Senior Manager IT Strategy & Portfolio

Philip Morris International•Stamford, CT

12h•Hybrid

About The Position

As Senior Manager, IT Portfolio, you are a key leader within PMI Tech, responsible for governing IT demand and the END-to-end portfolio lifecycle to ensure technology investments are aligned with PMI US business priorities and digital strategy.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in managerial roles leading strategy, portfolio, and large-scale initiatives; strong preference for candidates with a strategic consulting background.
Master’s degree or MBA or equivalent experience.
Deep experience in IT strategy, digital or technology portfolio, program, and investment management within complex, multinational environments.
Proven ability to influence, partner with, and challenge senior leaders across business, finance, and technology.
Strong financial and business insight, including reason development, benefits tracking, portfolio trade-off decisions, and advanced analytical and numerical problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated track record of delivering top-end strategic problem solving and large transformation or enterprise-wide programs.
Strong capability managing portfolio-level risks, dependencies, and performance metrics across multiple initiatives.
Legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

Own and drive PMI Tech US demand and portfolio management processes from ideation through delivery and benefits realization, ensuring investments improve strategic and financial value.
Partner closely with PMI Tech leaders, business functions, finance, and strategy teams to build, govern, and continuously optimize the IT investment portfolio.
Evaluate, challenge, and prioritize investment requests; balancing strategic alignment, value creation, risk, dependencies, and resource constraints.
Prepare portfolio insights, recommendations, and decision materials for Digital Investment Committees and senior IT leadership forums.
Lead portfolio performance management, including value realization, cost, risk, dependency, and issue tracking across major programs and initiatives.
Support annual and quarterly IT strategy reviews, lead planning processes across platforms, and ensure alignment with regions and global headquarters.
Lead selected cross-functional critical initiatives and continuous improvement efforts, developing tools, processes, and governance frameworks to increase transparency, quality of execution, and business impact.
Support the "run the business" activities of PMI Tech, including coordination of strategy sub-streams, preparation of leadership meetings, and follow-up on key actions.