Head of R&D PMO & Portfolio Management- TAMI

TAMI is seeking an experienced R&D Portfolio & PMO Manager to establish and lead portfolio management, project governance, and execution excellence across a diverse R&D organization. The role will drive strategic prioritization, resource optimization, project governance, and portfolio transparency to ensure alignment between R&D investments, business objectives, and customer needs.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Manage and oversee the TAMI R&D project portfolio.
• Lead portfolio prioritization and investment discussions based on strategic fit, business value, risk, feasibility, and resource availability.
• Provide visibility into project priorities, portfolio health, dependencies, and resource allocation.
• Support leadership decision-making through portfolio analytics and performance reporting.
• Establish and continuously improve project governance and stage-gate processes.
• Ensure projects are managed with clear objectives, deliverables, milestones, KPIs, and risk assessments.
• Facilitate project reviews and go/no-go decisions throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive execution discipline while maintaining an agile and innovation-focused environment.
• Develop processes to balance project demand against available R&D capacity.
• Identify resource constraints, portfolio bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
• Support leadership in optimizing utilization of scientific and engineering resources.
• Partner with R&D leaders, laboratory managers, scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders.
• Align expectations around project scope, timelines, deliverables, risks, and priorities.
• Foster transparency, accountability, and effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop portfolio dashboards, KPIs, and management reporting tools.
• Drive data-based decision-making across the organization.
• Lead lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen project delivery capabilities.

What are we looking for?

• B.Sc. degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in PMO, Program Management, Portfolio Management, or Project Leadership within an industrial R&D environment.
• Proven experience managing complex, multi-project portfolios involving multiple stakeholders and technologies.
• Demonstrated experience implementing project governance frameworks, stage-gate processes, and project management methodologies.
• Strong understanding of industrial R&D, product development, and technology development processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical, planning, and decision-support capabilities.
• Fluent English.

Preferred Qualifications

• M.Sc., MBA, or equivalent advanced degree.
• Experience in Chemicals, Advanced Materials, Specialty Products, Life Sciences, Industrial Technology, or Advanced Manufacturing industries.
• Experience with portfolio management, resource planning, and PMO tools.