Director - CSO PMO

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Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.

Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

Job Purpose:

The Director, CSO PMO (Cybersecurity Project Delivery) is responsible for delivering a portfolio of critical cybersecurity projects that protect GSK’s information and digital assets and reduce risk from cyber-attacks. The role ensures that governance and delivery processes are effectively managed and executed, with a consistent focus on high-quality outcomes.

About the team:

Cybersecurity Project Management Office leads the governance and execution of the Cyber Security Office Project Delivery Portfolio. The team works with senior Tech leaders across the organisation to deliver cross-functional projects, strengthen GSK’s security posture, and keep delivery visible, predictable and aligned to strategic priorities.

Key responsibilities:

This role will provide you the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Provide leadership across the cybersecurity portfolio, ensuring strategic alignment, appropriate investment prioritisation and effective governance.

• Own the project delivery capability end to end, including its roadmap, delivery standards, service performance and continuous improvement.

• Build sufficient expertise in cybersecurity concepts and technologies to understand project requirements, deliverables, risks and intended outcomes.

• Support business case development, with particular focus on business value, investment outcomes and measurable benefits.

• Apply rigorous and agile project management methods to keep multiple projects on track and resolve issues affecting scope, schedule, budget or quality.

• Ensure product owners and delivery teams follow agreed methodologies, information protection project management policies and procedures.

• Run portfolio planning cycles and maintain an integrated delivery plan covering milestones, resources, dependencies, budgets and benefits.

• Work across the CSO Leadership Team to identify and resolve resource capacity constraints and drive effective resource allocation.

• Manage portfolio risks, issues and dependencies, coordinate cross-workstream impacts, and escalate matters that are not progressing.

• Lead communications, escalation and reporting to maintain alignment and progress across delivery teams, senior stakeholders and governance forums.

• Support and develop Cyber Security Project Managers, including employees and contingent workers, by setting goals, coordinating activity and establishing prioritised delivery schedules.

• Own the capability budget and supplier relationships, ensuring delivery commitments and financial performance are effectively managed.

• Build strategic relationships with Tech business-unit leadership teams to support consistent application of security policies and standards across technology projects, systems and services.

• Champion GSK values, lead with context rather than control, focus on outcomes, and demonstrate transparency, integrity, inclusion and accountability.

• Develop people through formal development programmes, mentoring and coaching, while fully supporting diversity, inclusion and equity.

Basic Qualifications:

• BA or BS in Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

• 20+ years of experience, at least 10 years of leadership experience in project and portfolio management or programme delivery.

• At least 10 years of experience managing technology delivery teams.

• Experience in technology portfolio management, including prioritisation, governance, risk management and key performance indicators.

• Experience delivering complex technology solutions across multiple global regions within a regulated industry.

• Substantial cybersecurity experience, with the ability to understand technical requirements, delivery outcomes and security risk.

• Working knowledge of delivery tracking, financial management, reporting, governance and delivery standards.

• Proven experience leading and developing technical or specialist teams and managing budgets, suppliers and delivery commitments.

• Strong influencing and communication skills with senior stakeholders in a complex, matrixed organisation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MA or MSc in Information Systems or Computer Science, or an MBA.

• PMP or CISSP certification; other relevant certifications such as PgMP, MSP, PRINCE2 or SAFe are also beneficial.

• Demonstrated leadership across a complex matrixed environment and with large, globally diverse teams and cultures.

• Expert skills in data analysis and visualisation using Excel and Power BI.

• Experience embedding Agile Product Management practices and combining agile and rigorous project delivery approaches.

• Experience in pharmaceuticals, life sciences or another highly regulated industry.
• Typical tools and technologies: Excel, Power BI, ServiceNow, Jira, Planview or Clarity.

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Skills

Business Acumen, Change Management, Compliance Risk Management, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Process Improvement, Dependency Analysis, Executive Reports, Financial Acumen, Financial Management, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Portfolio Performance Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Problem Solving, Project Management Governance, Shareholder Communications, Stakeholder Management

 

 

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

Inclusion at GSK:

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Please contact our Recruitment Team at IN.recruitment-adjustments@gsk.com to discuss your needs.

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