Job Description Summary
LI-Hybrid
Location: Mexico City, Insurgentes
Relocation Support: This role is based in Mexico City, Insurgentes. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

Reimagining Medicine Starts With Our People

The Manager, Planning Lead plays a critical role in enabling strategic execution across the US Strategy & Execution portfolio. Reporting to the Executive Director, Strategy Prioritization & Governance, this position is responsible for building and maintaining the planning infrastructure that supports enterprise strategic initiatives, including integrated roadmaps, planning calendars, milestone tracking, capacity planning, and executive planning deliverables.
This role ensures alignment across multiple workstreams, promotes planning discipline, and provides visibility into priorities, dependencies, and execution readiness across the organization.

Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain integrated portfolio roadmaps, milestone plans, quarterly planning calendars, and executive review schedules.




- Coordinate annual strategic planning and quarterly prioritization processes across multiple stakeholders.
- Manage initiative sequencing, dependencies, capacity assumptions, and critical path planning to support successful execution.
- Prepare leadership planning materials, portfolio updates, and executive-ready presentations.
- Identify risks, scheduling conflicts, and resource constraints, recommending solutions to maintain delivery momentum.
- Ensure planning artifacts remain accurate, current, and aligned across governance forums and leadership teams.
- Monitor project and portfolio progress, providing transparency into milestones, risks, and delivery status.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve planning processes, governance standards, and portfolio visibility.

Essential Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA or Master’s degree) preferred.
- 5+ years

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