Senior Director, Global Program Managers Lead

Pfizer

Senior Director responsible for global program management and coordination across US and International markets at Pfizer. Leading a team of Directors and Senior Managers to ensure timely delivery of complex initiatives.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeNew York City • Florida, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $230,900 - $384,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with CMO LT and business leaders to prioritize CMO programs for deployment across US and International markets
Lead and develop a high-performing team of 15-20 Directors and Senior Managers responsible for implementing global CMO programs across 60+ markets
Leverage AI technological advantages to evolve the scope and expand the capacity of this global team
Create and oversee integrated global, regional, and local roadmaps that align enterprise priorities with market needs, ensuring disciplined execution and clear visibility of delivery timelines
Establish robust governance, portfolio management, and decision-making forums that provide transparency, clear accountability, and a consistent escalation path across US and International programs
Act as a strategic execution partner to Commercial and CMO leaders, ensuring effective cross-functional engagement to implement programs aligned with business priorities with excellent customer service
Drive seamless end-to-end delivery of global initiatives into markets by coordinating deployment, managing interdependencies, and ensuring global standards are effectively adapted to local business needs, with effective center of excellence for change management in place to support adoption and sustainability
Embed outcome-based performance management through the implementation and tracking of OKRs, KPIs, and shared measurement frameworks that demonstrate how programs create sustainable business value and enable a seamless transition from project delivery to business operations
Lead proactive risk/issues identification and mitigation, and cross-functional problem-solving across CMO, Digital, Legal, Compliance, and Commercial teams, influencing key stakeholders to remove barriers and accelerate outcomes
Champion continuous improvement, innovation, simplification, and transformation across the function, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, accelerate performance, and strengthen program delivery excellence
Own the function’s operating model, including strategic resource allocation, capacity planning, development of best-in-class program management capabilities, budget oversight, executive reporting, and stakeholder communications, to ensure sustainable delivery and long-term organizational impact

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS/BA Required
A minimum 12+ years of relevant work experience preferably in the commercial/sales and/or pharma industry
Demonstrated history leading business transformation, innovation, growth, and simplification programs that deliver measurable value
Demonstrated ability to embed AI to transform and elevate workflows
Leadership experience including leading direct and indirect teams in a matrixed, multi-market environment
Proven track record of delivering business performance
Global experience working across markets spanning different cultures, languages, and time zones
Self-motivated, with a strong ability to work in “white space” and drive toward an aspirational vision
Excellence in driving highly collaborative and productive cross-functional relationships across global and regional stakeholders
Demonstrated agility and ability to drive program completion in expedited timeline
Highly accountable; possessing a high energy level, sense of urgency, creativity, decisiveness
Proven track record of leading engaged and highly effective teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
Additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
Paid vacation
Holiday and personal days
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage

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Hard Skills & Tools

Program ManagementPortfolio ManagementOKR ImplementationKPI TrackingChange ManagementRisk MitigationBudget OversightResource AllocationGovernance FrameworksPerformance Measurement

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationCreativityDecisivenessSelf-Motivation

Certifications

BS/BA