Productivity Solutions Division (PSD) Strategic Portfolio & Project Management Director

Job Description

Agilent inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide life science, diagnostic and applied market laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications and expertise. Agilent enables customers to gain the answers and insights they seek ---- so they can do what they do best: improve the world around us. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com. 

We are seeking a Director to lead the PSD PMCoE, Agilent's Enterprise Software PMO, which drives portfolio governance, investment prioritization, resource planning, and execution of strategic software transformation initiatives across the company.
 
The PSD Portfolio & Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCoE) Director will manage a team supporting the PSD Division within the ACG Strategy & Business Operations team.  This will include support for the Productivity Solutions Division and development of team structure to support the newly formed division.   This key role has accountability for execution of the projects within the portfolio, including Lifecycle and Business projects, and the overall business process of Project Portfolio Management including Roadmaps, Prioritization and Resource planning. This position will partner with key PSD and ACG Functional Leadership to assign and support Project Managers and Project Leaders to execute growth plans for Software and Automation productivity solutions. This role will also be key member of PSD Staff with facilitation of monthly Staff meetings, support of the annual strategic planning process and other critical business initiatives. The position reports to the Associate Vice President of ACG Strategy & Business Operations CoE. 

 

Responsibilities:  
 

• People Manager accountable for the performance and development of the PSD PMCoE Organization 

• Responsible for the individual performance, development and work assignments of the PSD PMCOE Portfolio and Project Managers.  Develop Project Managers for future roles within Agilent. 

• Accountable for the Project Portfolio Management process to facilitate and lead Staff discussions on Investment, Resourcing and Prioritization decisions.  Highlights and provides counsel to PSD Staff on Productivity Projects progress and overall PSD Portfolio Management status.   

• Actively engage stakeholders in project manager assignments, prioritization, and execution ensuring all projects are delivered with Agilent procedures, using best practices to meet agreed requirements of scope, time, cost and quality.  Effectively communicates problems, issues, risks and solutions. 

• Coach, mentor, manage, educate and develop skill sets of program and project managers and teams. 

• Collaborate with functional managers on project delivery processes, project reporting, and resource allocation and planning  

• Oversee the development of detailed project plans, work, and cost estimates, critical path assessment, budgets and schedules, including goals and risks. 

Staff member of the ACG Strategy & Business Operations CoE, aligns best practices and consistent Project Portfolio management business processes across the ACG PMCoE organizations, support growth and development and participates in organization strategic planning at both ACG and PSD levels 

 

This role manages a team of remote employees in US, India and EMEA.  Location (remote or on-site and time zone) is flexible but successful candidate must be willing to match working hours to needs of PSD Division Staff. 

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in project/program/portfolio management leading large scale, complex projects or portfolios with multiple stakeholder groups. 
• 5+ years' experience formally or informally leading people.

• Experience leading a program management office for a large (fortune 500) multinational company.  

• Experience with people management including development and mentoring .

• Experience with complex matrixed organizations and facilitation to address competing priorities and diverse opinions. 

• Significant experience with PLM methodologies (PMP, Agile, Scrum, Six Sigma).   

• Experience with Software development projects and processes.  Must have Agile experience. 

• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, information technology, engineering, or related field. Master's degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Project Management Institute PMP certification preferred. 

• Six-sigma, Agile or Scrum Master certification preferred. 

• Experience in the analytical life sciences, laboratory, software, SaaS, or informatics industries preferred.

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule. It includes the option to work remotely. Applications for this job will be accepted until at least October 2, 2026 or until the job is no longer posted.

The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $153,040.00 - $286,950.00/yr plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and merit-based employer that values individuals of all backgrounds at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases. Agilent Technologies, Inc., is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive in the workplace where everyone is welcome, and strives to support candidates with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance with any part of the application or interview process or have questions about workplace accessibility, please email job_posting@agilent.com or contact +1-262-754-5030. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please visit www.agilent.com/en/accessibility.

Travel Required:

25% of the Time

Shift:

Day

Duration:

No End Date

Job Function:

Administration