Senior Portfolio Manager

Land O'Lakes • Arden Hills, MN

21h

About The Position

The Sr. Portfolio Manager is responsible for managing the overall portfolio of growth initiatives through facilitation of meeting governance, strategic planning, execution planning, quarterly forecast cycles, and monthly actual financial review. The portfolio manager is also responsible for working closely with business leaders to create and maintain resource models to facilitate value delivery. They will also work collaboratively with leadership and project managers to ensure portfolio information is updated frequently, accurately, and communicated appropriately across all key stakeholders including senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 6 or more years of portfolio management experience
• Project Management experience
• Experience interacting with stakeholders and business colleagues to analyze and define business requirements and related project reporting
• Ability to present to senior level leadership
• Proven problem solving and analytical skills
• 15% travel

Nice To Haves

• Strong Project Financial planning systems experience

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Management Project/Initiative Management: Develops and implements detailed project plans for portfolio management processes, process improvements, and key portfolio initiatives; builds team ownership and commitment to project plan.
• Schedule Management: In collaboration with key stakeholders, ensures all processes, activities, and deliverables are managed appropriately to meet organization milestones and portfolio reviews. Plans and aligns key stakeholders to the detailed schedule to ensure a successful outcome.
• Resource Management: With the business leads, the portfolio manager will facilitate the development, updating, and maintenance of resourcing models for specific business areas utilizing data predictors; present resourcing models and other data analysis to operational and business partners on a routine basis.
• Governance Develop and implement governance standards and templates to drive consistent reporting and updates for projects across meetings structures. Work closely with project teams to ensure content is developed ahead of key reviews. Establish guidance and expectations for initiative communication and portfolio impact assessment.
• Communication and Relationship Management Responsible for team and cross-functional budget and schedule related communications. Informs and presents project progress to plan and known risks to leadership. Communicates and influences resolution of cross-functional budget or capacity issues. Establishes effective, collaborative working relationships with internal stakeholders to maximize portfolio efficiency, responsiveness and resource allocation. Maintains a servant leadership mentality.
• Portfolio Review Data Management: Uses internal systems to update project milestones, and key project data; creates new portfolio budget and resource reports to support management of projects and works collaboratively to update, enhance, and create new portfolio management reports to increase effectiveness of portfolio management.
• Scope and Risk Management: Identifies and communicates portfolio risks and issues as well as develops and recommends mitigation strategies with portfolio stakeholders. Maintains ongoing understanding of initiative strategy and key milestones to ensure recommendations are aligned with overall business strategy.
• Financial Management: Drives the management of portfolio and project financials including budgeting, forecasting, actuals tracking. Participates in budget development and evaluating how portfolio and project plan changes impact cost and schedule. Provides reporting to key stakeholder areas as needed or requested. Responsible for management of overall financial plan accuracy through collaboration with project leadership.

Benefits

• Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources.
• Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees