Sr. Manager, Business Operations

  • Full-Time
  • Palo Alto, CA
  • Varian Medical Systems
  • Posted 2 years ago – Accepting applications
Job Description

Together, we can beat cancer.

At Varian, we bring together the world's best talent to realize our vision of a world without fear of cancer. Together, we work passionately to develop and deliver easy-to-use, efficient oncology solutions. If you want to be part of this important mission, we want to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the market leader in Oncology systems to drive and coordinate strategy, planning, and operational activities for a fast growing, complex software organization that includes multiple market facing product teams.

Job Requirements:

  • You will be responsible for establishing a portfolio framework to prioritize investments and resources
  • Your will work with product leaders in the organization to create portfolio review cadence and implement the portfolio prioritization model
  • You will contribute to the business growth through effective business operations support, aligning business priorities and initiatives across the organization
  • You will be involved in driving cross-functional projects that have a significant impact to the organization
  • You will be evaluating, implementing, and driving the adoption of project & portfolio management using software (PPM, Azure DevOps, OnePlan, etc.)
  • Track and report on the progress of projects against key KPIs and ensure on-time and high-quality delivery of project(s).
  • Be the product champion externally and a passionate voice of the customer internally.
  • Coach, mentor, and support product managers both in product-related issues, business case generation & portfolio prioritization.
  • You will help to build and guide a high performing team of analysts.

Education / Experience:

  • MBA from top tier school, BS degree in Engineering, Math, Science, or Finance/Accounting
  • Portfolio management, strategy, product management, business operations; consulting experience preferred but not required.

Skills:

  • 12+ years of relevant experience as a Portfolio Manager, Product Manager or Implementation Consultant
  • Past experience in consulting, program management, cloud or IT preferred
  • Experienced in portfolio management, prioritization & optimization
  • Experience with SaaS/ XaaS business models and pricing models
  • Strategic thinker, analytical, creative, and can work cross-functionally to get things done
  • Outstanding communication, presentation and writing skills
  • Expert in P&L analysis, forecasting, and statistical analysis
  • Expert in Excel, PowerPoint, Agile methodologies
  • Extremely organized and able to work well in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

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Fighting cancer calls for big ideas.

We envision a world without fear of cancer. Achieving this vision takes dedication and commitment from all of us, every single day. That's why we celebrate and value the distinctly beautiful and intersectional identities of each of our employees. We are a mirror of our patient-base, which allows us to innovate. Big ideas come from everywhere, and the best ideas are fostered by our unique individual experiences. At Varian, we encourage you to bring your whole self to work and believe your bold and authentic perspective will help to power more victories over cancer.

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