About this role
The Role: 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.