Director, MarTech Product Excellence and Operations

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Level 6

Job Description Summary

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Join Novartis as the Director MarTech Product Excellence & Operations and play a pivotal role in advancing MarTech product management maturity and operational excellence across the portfolio establishing scalable best practices governance and cross-functional alignment. Reporting to the ED MarTech Product Strategy & CPO Digital Trust this leader partners closely with senior stakeholders and external consultants to optimize how MarTech products are planned prioritized and measured driving stronger business outcomes and more predictable execution. The Director also leads key leadership forums fostering transparency executive engagement and organizational alignment across strategic initiatives.

The ideal location for this role is East Hanover NJ but remote work may be possible (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. If associate is remote all home office expenses and any travel/lodging to the East Hanover NJ site for periodic live meetings will be at the employees expense. The expectation of working hours and travel will be defined by the hiring manager.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive product management excellence across a complex MarTech portfolio through scalable operating models governance and best practices while partnering with senior leaders to shape strategy influence decision-making and foster cross-functional alignment in a highly matrixed environment.
• Shape and execute the product management maturity roadmap advancing frameworks standards and ways of working across teams.
• Establish and measure KPIs maturity metrics and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance MarTech product performance and delivery outcomes.
• Champion best practices across MarTech product discovery prioritization development launch and performance measurement.
• Lead portfolio governance processes that enable clear prioritization effective decision-making and organizational accountability.
• Partner across MarTech Product IT Marketing and business teams to align strategy investments and execution priorities.
• Develop executive-level dashboards reporting and insights that drive transparency and informed decision-making.
• Support annual and quarterly planning budgeting roadmap development and portfolio optimization to maximize business impact and ROI.
• Lead change and transformation initiatives advancing AI-enabled capabilities operational excellence and a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in business Engineering or related field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 8 years of experience in MarTech product management product operations or related disciplines with deep expertise across the product lifecycle including discovery prioritization delivery and optimization.
• Proven success advancing MarTech product management maturity through scalable operating models governance frameworks and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives and drive results in highly matrixed global organizations.
• Exceptional communication skills and strong executive presence with a track record of influencing senior stakeholders and guiding strategic decisions without direct authority.
• Experience partnering with external consulting firms vendors and strategic partners to accelerate business outcomes.
• Expertise in portfolio management investment prioritization governance and KPI development to measure product and organizational performance.
• Analytical and data-driven mindset with the ability to turn insights into actionable strategies that drive measurable business impact.

Novartis Compensation Summary:

The salary for this position is expected to range between $185500 and $344500 per year.

The final salary offered is determined based on factors like but not limited to relevant skills and experience and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and depending on the level of the role eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health life and disability benefits a 401(k) with company contribution and match and a variety of other addition employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation personal days holidays and other leaves.

EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

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Range

$185500.00 - $344500.00

Skills Desired

Brand Analysis Brand Awareness Commercial Excellence Cross-Functional Collaboration Customer Engagement Customer Insights Digital Marketing Influencing Skills Inspirational Leadership Media Campaigns People Management Product Marketing Product Roadmap Return on Investment (ROI) Stakeholder Engagement Stakeholder Management Thought Leadership Trend Analysis