portfolio governance standards, methodologies, templates and reporting frameworks.
• Ensure portfolio reporting enables informed decision-making and transparency across leadership forums.

Methodology, Playbooks & Tools

• Own and continuously improve GBS portfolio management and transition methodologies.
• Maintain and evolve programme playbooks, frameworks, templates and standards.
• Act as business owner for Planisware, partnering closely with Enterprise Value Expansion and Global Transformation Office
• Drive adoption of portfolio management disciplines and tool utilisation across programmes.

 

People Leadership

• Lead and develop the PMO Governance capability.
• Provide coaching, guidance and quality oversight for governance activities and portfolio reporting.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational excellence and collaboration.

The experience we're looking for

• Significant experience in programme, portfolio or transformation management within a global organisation.
• Proven track record managing multiple complex projects and programmes simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of portfolio governance, PMO practices and value realisation frameworks.
• Experience managing cross-functional dependencies, risks and stakeholder alignment in a matrix environment.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.
• Experience using Planisware and MS Project
• Experience developing and implementing project management methodologies, standards and governance frameworks.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced capabilities in reporting, data analysis and dashboard creation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.

The skills for success

Portfolio Management, Programme Management, Transformation Delivery, Transition Management, Value Realisation, Strategic Planning, Governance & PMO Excellence, Dependency Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Influence, Leadership Without Authority, Data Analysis & Reporting, Planisware, Microsoft Project, Excel & Power BI, Collaboration & Cross-Functional Leadership

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.
We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.