Head North America Project and Portfolio Management

As the Head North America Project & Portfolio Management, you will be responsible for Leading and developing new capabilities of the North American (NA) Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) team. This role provides portfolio/project management leadership and direction to regional R&D functions. The role is a member of the NA Crop Protection R&D Management Team.Duties:Drive necessary collaborations with a wide range of internal stakeholders including all NA R&D functions, commercial partners, Finance, Global R&D PPM team and counterparts across other regions, etc. to achieve the best outcome for our portfolio pipeline.Engage to actively shape and maximize the value of our portfolio pipeline, generate insights for R&D strategies and drive actions to provide the business with registerable options, continuously challenge the organization to invest in the right projects, control costs, fail fast, enhance customer-focus and increase speed to market.Champion digital transformation, the concept of Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) data, data-based decision-making and expansion of SmartChoice Connect as a single point of truth.Create an environment that enables innovation through motivating and empowering project teams to be courageous and accountable, and embracing digital opportunities to increase efficiency and effectiveness and build competitive differentiation.Ensure quality, accuracy and effectiveness regarding the planning, tracking and delivery of the regional R&D project portfolio.Drive simplification in NA project and portfolio management tools, processes and governance with a focus on digitalization.Catalyze improvement initiatives (including digital), seek broad alignments (in region, globally, and stakeholder functions), and drive disruptive change while ensuring business continuity.Implement an agile Portfolio Definition Cycle (PDC), serve as the NA Development Committee Secretary, and drive operation of the NA R&D Management Team.