Portfolio Lead - Infrastructure Operations

About SKF

SKF is the world leading supplier of products and solutions in the bearing business including technical support, maintenance services, condition monitoring and training.

The inherent skills and competence of our around 40,000 employees help us to fulfill our objective of creating more intelligent, sustainable and innovative customer solutions. SKF is a truly global company with presence in more than 130 countries, serving an extensive range of industries and customers worldwide. SKF started its operations in India in 1923.

SKF has hands-on experience in over 40 industries with knowledge and a vast product portfolio across the SKF technology platforms: bearings and units, seals, lubrication systems, condition monitoring equipment, and services.

We operate in four regions – the Americas, Europe, Middle East & Africa, India & Southeast Asia and China & Northeast Asia – to serve customers with speed and responsiveness.

SKF has been in India since more than 100 years and has a pan India footprint consisting of 6 manufacturing facilities, 12 offices, a supplier network of over 300 distributors and an employee base of more than 2600 dedicated professionals.

To know more, please visit: www.skf.com/in

Innovation is the key:

We make some of the world’s most innovative products and solutions to reduce friction. But we sell something bigger. Less friction means more energy saved. And it means that society can move forward to a more energy-efficient future where we can all do more with less.

Sustainability:

At SKF, we have a long history of working with industrial sustainability. It is an integral part of what we do every day. And we strive to create engagement throughout the business, not only by implementing sustainability on a strategic level, but also by encouraging the ideas and grass root projects initiated by our people around the world.

About Technology Development

The TD team for ISEA is focused on Customer Product development & Engineering, Innovation for the region, rollout of new technologies for the region, testing, Failure Investigation, scaleup from POC to series production, Portfolio Management etc.

TD Competencies

• • Engineering & Research Centre
  • Product Development & Engineering – This division brings out conceptual/detailed designs to support BOH/ETO activities based on customer specifications. Technology trends like digitization of workflows, e- Aviation, Sensorization, Product localization, Design automation, Agile, DFX and Model based designs, (MBDs) have increased the operational efficiency and application productivity. What our customer gain from this is efficient digital data exchange, traceability and flexibility in design changes, reduced carbon footprint and higher performance products.
  • Testing: Group Testing Services is a trusted partner in design, process and supplier validation. The testing team ensures greater focus on customer requirements, quality and operational efficiency. This entails greater support for SKF’s processes in a faster manner by applying global test standards, adapted to local customer specific requirements.
  • Global Metallurgy & Chemistry Laboratory (GMC)
  • Future Factory (Manufacturing 4.0) – Working on World class manufacturing – Lean, Green, Digital.
  • Manufacturing Process & Development - We support factories in the areas of process development (Heat treatment), machine building, Advanced Manufacturing – HT simulations, Additive Manufacturing, Vision Inspection etc. We are working on building innovative solutions on machines (measurement/ assembly/ clean manufacturing) and focusing on Scaling technologies like 3D printing and Camera based Inspection system with automation.
  • Connected Technologies- develop new products for connectivity and sustain it. We work on sensor technology and data integration. This help customer for predictive maintenance of their assets

SKF Purpose Statement

Together, we re-imagine rotation for a better tomorrow.

By creating intelligent and clean solutions for people and the planet

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title: Portfolio Lead - Infrastructure Operations

Reports To: Head of Global PE

Role Type: Individual Contributor

Location: Bangalore

Role Purpose: 

The Development Portfolio Lead – Infrastructure leads and governs the engineering infrastructure project portfolio ensuring master data, PLM architecture and tool ecosystems are standardized, scalable and strategically developed. The role drives digital enablement, harmonization, and expert community development to strengthen engineering efficiency & effectiveness 

Key Responsibilities: 

• • Define the Infrastructure Development Portfolio scope, negotiating priorities with Product Lines, PD&E leadership and resource owners.
  • Promote portfolio achievements internally to strengthen stakeholder buy in.
  • Lead Gamma boards preparation and chair Gamma board Governance meetings.
  • Actively drive and manage defined projects to align with strategic objectives and deliver expected results.
  • Clearly define, communicate and track decisions and trade-offs to maximize impact.
  • Monitor portfolio health, risks, progress and alignment with strategic technology and digital‑engineering roadmaps.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders across organization of PD&E, Digital Engineering & innovation, Product Management etc. and suppliers on projects resource and capability staffing.
  • Build, coordinate, and empower a community of experts across infrastructure domains.
  • Own and evolve the global engineering tool ecosystem by defining clear ownership and lifecycle strategies
  • Drive value realization through effective supplier agreements and long‑term external partnerships 

Contacts required by the position (main stakeholders/internal/external):

• • Internal:
    • Business Stakeholders (PD&E, Product Management, S&P)
    • People Development Managers
    • Technical Owner & Portfolio managers

• • External (as needed):
    • Strategic partners and suppliers

Candidate’s Profile: 

• • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent
  • (Optional) PMP, Prince2, Agile/Scrum Master, or equivalent project-management certification as a bonus