Alcon

Director, Portfolio Prioritization

Alcon$185K — $344K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of experience in strategic planning, program management, or related fields.
  • Experience managing complex portfolios with a focus on governance and reporting.
  • Strong analytical skills to create clear portfolio insights and recommendations.
  • Proficient in leading structured intake and cross-functional processes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead portfolio reporting on Reimagining Work initiatives to ensure transparency in progress and risks.
  • Establish standards for reporting, data quality, and performance metrics.
  • Develop insights for strategic decisions regarding resource allocation and portfolio prioritization.
  • Manage the AI use case intake process, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to refine project submissions and clarify requirements.
  • Facilitate cross-functional reviews involving diverse stakeholders.
  • Assess opportunities based on strategic alignment and feasibility.
  • Prepare recommendations supported by thorough data analysis.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, life, and disability benefits.
  • 401(k) plan with company contributions and match.
  • Generous vacation, personal days, and holiday time off.
  • Eligibility for performance-based cash incentives and potential equity awards.
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary
#LI-Remote

This position can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S. (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead portfolio reporting across Reimagining Work initiatives, providing transparency into priorities, progress, risks, and outcomes.
  • Establish reporting standards, data quality requirements, governance processes, and portfolio performance metrics.
  • Develop executive-ready insights that inform strategic decisions, resource allocation, and portfolio prioritization.
  • Own the AI use case intake process, ensuring requests are evaluated consistently and aligned to business priorities.
  • Partner with stakeholders to refine submissions, clarify requirements, and identify opportunities for solution reuse.
  • Facilitate cross-functional reviews involving business, technology, data, and artificial intelligence stakeholders.
  • Assess opportunities based on strategic alignment, value realization, feasibility, readiness, adoption, and risk.
  • Prepare governance recommendations and decision packages supported by data, analysis, and business impact.
  • Ensure approved initiatives have clear ownership, roadmap alignment, governance oversight, and execution accountability.
  • Drive continuous improvement of portfolio governance, intake processes, stakeholder engagement, and decision effectiveness.


Essential Requirements:
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in a related field required. Advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of experience in strategic planning, transformation governance, program management, business operations, management consulting, digital/AI portfolio management, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex portfolios across demand intake, prioritization, capacity, dependencies, risk, readiness, governance, performance reporting, and accountable handoff to delivery teams.
  • Strong analytical ability to synthesize strategic, operational, financial, delivery, and resource information into clear portfolio insights, trade-offs, and decision-ready recommendations.
  • Experience leading structured intake and cross-functional review processes, including assessing business value, strategic alignment, feasibility, readiness, duplication, dependencies, risk, and resource requirements.
  • Strong executive communication, structured problem solving, stakeholder orchestration, governance facilitation, and influence without authority across business, technology, data, Finance, risk, and enabling functions.


Novartis Compensation Summary:

The salary for this position is expected to range between $185,500 and $344,500 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 benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

Salary Range
$185,500.00 - $344,500.00

Skills Desired

About Alcon

Alcon is a global medical company specializing in eye care products and services. The company's products include surgical equipment, contact lenses, and eye drops. Alcon was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. The company operates in over 70 countries and has over 20,000 employees. In 2019, Alcon became an independent publicly traded company after being spun off from Novartis.
Learn more about Alcon
Size
24,389 employees
Market Cap
$33.3 billion
Industry
Founded
1945
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