Director IT Portfolio Management
About The Position
As the Director, IT Portfolio Management, you will be responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of technology initiatives to ensure they align with strategic business objectives and deliver measurable value. This role focuses on portfolio strategy, prioritization, governance, performance optimization, and enterpriseâlevel decision enablement. You and your team will oversee a holistic portfolio of programs, projects, and transformation initiatives, providing visibility, governance, and insight to ensure the organization is investing in the right work—not just executing efficiently. Operating as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, this role plays a critical part in shaping strategy execution across the digital and technology landscape.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in IT portfolio management, transformation leadership, or technology operations required
- Proven experience leading large, complex, multi-year transformation and portfolio initiatives
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, software delivery, sourcing, and IT financial management
- Demonstrated success leading and scaling teams in a matrixed enterprise environment
- Exceptional strategic, analytical, and executive communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related field required
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree or MBA preferred
- Certifications such as PfMP, PMP, PgMP, ITIL, or Agile preferred
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the enterprise IT portfolio strategy and roadmap aligned to corporate objectives.
- Ensure portfolio investments maximize business value, support transformation goals, and advance longâterm technology strategy.
- Serve as the primary liaison between executive sponsors, business leaders, and technology teams.
- Oversee intake, prioritization, and approval processes for new and ongoing initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, enterprise architecture standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Define and maintain portfolio-level metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting to track progress, benefits realization, risks, and dependencies
- Implement risk mitigation plans and ensure transparent escalation for highâimpact issues.
- Lead and coach a team on portfolio management best practices, strategic thinking and leadership to cultivate an accountability-driven culture.
- Lead IT vendor and asset optimization strategies to maximize value, manage spend, and improve operational efficiency
- Drive continuous improvement of portfolio management, PMO processes, and governance maturity.
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare plans with highly company subsidized premiums and up to $2,000 annual company contribution to your Health Savings Account (HSA base plan for employee and dependents).
- Market-leading 401(k) plan, which includes up to 10% company contributions through our 5% match and 5% profit sharing program (based on employee contributions).
- New-child leave up to 8 weeks of 100% paid leave upon birth or legal adoption of a new child. Birth mothers are eligible for up to 8 weeks of additional 100% paid medical leave.
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year of eligible tuition and fees.
- Crown Castle scholarship program awarding up to $10,000 per recipient each year for eligible dependent children of employees and interns.
- Matching charitable contributions to qualified charitable organizations of up to $1,000 per year per teammate.
- Generous paid time-off for eligible full-time employees (minimum 18 days per year based on years of service).
- 10 company holidays plus 2 floating holiday.
- All offices provide free beverages and snacks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
