Information Technology Enterprise Project Portfolio Manager
About The Position
The Senior Enterprise Project Manager is responsible for end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional projects and ongoing management of the enterprise project portfolio using established project and portfolio management practices. The role plans, executes, monitors, and closes individual initiatives while overseeing portfolio demand intake, prioritization, sequencing, resource and capacity planning, financial forecasting, dependency management, and governance. It ensures projects and portfolios align with organizational strategy, funding constraints, and delivery capacity, and provides leadership with visibility into performance, risks, and outcomes. The position also advises leadership on portfolio investment decisions, resource allocation strategies, and enterprise delivery risk mitigation. The position aligns portfolio execution with enterprise technology roadmaps and strategic initiatives; manages portfolio budgets, forecasts, and investment trade-off analysis; supports governance and investment decisions; and provides executive reporting on project and portfolio health, risks, dependencies, and performance. It manages complex IT and business projects from initiation through closure, applies PMI practices, coordinates change efforts, and uses enterprise PPM tools and delivery data from systems such as Jira and Azure DevOps. The role may serve as a system owner or power user for enterprise PPM tools and mentors others in project and portfolio management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Seven or more years of progressive project management experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing enterprise portfolios in addition to individual projects.
- Valid Texas Driver’s License.
- Strong leadership, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Advanced knowledge of PMI methodologies and governance frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience with Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management (PPM).
- Ability to manage both tactical project execution and strategic portfolio oversight.
- Experience coordinating delivery across teams using tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, and enterprise PPM tools.
- Strong financial acumen, including portfolio-level budgeting, forecasting, capital planning support, and investment trade-off analysis.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing IT, digital, or enterprise system initiatives.
- Hands-on experience with Smartsheet, Airtable, or similar enterprise PPM tools.
Responsibilities
- Align portfolio execution with long-term enterprise technology roadmaps and strategic initiatives.
- Manage portfolio-level budgets, forecasts, and investment trade-off analysis.
- Support portfolio investment decisions through data-driven analysis and scenario planning.
- Support governance processes to ensure projects align with strategic objectives and funding constraints.
- Participate in and may facilitate enterprise portfolio governance forums and executive review sessions.
- Define, update, and enforce portfolio standards, metrics, and reporting across projects.
- Provide executive-level reporting on project and portfolio health, risks, dependencies, and performance.
- Partner with business and IT leaders to manage dependencies and resolve conflicts across the portfolio.
- Proactively identify and mitigate risks and issues at both project and portfolio levels.
- Manage end-to-end delivery of complex IT and business projects from initiation through closure.
- Apply PMI best practices to manage scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and communications.
- Develop and maintain integrated project and portfolio plans, schedules, and financial forecasts.
- Lead cross-functional change coordination efforts to support successful adoption of enterprise initiatives.
- Use enterprise PPM tools such as Smartsheet, Airtable, or similar platforms to manage projects, portfolios, resources, and reporting.
- Integrate delivery data from tools such as Jira and Azure DevOps into enterprise PPM reporting.
- Serve as a system owner or power user for enterprise PPM tools.
- Mentor team members on project and portfolio management best practices.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages.
- Generous paid time off.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Robust pension plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
