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Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Project/Program Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Senior Manager, Portfolio Management to join our Engineering & Property Services organization located in Bogotá, Colombia; or São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

• United States - Requisition Number: R-068756
   

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

At Engineering & Property Services (E&PS) we take care of all J&J buildings around the world providing end-to-end services from Real Estate, Engineering & Strategic Project Delivery to Facilities Management. We have a profound influence on the entire J&J Enterprise, providing innovative workplaces where our employees can collaborate and grow, and delivering flexible site solutions which enable our business to best serve our important customers and patients.
 

The Senior Manager, Portfolio Management is a critical lead in advancing the Global Project Portfolio (GPP) as a decision-making capability for E&PS. This role is accountable for standing up and maturing the GPP operating model to ensure portfolio decisions are made using consistent, trusted, and integrated data. Acting as a steward of GPP, the Senior Manager delivers an end‑to‑end portfolio view and evolves reporting from descriptive dashboards to forward‑looking and predictive insights. Through advanced analytics, this role enables leaders to anticipate cost and resource risks, optimize capital allocation, and align investments to strategic priorities.
 

The Senior Manager partners closely with stakeholders to translate GPP insights into clear, leadership‑team‑ready recommendations, builds portfolio literacy through targeted training, links high‑risk assets to project portfolios to drive early risk mitigation, and embeds resource and capacity planning to proactively surface constraints that could impact delivery of critical initiatives.
 

The ideal candidate brings demonstrated experience at the portfolio and/or program level, with the ability to use integrated data and analytics to inform strategic decisions and influence stakeholders. They are skilled at translating portfolio insights into leadership‑ready recommendations and partnering across functions to embed new tools, governance, and ways of working.
 

 Key Responsibilities

• Lead the stand‑up and maturation of the Global Project Portfolio (GPP) as a core decision‑making capability, including defining portfolio governance, roles, ownership, and ways of working
• Act as steward of a single source of truth for the global Capex project portfolio, integrating data across enterprise systems to provide an end‑to‑end view of investments, performance, and risk
• Evolve portfolio reporting from descriptive dashboards to forward‑looking and predictive insights that enable leaders to anticipate schedule, cost, and resource risks, optimize capital allocation, and align investments to strategic priorities
• Develop and deliver consolidated portfolio views, including Capex and schedule risk, to support leadership decision‑making and portfolio trade‑offs
• Translate complex portfolio data into clear, leadership‑team‑ready insights and recommendations, influencing investment and prioritization decisions
• Enable linkage between high‑risk assets and project portfolios to ensure early identification, visibility, and mitigation of risks
• Embed resource management and capacity planning into portfolio insights to proactively identify constraints that could impact delivery of strategic initiatives
• Partner across E&PS functions, regions, and business stakeholders to ensure consistent inputs, alignment, and adoption of portfolio standards
• Build portfolio literacy by training and coaching user groups to interpret GPP outputs and apply insights effectively in portfolio and leadership forums
• Continuously improve portfolio processes, analytics, and tools to strengthen transparency, predictability, and portfolio performance
   

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree is required. Degrees in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field are preferred
• Qualifications or formal training in data analytics
• Relevant certification or qualification in Portfolio or Program Management
• MBA or equivalent advanced business degree
• FPX Trained 
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Project Delivery management, including experience operating at the portfolio or program level
• Proven ability to partner across diverse business functions in a matrixed environment
• Strong analytical capability, with experience extracting, analyzing, and interpreting data to drive business and portfolio insights
• Demonstrated ability to translate data into clear, senior‑leadership‑ready presentations and recommendations
• Knowledge of portfolio management systems and inter‑segment portfolio coordination (e.g., Planisware, G‑Craft or similar) 
• Experience using analytics and integrated data to support portfolio‑ or program‑level decision‑making
• Familiarity with portfolio, capital planning, or enterprise planning tools (e.g., Planisware or similar)
• Ability to translate complex portfolio data into clear, executive‑ready insights and recommendations
• Experience supporting portfolio governance, operating models, or investment decision frameworks
•  Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including enabling adoption of new tools and ways of working

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agile Decision Making, Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Business Alignment, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Organizing, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Statement of Work (SOW), Technical Credibility