The role of Project Portfolio Manager is to manage the delivery of a portfolio of projects and a team of Project Managers with a focus on the advancement of project management and its role in helping the enterprise successfully achieve corporate objectives. This position requires a dynamic individual who can foster improvements, successfully build partnerships, and champion engagements across organization boundaries.
Job Functions
- Drive improvements in project management throughout the company by setting corporate-wide standards for project management and leveraging best industry and internal practices.
- Communicate project status to executive team, functional managers and other key stakeholders, highlighting key contributions needed to “stay on track”.
- Perform project reviews to assess and improve the quality of project delivery through monitoring the health of ongoing projects and driving accountability.
- Serve as the point of contact and escalation for the project sponsors and governance entities.
- Leverage strong facilitation and negotiation skills to drive decisions across all levels in the organization, including portfolio discussions on trade-offs based on resource needs vs. capacity, and risk/reward scenarios.
Leadership Responsibilities and Position Complexity
- Understand at a high level the solutions being developed and/or deployed, the business value and how it aligns with the overall business operation and corporate objectives.
- Proactively work with technology and business managers to eliminate critical path road blocks and cross functional conflicts to help ensure successful delivery of the solution.
- Improve project execution by coaching Project Managers and teams in building well-integrated, realistic project plans, and by ensuring team and organization commitment to desired results.
- Contribute to the development of team spirit and inspire the management group to lead by example.
- Demonstrated ability to lead through organizational change, lead under pressure and develop creative solutions to project challenges.
Position Prerequisites
- BS or BA degree in computer science, business administration or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years program and/or portfolio management experience including Banking System implementations with vendor components and cross-functional teams.
- Portfolio financial planning and cost tracking experience with an in depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
- Experience implementing continuous improvement objectives within a project delivery environment.
- PMP Certification required.
- Program Management Professional (PgMP) Certification is a plus
- Significant experience managing direct reports.
Please send resumes to Gina Maurino at gmaurino@theivantagegroup.com or apply online at www.theivantagegroup.com
