PMO & Portfolio Analyst

Rithum

1d•$65,000 - $95,000•Remote

About The Position

As the PMO & Portfolio Analyst, you are at the operational core of the Brands Services program management office. You administer initiative intake, maintain the portfolio system of record, and produce the reporting and analysis that Brands Services leadership uses to make prioritization and resourcing decisions. You track dependencies, surface risks before they reach a milestone, and prepare the materials that make governance forums decision-ready. In this role, you are the person who knows the true status of every active initiative in the portfolio and can explain what it means. At Rithum, all team members are expected to leverage AI to work smarter, accelerate decision-making, automate repeatable work, and improve outcomes. You are encouraged to continuously identify opportunities to apply AI, data, and scalable processes to enhance productivity, drive innovation, and deliver greater value for our clients, partners, and teams while maintaining appropriate judgment, quality, security, and compliance.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in program or project coordination, PMO operations, business operations, or an analyst role supporting initiative or portfolio reporting
Demonstrated experience building and maintaining status or performance reporting for leadership
Hands-on experience with a project or work management tool (Jira, Asana, Monday.com, Smartsheet, or similar), including building views, dashboards, and reports
Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, including pivot tables, lookups, and multi-source data consolidation, applied to portfolio or KPI analysis
Experience tracking risks, issues, and dependencies across multiple concurrent initiatives
Experience preparing meeting materials, pre-reads, or decision documents for senior stakeholders
Experience using AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, etc.) to accelerate and elevate your outcomes; including but not limited to communication drafting, data analysis, prompt engineering, and/or documentation

Nice To Haves

3+ years of experience in PMO operations, program management, or business operations
Bachelor's degree in the applicable discipline or related field preferred
Experience in a SaaS, technology, or e-commerce organization
Experience with business intelligence or visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) or workflow automation tools (Power Automate, Zapier, or similar)
Experience supporting an annual or quarterly planning cycle end to end
Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to compress detail into a clear executive summary
Comfort with ambiguity and a bias toward structuring work that is not yet defined

Responsibilities

Administer intake for Brands Services initiative requests: log, classify, route, and track status against turnaround targets
Prepare triage packets and maintain decision logs so prioritization rationale stays traceable
Build and maintain the portfolio reporting layer (status, milestones, health) sourced from existing systems, and keep improving it by automating manual steps
Produce executive-ready analysis and KPI reporting that leads with the decision needed and the driver behind any variance
Maintain the initiative inventory of record (owners, success criteria, milestones, definition of done)
Maintain the dependency register and risk/issue log, escalating against defined thresholds before milestones are at risk
Run the operating cadence: prepare agendas, pre-reads, and status packets for governance forums, and capture/follow up on decisions and action items
Maintain PMO templates and standards, and partner with initiative owners to keep portfolio data current and accurate

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision benefits: Affordable health care plans and company HSA contributions, starting on Day 1
A 6% 401(k) match
Competitive time off package with 20 days of Paid Time Off, 9 Company-Paid holidays, 2 paid floating holidays, 7 paid sick days, 2 Wellness days, and 1 Paid Volunteer Day; at 3 years of service PTO increases to 22 days, and at 5 years it increases to 25 days
12 weeks primary caregiver leave & 4 weeks secondary caregiver leave
Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
Pet insurance
Legal assistance and identity theft insurance plans
Life insurance 2x salary
Access to the Calm app and the Employee Assistance Program
$65/month Remote work stipend for internet
Culture and team-building activities
Tuition assistance
Career development opportunities
Charitable contribution match up to $250 per year