Principal Systems, Tools & Portfolio Program Manager

cloud software group•San Ramon, CA

1d•$143,255 - $244,967

About The Position

The Principal Systems & Portfolio Program Manager oversees the comprehensive lifecycle, continuous operational governance, and financial evaluation of our global enterprise systems and tools, applications, asset databases, and specialized vendor agreements. Acting as a vital strategic partner between Technical Product Owners, Finance, and Executive Leadership, this individual will drive application rationalization, mitigate compliance risk, and lead rigorous procurement governance. The position manages critical visualization assets inside our Looker dashboards, maintains the Jira Assets Database, and guides continuous organizational tracking during complex corporate transitions, structural adjustments, and M&A integrations.

Requirements

Minimum of 10+ years of experience as an IT Program Manager, Business Systems Analyst, or Portfolio Manager operating within an enterprise IT or corporate operations environment.
Deep, practical familiarity with Jira Service Management (specifically Jira Assets/Insight architectures), Looker (or comparable BI platforms), and advanced data analysis via Excel or Google Sheets.
Proven experience navigating enterprise corporate procurement lifecycles, application rationalization strategies, or Transitional Service Agreements (TSAs).
Exceptional communication skills—comfortable both auditing highly technical owners every 6 weeks and distilling macro budget/compliance risks into brief summaries for executive leadership review.
Demonstrated professional maturity and absolute discretion when handling strictly confidential employee bonus structures, organizational charts, and corporate restructuring frameworks.

Responsibilities

Spearhead structured, ongoing business systems reviews every six weeks with internal Technical Owners to actively evaluate software renewals, system terminations, and corporate infrastructure rationalization efforts.
Maintain and continuously update the Key Systems List dashboard in Looker utilizing underlying architecture in the Jira Assets Database.
Ensure ironclad data integrity across all corporate tools, application inventories, and active subscriptions.
Manage legal and operational documentation, letters of intent, and verification trails regarding software non-renewals, subscription terminations, and corporate restructuring timelines (including sensitive M&A integrations like the Arctera Non-TSA transitions).
Partner closely with corporate finance teams to coordinate and drive BTL (Business Transformation Lifecycle) systems approvals.
Maintain multi-year, auditable records of all systems and software submitted for financial sanction.
Administer quarterly process-mapping and verification frameworks to evaluate employment data and ensure bonus eligibility alignment for global outsourced vendors.
Securely handle highly sensitive, confidential compensation/retention matrices for global contractor workforces.