Director, Portfolio & RTE (Cyber/IDAM)

Site Name: UK - London - Brentford, USA - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Posted Date: Aug 5 2022 Director, GP&T Programme Manager/RTE GSK Digital and Tech is looking for an experienced, organised, self-driven, and results-oriented technology programme manager/Release Train Engineer to lead delivery of infrastructure in support of Operational Technology. In this role, you will lead cross-functional projects and programmes that span multiple stakeholders, including product owners, engineers, operators, business leads, finance, legal partners, and others. You will build bridges among these stakeholders to communicate visions and objectives, define project plans, align resources and priorities, and drive the delivery the implementation of infrastructure to support GSK’s operational technology as well as the migration of the OT technology to secure infrastructure. Closing Date for Applications: 18th August 2022 Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application. During the course of your application you will be requested to complete voluntary information which will be used in monitoring the effectiveness of our equality and diversity policies. Your information will be treated as confidential and will not be used in any part of the selection process. If you require a reasonable adjustment to the application / selection process to enable you to demonstrate your ability to perform the job requirements, please contact 0808 234 4391. This will help us to understand any modifications we may need to make to support you throughout our selection process. Location / Travel: Ideally based at GSK House (West London, UK) or Navy Yard, USA, but we will consider exceptional high-calibre individuals from other locations. Please note that there is circa 10% travel required in this role (as per business-needs). *LI-GSK Why you? Qualifications & Skills: We are looking for individuals with these required skills to achieve our goals: Hands on experience in delivering sophisticated infrastructure related projects in large scale global Life Sciences or FMCG industries Significant demonstrable experience delivering complex projects/programmes or acting as a SAFe Release Train Engineer Experience delivering projects/programmes related to connectivity infrastructure, specifically networks (LAN/WAN/WiFi/Firewalls), Cloud, Identity Management and/or security Experience with managing project schedules, finances, risks and issues. Ability to quickly grasp technical topics, particularly in the connectivity space (WAN/LAN/WiFi/Firewalls) in sufficient detail to effectively communicate with customers and Tech delivery teams. Project governance and experience with Agile standards and procedures. Completion of Project Management or Agile Training Curriculum. Experience of managing matrix teams. Experience of senior leader management Preferred Qualifications: If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: High tenacity in resolving and removing strategic obstructions and difficulties, so as to achieve the best strategic results in a timely manner Ability to make decisions as these have a direct impact on the organisation’s ability to achieve major organisational objectives or long-range goals and could jeopardise future business activity across a number of key areas in the organisation if unsuccessful. Ability and willingness to be flexible, adapting to the demands of the customers. 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