Cochlear is the global market leader in implant hearing solutions. Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. Around the world, more people chose a Cochlear-branded hearing implant system than any other. A Cochlear Implant is an electronic device that is surgically implanted under the skin near the ear that restores hearing to those who suffer from severe hearing loss. It’s an incredible piece of engineering and the only product in the world that restores a sense through technology. Imagine using your experience to help people around the world to hear again. We can offer a unique opportunity to join Cochlear, an iconic Australian company, leading the world in implantable hearing solutions. Our mission is to help more people to hear.
The Opportunity
Cochlear has a full-time opportunity for a Director, Portfolio Strategy & Planning based in our Macquarie, Sydney Global HQ. In this role, the successful Director, Portfolio Strategy & Planning will lead the Portfolio Strategy & Planning team and be responsible for driving Cochlear’s annual Product & Services Plan (PSP) strategic planning process. This role is critical to ensuring technology leadership, sustaining market share leadership, and accelerating growth in our market/category.

Responsibilities include:

• Portfolio Evolution and Prioritization: Ensure ongoing debates about how the PSP portfolio should evolve in the short (2-3 years) and long term (3-10 years), and prioritize projects aligned with Cochlear’s key future business objectives and market opportunities.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Enhance the PIP process to ensure appropriate engagement and buy-in from senior leadership in R&D, AI, IT, Regions, Global Marketing, and Services.
• Team Leadership: Create a team that can drive debates and directions of PSP based on market evidence and the needs of the organization and the market.
• Sensitivity Analysis: Align Cochlear’s senior leadership (CLTD and Regions) around an annual Sensitivity Analysis on how the mix and value of Cochlear’s portfolio might evolve with the launch of next-generation smart implants.
• Commercial Impact Review: Direct a formal Commercial Impact Review (including Lessons Learned) of recently launched products.

What makes this opportunity unique?
This role uniquely combines strategic planning with commercial success, creating a plan to align product and service portfolio strategies with business objectives. As a leader, you will ensure that solutions not only meet business needs but also drive tangible commercial impact. From development to delivery, you will play a hands-on role in managing risks and enhancing organizational performance. The desire to make a tangible difference to the business, coupled with a commitment to achieving the greater purpose of the organization, is critical. Additionally, you will have the ability to enable senior leadership to deliver outcomes that contribute to the overall business strategy.
About You
As we grow our operations, we are looking for people who share our passion for delivering quality hearing solutions to our customers. To add value to Cochlear in this role, you’ll be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

Essential:

• Significant experience running strategic planning processes for large global companies, ideally in multiple types of companies/industries.
• Significant experience in a product management role for a leading global med-tech and/or health services company.
• Proven ability to influence senior executive teams, develop presentations, and present to senior executive teams.
• Significant project management experience with disparate, cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to quickly analyze new categories and technologies as part of classic management consulting opportunity assessment processes.

Ideal:

• 5 years’ experience with a leading Strategy Consultancy, at Senior Manager or Engagement Manager level, ideally primarily working with leading global med-tech and/or health services companies.
• Significant experience in market research / market analytics role.
• Advanced degree (MBA) preferred. Technical degree (e.g., biomedical engineering) preferred.

Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a life full of hearing. We aim to give people the best lifelong hearing experience and access to innovative future technologies. We collaborate with the industry’s best clinical, research and support networks. That’s why more people choose Cochlear than any other hearing implant company. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to hear and experience life’s opportunities.
If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.

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How we recognise your contribution
We want Cochlear to be a place where our people truly enjoy coming to work. Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel value and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.
For more information about Life at Cochlear, visit www.cochlearcareers.com
At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. We offer flexible working arrangements, and we understand flexibility is not the same for everyone. We’re open to a conversation about what flexibility means for you.

• Portfolio Evolution and Prioritization: Ensure ongoing debates about how the PSP portfolio should evolve in the short (2-3 years) and long term (3-10 years), and prioritize projects aligned with Cochlear’s key future business objectives and market opportunities.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Enhance the PIP process to ensure appropriate engagement and buy-in from senior leadership in R&D, AI, IT, Regions, Global Marketing, and Services.
• Team Leadership: Create a team that can drive debates and directions of PSP based on market evidence and the needs of the organization and the market.
• Sensitivity Analysis: Align Cochlear’s senior leadership (CLTD and Regions) around an annual Sensitivity Analysis on how the mix and value of Cochlear’s portfolio might evolve with the launch of next-generation smart implants.
• Commercial Impact Review: Direct a formal Commercial Impact Review (including Lessons Learned) of recently launched products