Lead Technology Portfolio Manager

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

About The Position

Join our team as a Lead Technology Portfolio Manager operates as an extension of the Officer, clearly understanding their objectives and strategy, ensuring the seamless planning and execution of strategic imperatives, business management, and operational processes that deliver excellence, clarity, and consistency for organizational teams to successfully plan and drive value and positive business outcomes. This role provides operational governance and expertise, partnering closely with technology leadership and Shared Services partners to solve daily operational challenges, conduct portfolio level operational reviews to ensure fiduciary accountability, and prepare executive communications with a focus on transparency. To be successful, the individual in this role must have proven experience working closely with executives in a fast-paced environment and applying strong consultative skills, including business acumen, customer empathy, and collaboration across the technology portfolio(s). Additionally, this role will be assigned strategic initiatives with accountability for the overall planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of highly complex end-to-end associate and/or customer journeys across the enterprise to achieve expected strategic outcomes for the company in an agile, product environment. This includes responsibility for developing plans to meet technology priorities and deadlines, determining and executing processes, and managing workflow and product delivery across multiple portfolio teams. Work with a Winning Team As a Lead Technology Portfolio Manager, you will have the chance to shape the future of retail technology while working alongside talented individuals who share your passion for innovation and excellence. Under the leadership of one of Forbes Top 50 CIOs, you’ll find opportunities to flex your current skills and the support to develop new ones. We combine the stability and investments of an established global company with the innovative spirit of a startup, allowing you to explore your every curiosity and unlock your full potential. We also know what it takes to build an inclusive culture – from collaborating with diverse and curious minds to approaching challenges with new perspectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree Business Administration, Computer Science, MIS, or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
8 Years Experience in IT or technology focused business area
5 Years Experience leading and influencing technology portfolio/program/product teams (requiring integration of cross-functional technology solutions), including experience providing direction, coaching and mentoring to team members
3 Years Experience supporting complex initiatives in a product and/or agile operating model, using JIRA or other agile tools for work transparency and tracking
Background in product, business analysis, software engineering, architecture, or related technical area
Experience translating data into quantifiable actions/deliverables
Experience working closely with executive/senior leadership cross-functionally in a large organization

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree Business Administration, Computer Science, MIS, or related field
Experience using formal business process improvement methodologies
Corporate retail experience
Prior experience as a Chief of Staff or similar role
PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-CACP), Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP), Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultant (DAVSC), or other portfolio management certification (e.g., SAFe LPM, ICP-LPM, CSM, RTE, PMP, etc.)

Responsibilities

Builds deep understanding of the assigned Officer(s) strategic and operational initiatives to establish functional objectives and day-to-day operations and routines related to their technology portfolio.
Builds and maintains relationships with executive/senior leaders, technology sponsors, customers, vendors, and other key stakeholders to serve as primary liaison between them and the Officer(s).
Proactively identifies and addresses potential portfolio risks through comprehensive analysis and forms recommendations to enhance overall organizational effectiveness.
Establishes and ensures technology portfolio is following similar processes and governance for optimization, efficiency, and cohesiveness.
Summarizes business impacts to the organization, creating strong narratives and messaging for a wide variety of audiences.
Solves daily operational challenges, conducts portfolio level operational reviews, and prepares executive communications in close partnership with technology leadership and Shared Services partners.
Provides financial acumen expertise and supports processes for portfolio/product financial management.
Owns overall planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of highly complex end-to-end associate and/or customer journeys across the enterprise to achieve expected strategic outcomes for the company.
Drives program management initiatives by identifying and communicating a clear vision and technical understanding of goals, objectives, prioritization, and related cross-portfolio dependencies, leading key stakeholders through the process to create a well-defined program increment schedule that meets organizational, portfolio and product objectives, and key results.
Serves as a change agent for organizational and technology initiatives and process improvements.