Job Title
Head of Finance – Global Product Strategy and Innovation
Location
London, UK
Job Scope
- Be a strategic finance leader partnering closely with GPS and R&D Leadership Teams.
- Drive financial excellence across our innovation pipeline, product launches, strategic investments, and operational spending.
- Ensure optimal resource allocation, financial discipline, and value creation throughout the product lifecycle while aligning financial strategies with the Mid-Range Plan (MRP) and shareholder expectations.
- Oversee business case development, pipeline valuation, post‑launch performance tracking, and financial governance for Innovation Steering Committees.
- Work cross‑functionally with senior stakeholders in GPS, R&D, Corporate Development, and regional finance teams, ensuring financial strategy aligns with both commercial and innovation priorities.
Key Responsibilities
GPS Finance
- Act as the finance business partner to GPS leadership, ensuring financial rigor in new product launches, marketing investments, and geographic/product prioritisation.
- Own new product launch financials from pre‑launch business case validation to post‑launch performance tracking and ROI analysis.
- Ensure GPS product strategy aligns with the Mid‑Range Plan (MRP), integrating geographic expansion and product prioritisation decisions.
- Develop and implement Marketing Investment Effectiveness metrics to optimise spending and ROI.
- Oversee business case submissions for key governance committees.
R&D & Business Development Finance
- Partner with R&D leadership to establish comprehensive pipeline valuation frameworks that maximise long‑term value.
- Drive study efficiency and resource allocation, ensuring R&D investments are optimised for cost‑effectiveness and impact.
- Support Business Development finance, leading valuation models, due diligence, and scenario planning for M&A, licensing, and partnerships.
- Provide financial guidance for prioritisation of R&D investments and resource deployment.
Business Case & Portfolio Management
- Transform the Innovation Business Case Process to establish controlled and efficient business case sign‑off procedures, centralised repository management, robust post‑launch performance tracking systems, seamless MRP integration, and AI‑driven process automation opportunities.
- Ensure all approved business cases are integrated into financial planning cycles (MRP, LO).
- Define revenue sensitivity models (commercial vs. technical), ensuring a realistic risk‑adjusted approach to forecasting.
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