Portfolio Delivery Analyst - A&F Co.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.•Columbus, OH

14d•$90,000 - $100,000•Remote

About The Position

The Portfolio Delivery Analyst coordinates portfolio planning, forecasting, reporting, and delivery operations across the Data & Analytics organization. The role provides analysis, visibility, and operational support to help leadership make informed decisions about demand, capacity, funding, priorities, and delivery commitments. It partners with Product, Data Strategy, Engineering, Business Analysts, Scrum Masters, and leadership teams to maintain portfolio information, facilitate portfolio processes, and improve transparency, planning accuracy, and delivery effectiveness. The role supports portfolio operations and reporting, demand intake, capacity planning and resource forecasting, strategic initiative coordination, portfolio metrics and delivery insights, cross-team dependency coordination, release readiness, financial planning and reporting, process improvement, and AI-enabled portfolio operations. It also supports portfolio governance, data quality, dashboards, automation, and continuous improvement across teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
At least 3 years of experience in portfolio operations, PMO support, project coordination, delivery operations, business analysis, Agile operations, or a related discipline.
Experience supporting projects, programs, portfolios, or delivery teams across multiple stakeholders and initiatives.
Experience with capacity planning, forecasting, reporting, operational planning, or portfolio management activities.
Experience working in Agile environments and partnering with Product Managers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts, and Engineering teams.
Experience supporting dependency management, risk tracking, release coordination, and delivery reporting.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to transform data into meaningful insights.
Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, and collaboration skills.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Experience preparing dashboards, portfolio reporting, presentations, and leadership materials.
Advanced knowledge of Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, and reporting practices.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Data, Analytics, Technology, Digital, or Enterprise Platform portfolios.
Experience with portfolio reporting, project coordination, or PMO functions.
Experience building executive dashboards, forecasting models, and portfolio reporting solutions.
Experience with Agile planning at scale and Atlassian products, specifically Jira and Confluence.
Experience with AI-enabled productivity, reporting, forecasting, or analytics tools.
Highly organized, detail oriented, analytical, data driven, proactive, and self-motivated.
Strong problem-solving mindset, follow-through, accountability, and continuous improvement mindset.
Effective communicator and collaborator who is adaptable and comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
Curiosity and eagerness to learn tools, processes, and technologies and leverage technology, automation, analytics, and AI to improve portfolio effectiveness.
Comfort working across teams, building positive working relationships, and balancing strategic priorities with operational execution.

Responsibilities

Coordinate day-to-day portfolio operations across Data & Analytics initiatives.
Maintain portfolio roadmaps, planning artifacts, milestone tracking, and portfolio reporting.
Prepare dashboards, reports, and presentations on delivery progress, risks, constraints, and portfolio performance.
Prepare governance materials, reporting, and analysis for portfolio reviews.
Maintain accurate, current, and accessible portfolio data, metrics, and reporting.
Coordinate intake processes and analyze requests to support planning, prioritization, and investment discussions.
Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and stakeholders to ensure intake requests contain sufficient evaluation and planning information.
Analyze delivery impacts, capacity, dependencies, resource requirements, and risks associated with incoming demand.
Maintain visibility into incoming requests and support portfolio planning discussions with reporting and analysis.
Coordinate quarterly and ongoing capacity planning across delivery teams.
Analyze demand against available capacity and develop resource forecasts and workforce planning information.
Prepare planning scenarios identifying resource constraints, forecast impacts, and planning considerations.
Support contractor planning, workforce forecasting, and resource continuity activities.
Coordinate portfolio support for strategic initiatives and cross-team efforts; track milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and actions.
Coordinate stakeholder communications and planning for major initiatives and prepare leadership status updates and supporting materials.
Monitor throughput, work in progress, aging and blocked work, and delivery flow metrics; identify bottlenecks, risks, and systemic constraints.
Maintain forecast accuracy and delivery performance reporting, and develop dashboards and portfolio reporting solutions.
Coordinate cross-team dependency tracking, documentation, reporting, stakeholder communications, and escalation of unresolved concerns.
Coordinate portfolio-level release visibility, readiness activities, and stakeholder communications; track milestones, readiness indicators, risks, and dependencies.
Support release readiness reviews, post-release reviews, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.
Prepare analysis and reporting for budgeting, forecasting, investment planning, funding discussions, annual planning, and variance analysis.
Track resource allocations, labor, contractor investments, portfolio funding, and planning documentation.
Support development and maintenance of portfolio processes, standards, operating procedures, and governance documentation.
Identify and support improvements to planning, reporting, forecasting, data quality, portfolio administration, and operational practices.
Standardize reporting approaches, templates, and governance artifacts across teams and help reduce administrative overhead.
Use AI-enabled tools and automation to improve reporting, planning, forecasting, analysis, and portfolio visibility.
Support development of dashboards, reporting solutions, and portfolio analytics capabilities, and adoption of AI-enabled decision-support capabilities.

Benefits

Incentive bonus program.
401(k) savings plan with company match.
Annual companywide review process.
Flexible spending accounts.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Life and disability insurance.
Associate assistance program.
Paid parental and adoption leave.
Fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot.
Mental health and wellness app access through Headspace.
Paid caregiver leave.
Mobile stipend.
Paid time off and one paid volunteer day per year.
Work-from-anywhere arrangements, including Mondays and Fridays for most roles and six work-from-anywhere weeks per year.
Seven associate wellness half days per year.
Merchandise discount on all brands.
Career advancement opportunities and promotion from within.
Access to Associate Resource Groups.