Manager, Portfolio Management

Entergy•New Orleans, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Manager, Portfolio Management provides leadership and direction to align the program, project, and operations to the organizational strategy to optimize project or program objectives, costs, risks, benefits, and timelines. This position leads a team that compiles project and program status and information, conveys how the projects and programs are aligned and advancing the strategic objectives, and provides recommendations for options or action.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Business or related discipline or equivalent work experience.
Minimum experience required of the position
Ability to multi-task and handle various projects simultaneously to drive timely results
Ability to prioritize effectively and facilitate action across numerous groups and departments
Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity and to effectively manage within it.
Excellent communication skills, ability to simplify complex topics for broad audiences and convey ideas and recommendations in a clear, compelling and succinct way in written and verbal communications
Highly organized, able to prioritize and work under pressure on a number of projects at the same time.
Customer service focus
Strong analytical and reporting skills
7 years operations management or project management experience in utility or industrial setting, or 7 years of financial management experience in utility setting.

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred.
Knowledge of Entergy financial and accounting systems and processes.
Knowledge and proficient in using/developing Power Bi, Cognos, SQL, Microsoft database and query reporting, Oracle database reporting, proficient in Excel.
Management experience leading teams with direct reports
Supervisory experience preferred.
Project Management Professional Certification OR Portfolio Management Professional Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain a framework and methodology (procedures and processes) for portfolio management to bridge between, organizational strategy, program/project management, finance, and operations.
Continuously review, reallocate, and reprioritize the portfolio of work to account for escalating financial and non-financial risk and possible opportunities.
Manage financial and operational risks, monitor and prioritize portfolio components, escalate and communicate with senior leaders to resolve issues, and develop and improve processes.
Facilitate the selection, prioritization, and optimization of the portfolio to ensure alignment with strategic goals and evolving organizational priorities.
Facilitate the development and enhancement of performance reports, variance reports, resource capacity reports, portfolio risks and issues, opportunities and recommendations, and leadership decisions.
Expertise in the application and analysis of portfolio prioritization methods and techniques that include qualitative and quantitative measures.
These methods and techniques include decision support tools and models, prioritization algorithms, portfolio risk management, financial management (risk, capital, budgeting, and variance reporting).
Adept at working with stakeholders to optimize portfolio performance and outcomes.
Strong Communication skills to interact with executives, management, and stakeholders and negotiate decisions and agreements.
Manage financial and operational risks that are internal and external as well as opportunities, accounting for fiscal constraints, cost-benefit, opportunities, constraints, and stakeholder dynamics.
Assess and analyze portfolio risks with the objective of capitalizing on opportunities and mitigating those items that can adversely impact the portfolio.
Utilizes project management and professional expertise as well as business acumen and experience to provide SME-level project management and business case guidance to team members in Entergy's Power Delivery business unit.