Head of R&D Portfolio & Process Crystal BU

Paris - France

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Process & Systems Heads mission is to lead the design adoption and continuous improvement of R&D process & systems ensuring seamless execution of innovation projects through robust stage-gate methodologies and enabling digital platforms such as the Innovation Platform (NPD portfolio management system). This role is also responsible for managing portfolio and product data through the Innovation Platform. Working closely with PMO heads project managers and the TECH team he/she drives adoption training tracking /reporting and continuous evolution across tools and processes for the R&D function.

Your Key missions:

R&D Process Excellence

Own Groups product development process (Stage Gate) ensuring it is robust scalable and aligned with business and innovation objectives.

Act as the central reference for how Product Development projects are structured and governed - ensuring clarity of roles decision points and deliverables across all functions. Identify pain points or inefficiencies.

Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives to enhance speed quality and consistency in project execution.

R&D Portfolio Management System

Lead the R&D portfolio management system (iPlatform) ensuring it supports end-to-end project and portfolio management.

Act as platform champion for R&D Marketing and other functions integrating and evaluating business needs and priorities into roadmap.

Partner with Tech to prioritize and ensure roadmap alignment with PR ecosystem. Ensure the accuracy completeness and consistency of project & portfolio data within the iPlatform.

Develop and implement strategies to improve data quality and user accountability.

R&D Portfolio reporting and KPIs

Design and deliver clear actionable dashboards and reports tailored to the needs of stakeholders enabling visibility prioritization and performance tracking across the R&D pipeline.
Build and deploy R&D KPIs along with PMO heads of.

Training & Deployment

Lead R&D Process (Stage Gate) & System (iPlatform) implementation and adoption. Develop & deploy training and onboarding materials to ensure successful rollout and sustained usage. Foster a culture of process discipline and digital fluency across the R&D Marketing and Project Management communities.

If you recognize yourself in the description below dont wait and apply!

You have 10 years professional experience
You are data & process oriented
You have analytical skills & ability to simplify complex data
You have a solid understanding of NPD process (R&D and Marketing)
You have the ability to design standardize and drive adoption of core processes and systems
You have experience cross-functional collaboration
You are problem-Solver and results driven
Clear & purposeful communication
You are proficient in English and French

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