Portfolio Enablement Specialist
About The Position
The Portfolio Enablement Specialist supports the execution of capital funding requests and project approvals required to deliver the global capacity roadmap. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Portfolio Growth & Enablement, this role assists in preparing documentation, coordinating cross-functional inputs, and tracking projects through investment governance processes. The Specialist plays a key operational role in ensuring funding packages are complete, accurate, and aligned with enterprise standards. This position supports the conversion of approved portfolio plans into investment-ready project submissions and helps maintain transparency across governance and approval workflows.
Requirements
- Strong analytical and documentation skills.
- Working knowledge of business case preparation and capital approval processes.
- Ability to structure information clearly and accurately for decision-making audiences.
- Strong coordination skills across cross-functional teams.
- High attention to detail and disciplined organizational habits.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, operations, analytics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3–6 years of experience in capacity planning, capital planning support, portfolio analytics, or infrastructure-related roles.
- Experience supporting business case documentation, governance tracking, or investment submissions.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred but not required.
- Experience within data center, cloud, telecommunications, or infrastructure-intensive environments preferred.
- Familiarity with enterprise systems such as DCIM, ERP, CRM/CPQ, or financial planning tools preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist in preparation of funding requests, business case documentation, and investment submission materials aligned to the approved global capacity roadmap.
- Compile project-level scope, phasing, and assumption details into standardized templates.
- Support validation of financial inputs in collaboration with Finance and Investment teams.
- Ensure required documentation and supporting materials are complete prior to governance review.
- Gather scope, cost, and schedule inputs from Infrastructure, Engineering, Construction, Operations, and IT teams.
- Coordinate follow-ups and track outstanding items required to advance approval packages.
- Support collaboration across Legal, Risk, and governance stakeholders to ensure documentation completeness.
- Track project progress through capital approval workflows and maintain status updates.
- Prepare supporting materials for portfolio reviews and investment forums.
- Maintain records of approvals, conditions, assumptions, and governance decisions.
- Escalate documentation gaps or timeline risks to leadership.
- Coordinate documentation with the Data Center Requirements Office (DCRO) to ensure OPR-related inputs are included where required.
- Ensure readiness artifacts are organized prior to project handoff to delivery teams.
- Maintain standardized enablement tracking tools and approval logs.
- Identify documentation inconsistencies and recommend process improvements.
- Ensure clear and organized record-keeping for audit and reference purposes.
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Paid time-off
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Life insurance
- Supplemental insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Flexible spending account
- 401k retirement plan
- Monthly stipend for remote work expenses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
