Senior Project Enablement Manager (Temporary, 2 Years)

About the role

Roche is looking for a Senior Project Enablement Manager for a two-year temporary assignment in Kaiseraugst. You will join a team of Program and Project Management professionals within the RSS ASPIRE Sustain organization, reporting to the ASPIRE Sustain Project Enablement lead. ASPIRE is a Roche-wide business transformation program centred on SAP S/4HANA, and the OCM workstream covers training, communications and the organisational structures supporting deployment and sustainment.

Key responsibilities

• Own central PMO services, aligning initiatives with strategic goals and upholding project management standards and governance
• Enable the ASPIRE delivery organization through project controlling, resource planning, KPI tracking, backlog management and program planning
• Guide Initiative Owners and Project Managers through portfolio assessments, business cases and stakeholder alignment
• Proactively identify and mitigate portfolio risks, dependencies and issues across the project lifecycle
• Provide transparent project and portfolio status updates, milestone tracking and progress reports to Senior Sponsors and Program Leadership
• Conduct project health checks, ensure complete deliverable documentation and maintain compliance with Roche/ASPIRE standards
• Design and deploy PM methodologies, frameworks, guidelines and tools across Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid environments
• Drive cross-functional alignment and matrix leadership across global networks
• Support ASPIRE Leadership in budget tracking versus actuals and deputize for the cPMO Lead, including managing external service partners

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics or a related field
• 10+ years of project management and PMO experience
• Prior experience in the pharmaceutical industry or management consulting strongly preferred; Organizational Change Management (OCM) proficiency is a plus
• Exceptional communication, negotiation and influencing skills in complex global matrix environments
• Ability to coordinate multiple complex workstreams simultaneously with strong time management
• Self-driven, adaptable and resilient, able to work independently and collaboratively