Sr. Director, Strategy & PMR

Sr. Director, Strategic PMR and Portfolio Management Office, America’s

From athletes to remote workers, people around the world want to eat well and live healthier, more active lives. We are Glanbia Performance Nutrition: Our award-winning performance and lifestyle brands include Optimum Nutrition, Isopure, BSN, think! bars, Amazing Grass and more.  Whether you want to build muscle, reach peak performance, eat more protein-rich foods, or lose weight, we have a product to match. 

Role Overview

Reporting to the Chief Innovation & Growth Officer, the Senior Director, Strategic PMR & Portfolio Management Office will be responsible for leading the development and execution of the company's strategic growth platforms, ensuring effective project execution through a disciplined Project Management Office (PMO), and driving portfolio optimization to maximize business impact. This role will drive alignment across business units and functions to deliver on the company’s long-term strategic growth ambitions, ensuring the right balance between transformational and incremental growth.

The Senior Director will serve as a key strategic partner to executive leadership, facilitating cross-functional collaboration to identify, prioritize, and execute strategic initiatives. This role will also establish and lead a Portfolio Management Review (PMR) process, ensuring that the company’s strategic initiatives and business platforms are delivering maximum value and aligned with overall business priorities.

1. Develop and Lead the Strategic Platform Roadmap

• Lead the development of a multi-year Strategic Platform Roadmap aligned with the company's overall growth strategy and financial targets.
• Partner with executive leadership to identify and define key strategic growth platforms (e.g., category expansion, channel development, innovation) that will drive incremental and long-term growth.
• Establish a clear framework to evaluate and prioritize strategic initiatives based on market potential, competitive landscape, and business readiness.
• Ensure strategic platforms are integrated into annual business plans and aligned with financial and operational goals.

2. Drive Cross-Functional Execution Through Project Management Office

• Build and lead a high-performing PMO office that oversees the execution of strategic initiatives across the company.
• Develop and implement a consistent project management framework, including stage gate processes, KPIs, and success measures.
• Partner with R&D, Innovation, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Finance to ensure cross-functional alignment and accountability.
• Monitor progress against milestones and provide regular updates to executive leadership, identifying risks and implementing corrective actions when needed.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Develop playbooks and best practices to drive consistent and effective execution of strategic initiatives.

3. Establish and Lead the Portfolio Management Review (PMR) Process

• Develop and implement a robust Portfolio Management Review (PMR) process to evaluate and optimize the company’s portfolio of strategic initiatives and platforms.
• Ensure that the PMR process provides clear visibility into the performance, financial impact, and strategic alignment of all active projects and platforms.
• Identify underperforming or misaligned projects and recommend course corrections, including reallocating resources or terminating initiatives that are not delivering expected value.
• Develop a data-driven approach to evaluating and balancing the portfolio mix (e.g., transformational vs. incremental growth, short-term vs. long-term impact).
• Partner with Finance and Strategy teams to ensure that portfolio decisions are aligned with overall business objectives and financial targets.
• Lead regular PMR sessions with executive leadership to drive strategic decision-making and resource allocation.

4. Lead and Govern Strategic Business Platforms

• Oversee the development and scaling of strategic business platforms, ensuring that they deliver measurable growth in terms of revenue, margin, and market share.
• Develop a process to evaluate platform performance and make data-driven recommendations for improvement or expansion.
• Lead the internal governance structure for strategic platforms, ensuring consistent decision-making and resource allocation.
• Foster a “test-and-learn” culture to accelerate learning cycles and improve decision-making.
• Establish a feedback loop to capture insights from the market and translate them into platform enhancements and new opportunities.

5. Enable Organizational Agility and Scalability

• Create a flexible and scalable operating model that allows for quick adaptation to market shifts and emerging opportunities.
• Establish a performance management framework to monitor the health and progress of strategic platforms and initiatives.
• Drive business-wide alignment through clear communication, regular progress reviews, and executive-level reporting.
• Ensure that the organization has the necessary resources, tools, and capabilities to execute the Strategic Platform Roadmap.

6. Develop and Strengthen Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as a key strategic partner to Business Unit (BU) leaders, ensuring that strategic platforms and initiatives are aligned with BU priorities.
• Build a strong feedback loop between market-facing teams (e.g., Sales, Marketing) and central functions (e.g., R&D, Finance) to ensure initiatives are informed by real-time market insights.
• Promote a culture of accountability and ownership across teams.

7. Build and Lead a High-Performing Team

• Build and lead a team of project managers, portfolio analysts, and strategic platform leaders, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Develop talent and succession plans to strengthen the company’s strategic platform, PMO, and portfolio management capabilities.
• Act as a champion for change and continuous improvement across the organization.

Requirements

• Minimum 12+ years of experience in strategic planning, business development, project management, and/or portfolio management within a consumer goods or related industry.
• Proven track record of developing and executing strategic growth platforms that deliver measurable business impact.
• Experience in establishing and managing a PMO, including developing governance structures, KPIs, and performance tracking systems.
• Experience implementing and leading a Portfolio Management Review (PMR) process, with a demonstrated ability to evaluate and optimize business portfolios.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to build business cases, evaluate financial impact, and make data-driven decisions.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving alignment across diverse business units and stakeholders.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance short-term execution with long-term growth priorities.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage and inspire senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
• High level of analytical capability and ability to identify market and business trends.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred

The role will work in close collaboration with CEO, Innovation & DTC, Insights & Analytics, Marketing COE, Brand teams, Operation and Customer Planning and Strategy departments

Glanbia Performance Nutrition has enjoyed consistent double-digit growth which has been achieved both organically and through acquisition. Today, GPN has approximately $1.2B in revenue and 2,500 employees worldwide. With state-of-the-art production facilities occupying over 500,000 square feet of operating space, GPN is the only sports nutrition company to manufacture and market items in every product category.

Apply now and make a difference in the world of health and wellness! Compensation for roles at Glanbia varies depending on a wide range of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience.  Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in IL. The annual salary for IL based employees for this role is $200,000-$250,000 plus an annual bonus. This range may not be applicable to other locations. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Glanbia Performance Nutrition has enjoyed consistent double-digit growth which has been achieved both organically and through acquisition. Today, GPN has approximately $1.2B in revenue and 2,500 employees worldwide. With state-of-the-art production facilities occupying over 500,000 square feet of operating space, GPN is the only sports nutrition company to manufacture and market items in every product category.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. 

At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.