Director, Portfolio Management

Humana • Louisville, KY

11h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, TechStrat Portfolio Management is accountable for enterprise-level financial stewardship, portfolio governance, leadership enablement, and workforce planning for TechStrat Run Infrastructure. You will ensure that it aligns funding and capacity to strategic priorities, meets financial commitments, and equips leaders with clear, actionable insights to drive informed decision-making. You will play a critical role in translating strategy into execution by aligning talent, funding, and portfolio performance to both operational needs and long-term objectives. As the leader of the Portfolio Management function, this position partners with senior IT and Finance leaders to advise on funding decisions, capacity planning, and portfolio optimization. You will organize, prioritizes, and governs projects and programs in alignment with IT strategy, strategic roadmaps, budget constraints, and delivery schedules, ensuring appropriate financial and organizational support is in place. Decisions typically focus on the implementation of large-scale programs and initiatives, supporting technical and operational processes, and driving performance improvements through disciplined portfolio and governance practices. This role provides strategic input into functional planning, leads the execution of portfolio management disciplines, and drives continuous improvement to ensure resources are deployed effectively and sustainably in support of enterprise and technology objectives.

Requirements

• Master's Degree
• 8 or more years of technical experience
• 5 or more years of management experience
• Advanced experience leading special projects and producing metrics, measurements and trend reports

Nice To Haves

• MBA or other Advanced Degree
• Possess a solid understanding of operations, technology, communications and processes
• Six Sigma certification
• PMP certification
• Demonstrated ability to run large scale, highly visible programs with responsibility for multiple project teams
• Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end financial oversight for the TechStrat Run Infrastructure portfolio.
• Ensure portfolio funding is aligned to strategic priorities and enterprise direction.
• Partner with Portfolio Managers and Designated Responsible Individuals (DRIs) to evaluate initiative funding needs and develop realistic forecasts.
• Deliver financial analytics, including Actuals vs. Forecast reporting, variance analysis, and trend insights.
• Proactively monitor spend and recommend forecast adjustments or funding reallocations as priorities and consumption change.
• Maintain accurate, executive‑ready, interactive Power BI portfolio reporting.
• Govern CAPEX and OPEX planning, including depreciation and operating cost impacts.
• Partner with IT Finance and Portfolio Leads to support sound financial decision‑making.
• Improve cost transparency and optimize TechStrat Run Infrastructure spend.
• Ensure accurate monthly and quarterly financial reporting.
• Track and report on Run Infrastructure‑funded strategic initiatives.
• Ensure consistent, transparent status reporting across milestones, risks, and opportunities.
• Provide clear portfolio performance updates to leadership and Steering Committees.
• Lead and develop the TechStrat Portfolio Management function.
• Create a culture of engagement, and accountability through effective leadership, coaching, and feedback.
• Support senior leaders with portfolio insights that enable informed prioritization and trade‑off decisions.
• Live and model the Humana Way, guided by Humana values and leadership principles.
• Govern TechStrat associate position approvals, ensuring alignment to department budgets, workforce plans, and leadership direction.
• Provide portfolio‑level reporting on filled, in‑process, and open roles, including savings and capacity targets.
• Partner with Hiring Managers and HR to support efficient and compliant hiring processes.
• Provide oversight of infrastructure funding and chargeback processes for provisioned virtual infrastructure (e.g., Storage, VMs, Databases, Zerto).
• Ensure processes exist for accurate charge allocation, infrastructure replenishment funding, and financial reporting.
• Deliver monthly and annual summaries of collected and spent funds to Infrastructure teams and Steering Committees.
• Support TechStrat OKR and strategy reviews in alignment with enterprise IT processes.
• Ensure accurate updates for monthly IT Operating Reviews, dashboards, and Rolling Technology Strategy Review (RTSR) meetings.
• Partner with leadership and HR to support the TechStrat Intern Program, including intern placement growth and conversion objectives.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave)
• short-term and long-term disability
• life insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director