IT Portfolio Manager

Cynet Systems•Austin, TX

About The Position

The IT Portfolio Manager will be responsible for creating and managing the IT Portfolio Plan, ensuring strategic alignment with business goals, and overseeing the intake and prioritization of technology projects. This role involves collaborating with various teams, developing governance frameworks, conducting planning sessions, and implementing risk management and quality assurance processes. The IT Portfolio Manager will also provide visibility into portfolio performance through innovative reporting metrics and indirectly manage project managers and business analysts.

Requirements

1+ years of experience in IT Portfolio Management.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Capacity planning for initial and ongoing identification of resource needs and scheduling.

Responsibilities

Create an IT Portfolio Plan, outlining the structure and composition of the IT Portfolio, including the list of projects, programs, and other initiatives.
Collaborate to develop, manage, and enforce IT portfolio/program/project methodologies and disciplines to ensure strategic alignment with technologies and business goals.
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.
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.
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.
Conduct regular portfolio reviews with senior leadership to enable informed decisions about the direction of IT investments.
Develop and maintain a risk management plan to mitigate risks that may impact the successful delivery of portfolio projects and programs.
Continuously review the portfolio to identify opportunities for improvement or consolidation and implement innovative reporting metrics to provide visibility into portfolio performance for senior leadership and stakeholders across the IT organization.
Implement 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.
Indirectly manage work from IT Project Managers, IT Senior Project Managers, and Business Analysts.