Portfolio Manager (Supporting So Cal / West)

Role Summary
This senior-level Portfolio Manager oversees a diverse portfolio of complex client programs, ensuring their successful delivery to achieve strategic business outcomes. Responsible for providing portfolio-level oversight, this role manages multiple concurrent initiatives, maintains governance standards, and drives operational excellence. The position involves mentoring program managers, fostering a collaborative delivery culture, and ensuring financial accountability across the entire portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end portfolio management, aligning project intake, tracking, and execution with organizational priorities and measurable business results.
• Collaborate with clients to prioritize projects based on business value, resource capacity, and risk factors to maintain project momentum.
• Establish and enforce portfolio governance processes, standards, and reporting mechanisms to ensure transparency and accountability.
• Manage resource allocation effectively across the portfolio to meet strategic objectives and operational needs.
• Build and maintain trusted stakeholder partnerships, facilitating regular portfolio review meetings and cross-functional alignment sessions.
• Lead program managers in developing detailed project plans, ensuring scope, schedules, resources, and deadlines are effectively managed.
• Proactively identify risks, issues, dependencies, and develop mitigation strategies to prevent delivery disruptions.
• Oversee financial performance, including budget forecasting, revenue tracking, gross profit, and margin improvement initiatives.
• Implement standardized reporting and dashboards to synthesize portfolio health, team performance, and strategic insights for leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project management practices, team efficiency, and overall value delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, engineering, or related field; advanced degree or MBA preferred.
• PMP, PgMP, Agile, SAFe, or ITIL certifications are a plus.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in program or project management, with at least 5 years managing large, complex IT or infrastructure portfolios in professional or managed services environments.
• Proven leadership in managing multi-disciplinary, cross-functional teams and portfolios.
• Strong financial management skills, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting for multimillion-dollar programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of conveying complex information to diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, governance, risk management, and project planning tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, and Power BI.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and conflict resolution capabilities.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired must verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future.
   

Publishing Pay Range: $91.00 - $94.00 Hourly
This is a fully remote role and can be performed from an approved location.