Digital Technology Delivery and Performance Lead

About the job

At Opella, we have one shared mission – we work passionately, every day, to ‘serve healthier, fuller lives’ now and for the generations to come.

In order to do so, we strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees’ mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view.

Everything we do is centered around people’s interests – our consumers, our customers, healthcare professionals, and our employees – across the world.

We are building loved brands that serve 1bn consumers worldwide, through our key platforms: Allergy, Physical & Mental Wellness, Pain, Digestive Wellness and Cough, Cold & Flu.

We aspire to become the best Fast Moving Consumer Health (FMCH) company In & For the world and we aim to build a work environment where people can thrive, grow, enjoy and be at their best.

Our team designs, delivers, and governs Digital Technology services and capabilities for Opella worldwide.

We deliver our solutions in a highly competitive market answering FMCH needs and sometimes supporting regulated environments (GxP, SoX and other regional or local regulations).

Our team operates in an international context, serving all markets in most of the countries around the world.

Digital Technology & Architecture organization encompasses following capabilities: Integration, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud engineering, Platform Engineering (e.g. DevOps & related framework), FinOps, Platforms (ServiceNow, Observability, Chatbots, SAP, Salesforce, RPA, …), Digital Workplace and Cloud Infrastructure.

Delivery & Performance provides the management system that connects strategy, portfolio execution, financial performance, governance, and operational improvement across Technology & Architecture. The team works across domains to create transparency, strengthen accountability, and enable faster, better-informed decisions.

Are you passionate about turning strategy into brilliant execution, improving financial visibility, and simplifying how technology is governed and delivered? Join us as Delivery & Performance Lead within the Technology & Architecture organization and help strengthen portfolio execution, operational performance, and leadership decision-making across Opella.

Delivery & Performance Lead

Job Summary

The Delivery & Performance Lead drives disciplined execution, financial performance, governance, and operational excellence across Opella’s Technology & Architecture organization. The role provides an integrated view of delivery progress, portfolio health, budgets, risks, dependencies, and outcomes, enabling leaders to make timely, evidence-based decisions.

Working across technology domains and in close partnership with Finance, Procurement, project managers, and business stakeholders, the role strengthens ways of working, improves transparency and accountability, and supports simplification of the technology portfolio and landscape.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Delivery & Performance

• Drive execution discipline and delivery performance across the Technology & Architecture portfolio.
• Maintain clear visibility of progress, milestones, outcomes, risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery commitments.
• Challenge delivery plans constructively, facilitate issue resolution, and support recovery actions where performance is off track.
• Promote outcome-based planning and consistent portfolio delivery practices.

Financial & Budget Management

• Oversee budget tracking, forecasting, purchase order management, and financial performance across Business as Usual and Separation Costs.
• Reconcile actuals, commitments, forecasts, and variances in partnership with Finance, Procurement, and budget owners.
• Improve financial transparency, cost control, and decision-making through reliable data and timely insight.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and coordinate corrective actions with accountable owners.

Governance & Ways of Working

• Strengthen delivery governance, standards, reporting rhythms, decision forums, and operating models.
• Clarify accountabilities, decision rights, escalation paths, and performance expectations.
• Standardize practical ways of working that improve consistency, speed, and execution efficiency without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Drive continuous improvement based on delivery data, stakeholder feedback, and lessons learned.

Portfolio & Digital Landscape Simplification

• Create an integrated view of initiatives, demand, capacity, investment, and strategic alignment.
• Support portfolio prioritization and sequencing, balancing business value, cost, risk, dependencies, and delivery capacity.
• Contribute to technology landscape simplification by identifying overlaps, rationalization opportunities, and complexity reduction actions.
• Ensure initiatives remain aligned with Technology & Architecture priorities and Opella’s strategic objectives.

Performance Reporting & Executive Insights

• Define and maintain meaningful KPIs covering delivery, financial health, risk, capacity, quality, and outcomes.
• Develop dashboards and management reporting that provide a trusted, concise view of portfolio performance.
• Translate delivery and financial data into actionable insights, options, and recommendations for leadership.
• Improve data quality and reporting automation to reduce manual effort and accelerate decision-making.

Cross-functional Collaboration & Digital Enablement

• Partner with Technology & Architecture leaders, project and portfolio managers, Finance, Procurement, and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate alignment across functions, surface trade-offs, and ensure actions and decisions are followed through.
• Act as a trusted partner to leadership, combining constructive challenge with pragmatic execution support.
• Where relevant, use AI-powered tools and digital solutions to improve productivity, streamline reporting, and simplify ways of working.
• Facilitate animation of team routines and coach our Teams to work in Agile ways of working and according to the Project Management methodology defined by our Digital group.

Core Skills & Expertise

• Technology delivery and performance management.
• Project and portfolio management.
• Budget management, forecasting, purchase order management, and cost control.
• Technology governance, operating models, and decision frameworks.
• KPI development, analytics, and executive reporting.
• Stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership.
• Process optimization and continuous improvement.
• Digital transformation and AI enablement.

Required Qualifications

• Significant experience in technology delivery, portfolio performance, PMO, finance, operations, or a comparable role in a complex international organization.
• Proven ability to manage budgets and forecasts, interpret financial data, and drive cost accountability.
• Strong understanding of project and portfolio governance, delivery methodologies, and technology operating models.
• Excellent analytical, communication, facilitation, and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to influence without direct authority, manage competing priorities, and operate effectively in ambiguity.
• Pragmatic, structured, detail-oriented, and able to connect strategic priorities with operational execution.
• Fluent English required; additional languages are an advantage.

Tools & Digital Capabilities

• Project & Portfolio Management: Jira.
• Collaboration & Knowledge Management: Confluence, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint.
• Reporting & Analytics: Power BI, Microsoft Excel.
• AI & Productivity: Microsoft Copilot and generative AI tools like Vibe Coding.
• Financial & Procurement Processes: budget tracking, forecasting, and SAP.

Success Indicators

• Leadership has a reliable, timely, and actionable view of delivery and financial performance.
• Portfolio milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions, and accountabilities are transparent and actively managed.
• Budget forecasts are accurate, variances are understood, and financial actions are completed on time.
• Governance and reporting are simpler, more consistent, and focused on decisions and outcomes.
• Prioritization and landscape simplification decisions are supported by clear data and strategic alignment.
• Stakeholders recognize the function as a trusted partner that improves execution, accountability, and operational efficiency.