Kerja Sepenuh Masa, Portfolio Manager (Protection System) di Thales - Maukerja

Location: Singapore, Singapore

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

In Singapore, Thales has been a trusted partner since 1973, originally focused on aerospace activities in the Asia-Pacific region. With 2,000 employees across three local sites, we deliver cutting-edge solutions across aerospace (including air traffic management), defence and security, and digital identity and cybersecurity sectors. Together, we’re shaping the future by enabling customers to make pivotal decisions that safeguard communities and power progress.

Position Summary

The Portfolio Manager oversees a portfolio of projects, bids, and pipeline opportunities across a regional, cross-functional, and customer-facing environment. The role ensures alignment between business strategy, growth objectives, delivery capacity, and financial performance. It provides portfolio-level oversight across all stages of maturity, from opportunity development and bidding to project execution, ensuring effective governance, performance management, risk mitigation, and resource prioritization. The position plays a key role in strengthening portfolio performance and supporting the organization's transition towards larger, more complex programmes.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor portfolio KPIs, including revenue, profitability, cost, schedule, and risk. Identify performance gaps, drive corrective actions, and escalate critical issues.
• Support bid and project prioritization based on strategic alignment, business value, resource availability, and delivery capacity. Contribute to portfolio roadmaps and investment decisions.
• Ensure consistent application of bid and project governance frameworks, reporting standards, processes, and compliance requirements.
• Review and challenge financial forecasts, cost estimates, margin assumptions, and commercial performance to support sound business decisions.
• Maintain portfolio-level visibility of risks and opportunities, ensuring effective mitigation, escalation, and balanced risk exposure.
• Drive alignment and collaboration across Sales, Bid, Delivery, Finance, and other stakeholders, including customer-facing teams.
• Promote lessons learned, best practices, process standardization, and enhanced portfolio reporting and performance visibility.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
• 8–12 years of experience in project, bid, programme, or portfolio management.
• Proven experience overseeing multiple projects, bids, or complex workstreams.
• Experience in Security, Defence, Transport, or Systems Integration industries is preferred.
• Strong understanding of project and bid management, financial and commercial management, governance, and risk management.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and financial acumen, with the ability to translate complex portfolio data into actionable insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Proactive, collaborative, and results-oriented, with the ability to manage competing priorities and drive performance in a complex, matrix environment.

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.