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# Director, Data Management Office

- **Company:** Novartis Group
- **Location:** East Hanover, NJ, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $185,500.0 - $344,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Data Analysis, Information Systems, Data Governance, Data Transformation, Executive Information Systems, Scrum Methodology, Data Management
- **Published:** August 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88119128/1

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
 * 15+ years of experience in program management, portfolio management, demand management, PMO leadership, data transformation, technology delivery, or enterprise operations.
 * Proven success managing complex cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and delivery teams.
 * Strong expertise in demand management, prioritization, capacity planning, portfolio reporting, and governance.
 * Experience creating executive dashboards, performance metrics, milestone tracking, and portfolio health reporting.
 * Ability to analyze delivery performance, resource capacity, risks, and execution trends to drive decisions.
 * Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and influencing skills across senior leadership teams.
 * Experience working within data governance, data management, analytics, technology, or enterprise transformation environments.

Desirable Requirements

 * Professional certification in Program Management, Agile, Scrum, Lean, or Portfolio Management preferred.
 * Experience supporting enterprise data governance, analytics, compliance, or large-scale transformation initiatives preferred.

## Description

The preferred location for this role is East Hanover, New Jersey site 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 specific East Hanover, New Jersey site for periodic live meetings will be at the employee's expense. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager., * Lead demand intake, prioritization, and governance processes across the Data Governance and Data Management Office.

 * Develop a consolidated portfolio view of initiatives, data products, and business priorities.
 * Partner with leaders to align capacity, resources, timelines, and delivery commitments.
 * Drive prioritization decisions based on business value, risk, strategy, and organizational capacity.
 * Establish executive dashboards and reporting that enable informed, timely decision-making.
 * Monitor portfolio performance, delivery health, resource utilization, and key milestones.
 * Identify and escalate risks, dependencies, blockers, and critical decisions requiring leadership support.
 * Lead governance forums, portfolio reviews, and cross-functional planning discussions.
 * Standardize tools, templates, reporting routines, and program management best practices.
 * Drive continuous improvement to enhance transparency, delivery predictability, and operational excellence.


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