Head of DX Project Management Office

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions. The Head of DX Project Management Office provides leadership for building and continuously advancing Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics (DX) program and project management capabilities for predictable, cross-functional execution. S/he will be responsible for the coordinated management of DX strategic programs and approved early-innovation projects, as well as for identifying opportunities to balance project pipeline capacity and performance in alignment with business priorities and goals. In addition, the role is accountable for driving DX-wide standardization of project management capabilities through the design, alignment, and continuous improvement of common methods, governance, and best practices, with the objective of establishing and deploying a best-in-industry PMO model consistently across the organization. Project Execution Excellence Clarifies ownership and accountability for project delivery at all levels of the organization, driving a culture shift to value-driven delivery and speed to impact. Develops and implements PM effectiveness metrics. Regularly surveys stakeholders, including core teams and management, to identify issues and opportunities for improving effective and efficient execution. Facilitates regular program and project reviews, testing for probabilistic planning, proactive risk management, and critical thinking to ensure predictability, quality and communication. Creates a systematic approach to improving project planning accuracy and project cycle time (speed to impact). Enforces consistent application of key (external) partner interface processes during execution, including joint requirements management and change control, risk management and issue escalation. Strategic Program/Project Governance Facilitates Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics MT-level project reviews and strategic program/project governance meetings. Works with the functional leaders to ensure appropriate allocation of resources to strategic programs and projects and to resolve competing project needs. Provides critical information to functional leaders for coordinating, allocating and optimizing resources across the DX active project pipeline. Monitors and analyzes overall DX project performance trends and performance, providing/enabling up-to-date views to management on status and performance of early innovation programs, product development pipeline and on-market product support projects. Establishes AI-enabled project reporting and information sharing to improve timely and accurate capture, tracking, analysis of project information and insights. Leading Realization of the DX PMO Vision Develops, maintains and implements the DX PMO Vision and roadmap/operational plan, in close collaboration with the business line PMOs. Advances DX PMO excellence by developing a high performing DX-level PMO team, consisting of Program and Project Leaders, as well as project coordinators/support staff as appropriate. Fosters collaboration and effective integration of improvement efforts across Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics, and with partners, actively contributing to DX-wide continuous improvement initiatives. Mentors and guides the Central PMO staff, and business line PMOs on how to facilitate impactful and sustainable practice changes with project core teams and with other key stakeholders, including governance teams. Adopts and models high accountability, personal ownership and transparency as key pillars to building cross-functional collaboration and driving project success. Defines, owns, and continuously evolves the DX PMO operating model, including governance structures, decision rights, escalation mechanisms, and performance management, to ensure consistent and effective program and project execution across Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics. Designs and aligns DX‑wide PMO frameworks, standards, and core PM processes in close collaboration with business line PMOs, ensuring clarity between central DX PMO authority and business line execution accountability. Cross-Functional PM Capability Building Drives consistent adoption of program and project management best practices across all business line PMOs. Establishes and maintains a standard project management methods and tools, that are scalable to fit the needs of the DX program and project portfolio.