Kerja Sepenuh Masa, R-D Governance and Portfolio Manager di One Belian Seed - Talent, Culture & Change Johor - Maukerja

The R&D Governance & Portfolio Manager is responsible for establishing and maintaining a robust governance framework that enables efficient, transparent, and disciplined management of the company's R&D portfolio. This role ensures that innovation investments are aligned with corporate strategy, business priorities, and organizational capabilities while driving consistency across R&D processes, decision-making, project execution, and performance measurement.

The incumbent serves as the operational backbone of the R&D organization by implementing

governance policies, portfolio management methodologies, Stage-Gate processes, project

management standards, knowledge management systems, and performance reporting.

Working closely with the Head of R&D and cross-functional stakeholders, the role ensures that

resources are allocated effectively, risks are proactively managed, and innovation initiatives

deliver measurable business value.

Reporting Relationship

Direct Reports

• Portfolio & Project Development Manager (PMO)

• Proprietary & Knowledge Management Manager

• R&D Governance Manager

• Digital Transformation Manager

Role Purpose

To build and institutionalize an integrated R&D governance and portfolio management system that

enhances strategic decision-making, improves project execution, optimizes resource utilization,

and ensures innovation investments deliver sustainable business growth.

This role transforms R&D from a collection of projects into a strategically governed innovation

portfolio with clear priorities, accountability, and measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

1. R&D Governance Framework

Establish and continuously improve governance policies, operating models, and management

systems across the R&D organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop the R&D Governance Framework.

• Establish governance policies, standards, and operating procedures.

• Standardize R&D business processes.

• Develop organizational governance structures.

• Ensure governance consistency across all R&D functions.

• Facilitate governance review meetings.

• Conduct governance maturity assessments.

• Promote continuous improvement across governance practices.

2. Innovation Portfolio Management

Manage the company's innovation portfolio to maximize strategic value and optimize investment

decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop portfolio management methodology.

• Maintain the enterprise innovation portfolio.

• Prioritize projects based on strategic alignment and business value.

• Evaluate portfolio balance across incremental, adjacent, and breakthrough innovation.

• Monitor portfolio health and capacity.

• Recommend project acceleration, reprioritization, or termination.

• Support annual innovation planning.

• Conduct portfolio scenario analysis.

3. Stage-Gate Process Management

Implement and govern a standardized Stage-Gate process for all innovation and technology

projects.

Responsibilities

• Design the company's Stage-Gate methodology.

• Define gate criteria and approval requirements.

• Facilitate Gate Review meetings.

• Monitor gate compliance.

• Ensure project readiness before advancing to the next stage.

• Maintain project governance documentation.

• Improve Stage-Gate efficiency and effectiveness.

4. Project Management Office (PMO)

Develop a structured Project Management Office to improve project execution.

Responsibilities

• Establish PMO standards.

• Develop project governance templates.

• Monitor project timelines and milestones.

• Track project budgets and resource utilization.

• Support project managers.

• Manage project reporting.

• Coordinate cross-functional project reviews.

• Improve project execution capability.

5. Strategic Planning & Business Alignment

Ensure R&D activities remain aligned with corporate strategy.

Responsibilities

• Translate corporate strategy into R&D priorities.

• Support annual strategic planning.

• Develop R&D operating plans.

• Align portfolio investments with business objectives.

• Monitor strategic execution.

6. Performance Management & KPI Governance

Develop a comprehensive performance management system for the R&D organization.

Responsibilities

• Design R&D KPIs.

• Develop executive dashboards.

• Monitor R&D organizational performance.

• Analyze portfolio performance trends.

• Conduct performance reviews.

• Recommend corrective actions.

• Benchmark R&D performance against industry best practices.

7. Resource & Capacity Management

Optimize utilization of people, budgets, laboratories, and technical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop resource planning methodologies.

• Monitor project workload.

• Support workforce planning.

• Identify resource constraints.

• Optimize project allocation.

• Improve R&D organizational productivity.

• Support annual budgeting.

8. Risk Management & Decision Support

Strengthen governance through structured risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develop R&D risk management processes.

• Maintain project risk registers.

• Facilitate risk assessments.

• Monitor mitigation actions.

• Support executive decision-making with portfolio analytics.

• Escalate critical risks.

9. Knowledge Management & Organizational Learning

Capture and leverage organizational knowledge to improve innovation capability.

Responsibilities

• Develop R&D knowledge management systems.

• Establish document control standards.

• Maintain technical knowledge repositories.

• Capture lessons learned.

• Promote best-practice sharing.

• Improve organizational learning capability.

10. Digital Governance & Process Improvement

Support digital transformation of R&D management.

Responsibilities

• Implement Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools.

• Support Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) implementation.

• Develop digital dashboards.

• Improve workflow automation.

• Promote data-driven decision-making.

• Identify opportunities for AI-enabled portfolio analytics.

11. Cross-functional Collaboration

Act as the governance interface between R&D and business functions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate portfolio review meetings.

• Facilitate executive governance forums.

• Support Commercial and Marketing planning.

• Collaborate with Finance on investment evaluation.

• Align Manufacturing readiness with project timelines.

• Support Procurement in innovation sourcing activities.

12. Continuous Improvement & Organizational Excellence

Qualifications & Experience

1. Education

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, Project

Management, or a related discipline.

• Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA), Innovation Management, Engineering

Management, or Project Management is preferred.

• Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent

certifications are advantageous.

1. Professional Experience

• 12–15 years of experience in R&D, Innovation Management, PMO, Strategy, or Portfolio

Management within the FMCG, Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods, or related industries.

• Minimum 10 years leading cross-functional strategic projects.

• Demonstrated experience implementing Stage-Gate or similar innovation governance

systems.

• Proven experience in project portfolio management and executive reporting.

• Experience in ASEAN or international business environments is desirable.

• Strong understanding of innovation lifecycle management and organizational governance.