Portfolio Manager

Campbell's • Camden, NJ

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Portfolio Manager provides strategic oversight, governance, prioritization, performance management, and value realization for a centralized portfolio of technology programs and projects supporting Corporate Functions and Campbell’s enterprise priorities. The role works with business and IT leaders to align demand and investment decisions with strategic objectives and provides end-to-end visibility into portfolio financials, resource capacity, risks, dependencies, delivery performance, and business outcomes. It also leads and develops project managers assigned to the portfolio.

The Portfolio Manager serves as the primary liaison among Corporate Functions, technology teams, IT leadership, business executives, project managers, the IT PMO, and IT Finance. This hybrid role is based in the office three days per week; fully remote arrangements may be considered for the right candidate.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 6 years of professional experience, including portfolio, program, or project management experience in a business-facing role.
• Demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of complex, cross-functional technology initiatives and aligning investments with business strategy.
• Experience with demand management, portfolio prioritization, annual planning, and roadmap development.
• Strong financial management experience, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and benefits tracking.
• Experience leading resource capacity planning and resolving competing priorities across matrixed teams.
• Experience managing, coaching, or providing functional leadership to project managers and delivery professionals.
• Exceptional executive communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong reporting and analytical skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into clear portfolio insights, options, and recommendations.
• Strong proficiency with portfolio and project management tools and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and MS Project.
• Must not require employer sponsorship now or in the future to legally work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• PMP, PgMP, PfMP, or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison among Corporate Functions, technology teams, IT leadership, business executives, project managers, the IT PMO, and IT Finance, ensuring alignment with enterprise governance, standards, tools, and processes.
• Translate strategic priorities into an integrated portfolio roadmap, Annual Operating Plan, Strategic Plan, and investment plan in partnership with business and IT leaders.
• Lead demand intake, assessment, prioritization, and sequencing, facilitating decisions based on strategic alignment, value, risk, capacity, dependencies, and funding.
• Manage Corporate Functions technology portfolio financials, including plan, forecast, actuals, variances, financial risks, and benefits tracking, in partnership with the IT PMO and IT Finance.
• Lead portfolio resource capacity planning, identify supply-and-demand gaps, resolve constraints, and recommend staffing or sequencing changes.
• Manage, coach, and develop project managers assigned to the portfolio; set expectations and promote consistent delivery practices and accountability.
• Establish and maintain portfolio governance, decision forums, stage gates, and escalation paths in partnership with the IT PMO.
• Monitor portfolio health and value realization across scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and expected outcomes; identify and escalate cross-functional concerns and initiate corrective actions.
• Consolidate information across project managers and prepare and present portfolio dashboards, forecasts, recommendations, and decision materials for IT PMO, IT Finance, business, and IT leadership reviews.
• Partner with project sponsors and delivery leaders to resolve cross-project dependencies, resource conflicts, and risks affecting portfolio objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement in portfolio management processes, tools, data quality, delivery discipline, reporting, and benefits realization.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Life insurance
• Matching 401(k) plan with immediate vesting
• Unlimited sick time
• Paid time off
• Holiday pay
• Free access to the fitness center for employees in WHQ
• Access to on-site day care operated by Bright Horizons
• Access to a company store
• Employee donation and volunteer activity matching up to $1,500 annually through Campbell’s Cares
• Employee Resource Groups
• Wellness benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager