Program Manager Ddit X-Dev Initiatives

Summary#LI-HybridLocation : Barcelona, Spain or Hyderabad, IndiaRelocation Support : Novartis is unable to offer relocation support : please only apply if accessible.Ready to orchestrate enterprise-scale transformation? In this role, you will unite cross-functional teams across our xVault platform to harmonize planning, decision-making, and execution-accelerating value, quality, and compliance across Development. You will shape the Novartis xVault Center of Excellence (CoE), build reusable practices and onboarding playbooks, and embed platform standards through thoughtful governance. If you thrive on influencing without direct authority, clarifying complex dependencies, and turning strategic roadmaps into measurable outcomes that ultimately benefit patients, this is your next step.About the RoleMAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Shape and evolve the Novartis xVault Center of Excellence vision, strategy, and operating model.
• Establish the Center of Excellence charter, service catalog, and operating rhythms across teams.
• Build knowledge management foundations, reusable assets, and onboarding playbooks.
• Lead cross-Vault governance to ensure platform-wide consistency and guardrails adherence.
• Harmonize policies across Vaults;

enable interoperabilityand retire legacy duplication.

maintain transparent decision logs and escalation paths.

build multilevel roadmaps and dependency maps across functions.

balance demand and supply effectively.

surface risks, trends, and corrective actions across programs.Essential Requirements

delivering scope, schedule, budget, and quality.

exceptional communication and relationship-building across business and technology.Why Novartis : Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? / people-and-cultureJoin our Novartis Network : Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up : to Diversity & Inclusion : We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.Why Novartis : Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?