Senior Portfolio Analyst

The Hartford•Hartford, CT

14d•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future. This Sr. Portfolio Analyst role helps align strategy and execution by applying Lean and systems thinking approaches to strategy and investment funding, Agile portfolio operations, and governance. Supports the prioritization of work and financial accountability for the products and solutions in a portfolio. Coordinate, sustain, and improve value streams. Plan and monitor IT budgets to ensure alignment with strategic initiatives/objectives. Forecast future budget needs, measure portfolio performance, and coordinate required compliance activities. This role will have a Hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of working in an office (Hartford, CT) 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday).

Requirements

3 years' of portfolio management experience or equivalent leadership experience.
3 years' of industry experience preferred.
Experience with Agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, etc.
Proven ability to build commitment and empower others, communicate with clarity, courage and timeliness.
Effective Communication Skills: Written, Verbal, Presentation.
Strong understanding of Agile and Scaled Agile.
Strong knowledge of software development processes and procedures to understand team needs includes fundamentals of iterative and incremental development.
Candidate must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship.
The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position.

Nice To Haves

SAFe LPM certification a plus

Responsibilities

Oversee portfolio backlog to visualize work, manage flow, and improve predictability.
Drive metrics and reporting focused on value delivery, throughput, and portfolio health.
Define and maintain portfolio-level objectives that align with enterprise strategy.
Facilitate prioritization of initiatives based on value, capacity, and risk.
Partner with IT and business portfolio teams, product management, and delivery teams to ensure transparency and enable executive reporting.
Facilitate portfolio-level ceremonies and reviews to foster collaboration and alignment.
Drive innovation by identifying opportunities to leverage generative AI and other emerging technologies within portfolio management and delivery processes.
Supports vendor management, including contracts, Purchase Orders, MBM, invoice approvals.
Supports LOB Strategic Themes informing Value Stream OKRs/KPIs
Partners with Portfolio Lead to champion the finance evolution to Agile – funding value streams, product vs. project mindset, and actively uses Agile estimation
Assists in maintaining a workforce strategy, inclusive of vendors, such that employee/vendor ratios, onshore/offshore, HIG offices, etc. are considered to achieve an optimum balance
Monitors current and target team compositions, and path forward via hiring and other levers
Participates in required or needed training, continuous learning activities, participates in CoP
Supports and mentors on lean principles and a continuous improvement and innovation culture
Partners with all roles within the LPM function as necessary to support and with Value Stream leadership and agile teams as necessary to support to drive organizational agility and maximize business outcomes while implementing LPM strategies
Actively supports 1 – 2 LPM Pillars to ensure solutions will deliver the business vision
Assists with the Independently makes trade-off decisions within agile team
Agile Portfolio Operations : Supports Portfolio Kanban to balance and manage Business and IT portfolio mix
Enables support for maintaining healthy, sustainable Portfolio backlogs, visualize and limit Work in Process (WIP), reduce batch sizes, and improve release time/ frequency/quality
Provides support to schedule and prepare health reviews, scorecards, risks, MORs
Lean Governance: Informs how to continuously improves Portfolio ways of working, practices, and flow
Accountable for monitoring use of Rally and Clarity, including and data management
Drives guardrails to support dynamic financials, performance, compliance, and/or delivery
Strategy & Investment Funding : Support investment prioritization is transparent and collaborative across Business and IT
Regularly monitor the multiyear roadmap balances business and IT strategies and priorities
Drives continuous compliance with audit, regulatory, and non-discretionary needs