Portfolio Lead

About the role

As the Portfolio Lead for the joint USBU and OBU DD&T organization, you will report to the Head of Portfolio Strategy and Operational Excellence. You will manage the run and investment portfolio across USBU and OBU DD&T, focusing on value realization, portfolio optimization through business planning cycles, and enabling portfolio trade-off decisions within governance forums. You will represent USBU and OBU DD&T in enterprise portfolio forums, identifying synergies and aligning processes, tools, and ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Management: Own and maintain the integrated run and investment portfolio across USBU and OBU DD&T, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and currency of all portfolio data. Track portfolio health and status across the full lifecycle, from ideation through delivery and value realization. Develop and maintain portfolio dashboards and reporting for leadership visibility.
• Value Realization: Define and monitor value realization frameworks and KPIs for active portfolio investments. Partner with product and delivery teams to capture and report benefits against committed business cases. Flag at-risk investments and drive corrective action with stakeholders.
• Planning Cycle Management: Lead the USBU and OBU DD&T portfolio contribution to annual and mid-year business planning cycles, coordinating inputs across the team. Manage demand intake and prioritization processes, ensuring alignment to strategic objectives. Optimize the portfolio through scenario planning and capacity analysis.
• Governance & Decision Enablement: Prepare and facilitate portfolio review forums, including materials, decision packages, and trade-off analyses for leadership. Enable data-driven prioritization and trade-off decisions by presenting clear options with risk, cost, and value implications. Maintain governance cadence and ensure follow-through on portfolio decisions.
• Enterprise Portfolio Representation: Represent USBU and OBU DD&T in enterprise-level portfolio forums and workstreams. Identify and surface portfolio synergies across business units to reduce duplication and optimize shared investments. Align USBU and OBU DD&T portfolio processes, tools, and ways of working with enterprise standards.
• Process & Operational Excellence: Continuously improve portfolio management processes, tools, and templates to increase efficiency and consistency. Serve as the subject matter expert on portfolio management methodology for the DD&T organization. Support the Head of Portfolio Strategy & Operational Excellence in building and maturing the portfolio operating model.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (required); MBA (preferred).
• 10+ years of experience in technology, consulting, pharmaceuticals, or a similar field.
• Prior consulting experience (preferred).
• Proven experience managing enterprise or technology portfolios in a matrixed organization.
• Proficiency in portfolio management tools.
• Experience designing and facilitating governance forums and portfolio review cadences.
• Ability to develop decision-ready materials and trade-off frameworks for senior leadership.
• Knowledge of enterprise portfolio management standards and best practices.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build trust, listen, and ask effective questions.

About the company

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best-in-class patient support programs. Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace united by a commitment to deliver better health and a brighter future for people worldwide.

Pay

For the location Boston, MA, the U.S. base salary range for this position is $154,400.00 - $242,550.00. The actual base salary offered may depend on factors such as qualifications, relevant experience, specific skills, education, certifications, and location.

Benefits

• Eligibility for short-term and/or long-term incentives (U.S.-based employees).
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Paid volunteer time off.
• Company holidays.
• Well-being benefits.
• Up to 80 hours of sick time per calendar year.
• New hires eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

Schedule

This position is classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy. The role is full-time and exempt.