Global R&D Operation & PMO Manager

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The opportunity

As the Head of R&D Operations you will be part of Hitachi Energys Grid Automation Products Group Technology and R&D organization. Our team is responsible for the active management of product and solution technologies spanning protection control automation and communication products as well as systems and solutions supporting power generation transmission subtransmission and distribution network applications. We deliver a comprehensive portfolio of worldclass products that enable the digitalization of our customers operations. The primary objective of R&D Operations is to ensure that all activities carried out within the R&D community adhere to company procedures health safety and environmental requirements cost structures performance targets and schedule commitments. Our leaders play a critical role in fostering inclusion and diversity of thoughtkey drivers of innovation and collaboration across the organization. We are looking for someone who shares this vision and is ready to contribute to our continued journey of technological excellence and organizational growth.

How youll make an impact

• Member of the R&D leadership team and Global Head of R&D Operations.
• Ensures the organization maintains strong project management capabilities through training and certification programs.
• Manage the full R&D project portfolio including intake prioritization resourcing risks issues and budget oversight.
• Create and forecast project and program costs timelines and key deliverables.
• Monitor portfolio performance to ensure scope schedule and budget adherence recommending corrective actions when needed.
• Ensure transparency and proper handling of change requests unexpected events and risks; acts as escalation point for project managers.
• Oversees planning budgeting and compliance across projects driving continuous improvement in delivery performance.
• Leads the R&D Cyber Security function ensuring strong security governance and integration of cybersecurity into product development.
• Directs cybersecurity roadmaps threat assessments and mitigation planning in collaboration with product and IT Security teams.
• Provides strategic leadership for Verification & Validation ensuring rigorous testing quality compliance and timely execution.
• Drives continuous improvement of V&V methodologies to support product readiness regulatory needs and customer expectations.
• Manages crossfunctional alignment resource allocation staffing decisions and performance of direct and matrix teams.

Your background:

• Degree in computer science mechanical electronic engineering or equivalent along with at least10years experiencefrommanaging product development projects.
• 5 years of experience in program/projectsportfolio management with a successfultrack recordin full life cycle implementation projects and proven ability toexecute totime and budget.
• Proven knowledge and experience in project managementchange management and business analysis functions and associated methodologies techniques processes and approaches. Well versed inagiledevelopment methodologies as well as classical stage gate models.
• Preferred Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Experience from the Electrical/Utility sectorbeneficial.
• Flexible well organized driven problem solver solutions-orientedandwillingness totake initiative.
• Ability to analyse complex challenges collect dataestablishfacts and draw valid conclusions.
• Used to teamwork in international distributed teams with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficiencyin English (written spoken) is mandatory.

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