Company Description

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

Job Description

A GCS Portfolio Manager has a clearly defined section of our Services Portfolio under their direction and are tasked with the definition, packaging, and effective release of the Services in our Portfolio. A GCS Portfolio Manager proactively drives the transition to a primarily recurring revenue model in Services and is expected to demonstrate hands-on leadership in sales cases as well as being a key interface to the global delivery organization.

This job description is for ownership of of the IFS Services GCS portfolio area, IFS Industrial Cloud Services. The GCS Portfolio Manager is a key partner for sales, delivery, and product leadership.

This is an opportunity to get exposure to senior leadership and stakeholders and have an impact driving the growth of the assigned portfolio offering.

As a GCS Portfolio Manager, you will be responsible for core activities including, but not limited to:

• Develops and executes practical, hands-on solutions independently.
• Contributes to commercial decision-making with limited supervision.
• Contributes to developing and launching offerings that deliver measurable customer value.
• Assists in publishing and maintaining strategy and release plans with guidance.
• Ensures portfolio items are documented according to global standards.
• Collaborates with portfolio managers and GCS teams to align offerings with lifecycle strategy.
• Creates clear, actionable content for sales and delivery enablement, including marketing collateral.
• Actively seeks and incorporates stakeholder feedback.

As a GCS Portfolio Manager, you are expected to have:

• Applies sound commercial judgment in portfolio-related decisions.
• Identifies opportunities to optimize financial and business outcomes.
• Demonstrates confidence and adaptability in a matrix organization.
• Delivers results with guidance, both independently and collaboratively.
• Ensures deliverables meet quality standards with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates good attention to detail, maintaining consistency and accuracy in work.
• Understands the business context and customer value within the portfolio lifecycle.
• Exposure to sales opportunities, contributing to customer-focused solutions.

Specific to Industrial Cloud Services

• Understands IFS Cloud vs. Legacy differences and familiar with Azure cloud technology and service requirements.
• Aware of Cloud commercials, sizing, and pricing and builds key stakeholder relationships.
• Fundamental understanding of Support Policy, Service Description, and Service Catalog.
• Awareness of dependencies within IFS Cloud Support Terms.

Qualifications

• Direct experience (>2 years) in or proven experience in creating innovating, high revenue and value service offerings
• Relevant commercial experience in the enterprise software industry
• Experience “solutioning” services for customers
• Excellent communication skills to ensure services and enabled across IFS
• Understanding of Go to Market and Sales positioning of Services
• Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of key industry trends in their chosen field

• Desirable:
• Bachelors degree or equivalent
• Direct experience (>5 years) in the applicable Portfolio area
• Industry qualifications

Additional Information

We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.