IT Portfolio Manager

American IT Systems•Austin, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will be directly working for the MD and should possess the ability to communicate and present at an executive level. The primary responsibilities include financial reporting, financial analysis for IT, rolling up all IT spend for a total cost of ownership and show backs, managing relationships with key stakeholders to drive data collections and reporting, and understanding contract forecasting. For the right candidate, there is a potential for this role to transition from contract to hire. A significant aspect of this position involves creating an IT Portfolio Plan, which outlines the structure and composition of the IT Portfolio, including the list of projects , programs, and other initiatives. You will collaborate to develop, manage, and enforce IT portfolio/program/project methodologies and disciplines to ensure strategic alignment with technologies and business goals. Additionally, you will work together with EA on a governance framework to document portfolio management processes, standards, and governance practices, defining roles, responsibilities, decision-making procedures, and compliance measures. The role also includes conducting annual planning sessions with key stakeholders to identify top technology priorities for current and future fiscal years, centralizing and overseeing the intake process of technology projects to confirm funding, resources, and risk requirements, and developing and maintaining a project risk prioritization matrix tool to assess projects. You will drive the process with key stakeholders to prioritize and sequence projects based on their strategic importance, resource availability, risk exposure, and alignment with business objectives. Capacity planning for initial and ongoing identification of resource needs and scheduling will be used for making critical portfolio decisions. Identifying dependencies and critical paths and conducting regular portfolio reviews with senior leadership will enable informed decisions about the direction of IT investments. Additionally, you will develop and maintain a risk management plan to mitigate risks that may impact the successful delivery of portfolio projects and programs. The IT Portfolio Manager continuously reviews the portfolio to identify opportunities for improvement or consolidation and implements innovative reporting metrics to provide visibility into portfolio performance for senior leadership and stakeholders across the IT organization. The position is also responsible for implementing quality assurance processes and audits together with the compliance team to ensure that projects are delivered timely, meet the highest standards, and meet user expectations. The IT Portfolio Manager indirectly manages work from IT Project Managers, IT Senior Project Managers, and Business Analysts, and performs related duties as required.

Requirements

Ability to communicate and present at an executive level.
Ability to roll up all IT spend for a total cost of ownership and show backs.
Ability to manage relationships with key stakeholders to drive data collections and reporting.
Ability to conduct annual planning sessions with key stakeholders to identify top technology priorities for current and future fiscal years.
Ability to perform capacity planning for initial and ongoing identification of resource needs and scheduling for critical portfolio decisions.
Experience creating an IT Portfolio Plan, outlining the structure and composition of the IT Portfolio, including projects, programs, and other initiatives.
Experience collaborating to develop, manage, and enforce IT portfolio/program/project methodologies and disciplines.
Experience working with EA on a governance framework to document portfolio management processes, standards, and governance practices.
Experience centralizing and overseeing the intake process of technology projects.
Experience developing and maintaining a project risk prioritization matrix tool.
Experience driving the process with key stakeholders to prioritize and sequence projects.
Experience identifying dependencies and critical paths.
Experience conducting regular portfolio reviews with senior leadership.
Experience developing and maintaining a risk management plan.
Experience implementing innovative reporting metrics.
Experience implementing quality assurance processes and audits.
Experience indirectly managing work from IT Project Managers, IT Senior Project Managers, and Business Analysts.

Nice To Haves

Potential for this role to transition from contract to hire.

Responsibilities

Communicate and present at an executive level.
Roll up all IT spend for a total cost of ownership and show backs.
Manage relationships with key stakeholders to drive data collections and reporting.
Conduct annual planning sessions with key stakeholders to identify top technology priorities for current and future fiscal years.
Centralize and oversee the intake process of technology projects to confirm funding, resources, and risk requirements.
Develop and maintain a project risk prioritization matrix tool to assess projects.
Prioritize and sequence projects based on strategic importance, resource availability, risk exposure, and alignment with business objectives.
Perform capacity planning for initial and ongoing identification of resource needs and scheduling for critical portfolio decisions.
Identify dependencies and critical paths.
Conduct regular portfolio reviews with senior leadership.
Develop and maintain a risk management plan to mitigate risks impacting portfolio projects and programs.
Continuously review the portfolio to identify opportunities for improvement or consolidation.
Implement innovative reporting metrics to provide visibility into portfolio performance for senior leadership and stakeholders.
Implement quality assurance processes and audits with the compliance team.
Indirectly manage work from IT Project Managers, IT Senior Project Managers, and Business Analysts.