Portfolio Enablement Lead

Humana•Louisville, KY

1d•$126,300 - $173,700•Remote

About The Position

The Portfolio Enablement Lead is an enterprise portfolio transformation leader responsible for shaping and advancing Humana’s portfolio operating model, Agile Release Train (ART) design, and Ways of Working across multiple portfolios. The role serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and translates enterprise strategy into scalable portfolio operating models that promote alignment, flow, value delivery, and measurable business outcomes. The position focuses on enterprise enablement rather than delivery management. It advances portfolio optimization, governance consistency, operating model maturity, and long-term organizational effectiveness while partnering across business, product, and technology organizations. The role resides within the Office of the COO in the Technical organization and maintains enterprise neutrality while enabling cohesive portfolio operations and outcomes. With significant autonomy in complex and ambiguous situations, the Portfolio Enablement Lead advises senior leaders on portfolio structure, prioritization, governance, investment alignment, execution models, and transformation roadmaps. The role leads portfolio transformation initiatives, establishes enterprise standards, enables Lean Portfolio Management and continuous improvement, and helps build leadership and practitioner capabilities across portfolios. It also supports portfolio metrics and governance frameworks to assess health, flow efficiency, transformation progress, and value realization. This is a remote position with occasional travel to Humana offices for training or meetings. Home or hybrid employees must have internet service with at least 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload speeds and a dedicated workspace that protects member PHI/HIPAA information. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week. The posted annual base pay range is $126,300–$173,700, with eligibility for a bonus incentive plan. The role is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise transformation, portfolio leadership, organizational design, or operational excellence.
Proven experience serving as a strategic advisor to executive leadership and influencing enterprise decisions.
Deep expertise in Lean Portfolio Management, Agile-at-scale methodologies, and enterprise operating model design.
Experience defining, implementing, and governing portfolio standards across multiple portfolios or enterprise domains.
Extensive experience leading large-scale portfolio transformation and organizational change initiatives.
Advanced facilitation experience leading executive workshops, value stream design sessions, and portfolio alignment forums.
Proven ability to develop leaders and transformation professionals while building organizational capability.
Strong proficiency with portfolio management and Agile lifecycle tools such as Jira Align and Azure DevOps.
Exceptional communication, influence, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to translate enterprise strategy into scalable operating models and measurable business outcomes.
Executive-level strategic thinking and the ability to influence decisions across complex organizations.
Strong systems-thinking capabilities and expertise in organizational design and enterprise transformation.
Ability to lead through ambiguity while creating clarity, alignment, and accountability.
Strong analytical capabilities to translate complex data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
Demonstrated ability to mentor leaders and transformation practitioners at multiple organizational levels.
Advanced facilitation, relationship-building, and influencing skills, including the ability to influence without direct authority.
Passion for continuous improvement, organizational excellence, and enterprise agility.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC 6.0) and Advanced SPC (ASPC) certification, or ability to obtain them within six months of hire.
Prosci Change Management certification or equivalent advanced change leadership certification.
Experience operating within enterprise Agile or Lean Centers of Excellence.
Healthcare or highly regulated industry experience.
Experience leading transformation initiatives within Fortune 100 organizations.
Demonstrated leadership in enterprise AI adoption, digital transformation, or advanced analytics initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead the evolution and adoption of enterprise portfolio Ways of Working across assigned portfolios, aligned with strategic priorities and regulatory requirements.
Enable portfolio design standards, including ART structures, value stream alignment, operating models, and portfolio governance frameworks.
Support the development and execution of portfolio transformation strategies and multi-year roadmaps.
Influence executive leaders on portfolio optimization, investment alignment, prioritization frameworks, and operating model design.
Conduct portfolio assessments and diagnostics to identify systemic risks, performance trends, improvement opportunities, and organizational constraints.
Facilitate executive planning, alignment, and decision-making sessions to resolve competing priorities and drive strategic outcomes.
Guide and develop Senior Portfolio Enablement Leads and transformation practitioners to improve capability maturity and consistency.
Partner with leaders to ensure portfolio operating models support organizational goals, regulatory requirements, and long-term business strategy.
Enable portfolio metrics and governance frameworks to measure portfolio health, flow efficiency, transformation progress, and value realization.
Drive adoption of Lean Portfolio Management principles, systems thinking, and continuous improvement practices across the enterprise.
Serve as the escalation point for systemic portfolio challenges and recommend ways to improve organizational effectiveness and execution.
Champion enterprise standards across portfolio operations, tooling, AI adoption, security, compliance, and operational excellence.
Facilitate leadership coaching, mentoring, and capability-building initiatives.
Connect strategy, organizational design, governance, and execution to promote enterprise thinking and long-term optimization.