Product Engineer - Portfolio Management

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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Software/Systems Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

PENJERLA, Telangana, India

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson

Portfolio Lead, ICC

Technology Portfolio Management & Delivery Excellence

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity.

Position Title

Product Engineer, Portfolio Management

Function

Technology / Digital & Data

Sub Function

Portfolio Management, Product Operations & Delivery Excellence

Location

Hyderabad, India (Hybrid)

Reports To

Director ICC

Position Overview

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a highly motivated Portfolio Manager, ICC to lead portfolio planning, governance, prioritization, execution oversight, and value realization for technology initiatives delivered through the Innovation Capability Center.

This role will work closely with technology leaders, product owners, business stakeholders, finance partners, delivery teams, and vendor partners to ensure that the ICC portfolio is strategically aligned, transparently governed, financially disciplined, and executed with operational excellence.

The successful candidate will bring strong portfolio management expertise, executive communication, financial and resource planning skills, Agile delivery understanding, and the ability to connect strategy with execution across a complex global technology environment.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Strategy & Governance

·        Lead portfolio planning and governance processes for ICC technology programs, product teams, and strategic initiatives.

·        Partner with senior leaders to align portfolio priorities with business strategy, digital transformation goals, and enterprise technology roadmaps.

·        Establish and maintain portfolio intake, prioritization, decision-making, dependency management, and escalation mechanisms.

·        Create transparent portfolio views covering scope, roadmap, milestones, dependencies, risks, financials, resources, and value outcomes.

Delivery Oversight & Execution Excellence

·        Monitor delivery health across programs and product teams, including milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, quality, and business outcomes.

·        Drive disciplined execution through consistent portfolio rhythms, operating reviews, governance forums, and action tracking.

·        Support delivery teams in removing blockers, managing cross-functional dependencies, and ensuring leadership visibility on critical decisions.

·        Promote Agile, product-based delivery, and continuous improvement practices across the ICC portfolio.

Financial & Resource Management

·        Lead portfolio-level budget planning, forecasting, tracking, and variance management in partnership with finance and technology leaders.

·        Support workforce planning, capacity management, vendor planning, and investment prioritization across internal and external resources.

·        Track portfolio spend, benefits, resource utilization, run/grow investment mix, and financial risks.

·        Enable data-driven decisions on investment trade-offs, sequencing, and portfolio optimization.

Stakeholder Management & Executive Communication

·        Prepare executive-ready portfolio updates, dashboards, scorecards, decision papers, and leadership review materials.

·        Communicate portfolio health, risks, dependencies, and key decisions clearly to senior stakeholders and cross-functional leaders.

·        Facilitate governance meetings, portfolio reviews, steering committees, and cross-functional planning forums.

·        Build trusted partnerships with business, technology, finance, procurement, quality, cybersecurity, and delivery stakeholders.

Risk, Compliance & Operational Controls

·        Identify, manage, and escalate portfolio-level risks, issues, dependencies, compliance needs, and operational control gaps.

·        Ensure portfolio documentation, governance artifacts, decision logs, and status reporting are accurate, timely, and audit-ready.

·        Support adherence to J&J technology standards, privacy, cybersecurity, quality, procurement, and financial governance expectations.

·        Drive continuous improvement in portfolio operations, reporting quality, control processes, and management routines.

Capability Building & Portfolio Operations

·        Develop reusable portfolio management templates, dashboards, playbooks, and reporting standards for ICC operations.

·        Coach program managers, product teams, and delivery leads on portfolio governance expectations and operating model standards.

·        Improve portfolio data quality, tools adoption, automation, and analytics for better visibility and decision-making.

·        Champion a culture of accountability, transparency, collaboration, inclusion, and outcome-based execution.

Required Qualifications

Education

·        Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.

·        Master's Degree or MBA preferred.

Experience

·        3 to 6 years of experience in portfolio management, program management, product operations, technology delivery, or transformation management.

·        2+ years of experience leading portfolio governance, financial planning, delivery oversight, or large-scale technology programs.

·        Experience working with global technology teams, senior stakeholders, and cross-functional operating models.

·        Strong experience with portfolio reporting, executive dashboards, risk management, governance forums, and decision support.

·        Experience in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Life Sciences, or other regulated industries preferred.

·        Experience with Agile, Product Operating Model, DevOps-enabled technology delivery, and digital transformation initiatives preferred.

Core Skills

Portfolio Management

Financial & Resource Planning

Delivery & Governance

Leadership & Communication

• Portfolio planning
• Prioritization
• Roadmap management
• Benefits tracking
• Value realization
• Dependency management

• Budget forecasting
• Spend tracking
• Variance management
• Capacity planning
• Vendor planning
• Investment trade-offs

• Agile delivery oversight
• Risk and issue management
• Governance forums
• Program controls
• Executive dashboards
• Operational excellence

• Executive communication
• Stakeholder influence
• Facilitation
• Change leadership
• Problem solving
• Data-driven decision-making

Tools & Methods

·        Portfolio and project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Planview, Smartsheet, Clarity, MS Project, or similar platforms.

·        Executive reporting and analytics tools such as Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint, and collaboration platforms.

·        Agile, Scrum, SAFe, Product Operating Model, Lean Portfolio Management, and continuous improvement practices.

·        Financial governance, portfolio controls, risk management, dependency management, and technology operating rhythms.

Preferred Qualifications

·        PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, Lean Portfolio Management, Agile, Scrum, or related certifications.

·        Experience managing portfolios within ICC, Global Capability Center, Digital Transformation, Clinical IT, R&D Technology, or enterprise technology organizations.

·        Experience supporting portfolio operations for data platforms, AI products, cloud applications, clinical systems, or product engineering teams.

·        Strong business acumen with the ability to balance strategic outcomes, financial discipline, delivery risk, and operational execution.

·        Demonstrated ability to operate in a matrixed global environment with senior stakeholder visibility.

Leadership Competencies

Strategic Portfolio Thinking

Execution Excellence

Financial Discipline

Stakeholder Influence

Governance Leadership

Business Acumen

Inclusive Leadership

Risk Management

Data-Driven Decisions

Executive Communication

What Impact Will You Have?

As a Portfolio Manager at ICC, you will play a critical role in connecting strategy to execution by enabling transparent governance, disciplined investment management, delivery excellence, and outcome-focused portfolio operations that help J&J technology teams deliver greater value to patients, customers, and business partners.

Recommended Job Grade

Manager (24)

Portfolio Scope

Technology initiatives, product teams, programs, vendors, financials, risks, and value outcomes across ICC

Organization

ICC / Technology Portfolio Management / Digital & Data

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Business Behavior, Execution Focus, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Product Design, Requirements Analysis, Research and Development, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Scripting Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Development Management, Software Engineering Practices, Software Testing, Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Technical Writing, Technologically Savvy