Sr. Manager - Portfolio

ZO Skin Health•Irvine, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves providing project management services to support various short- and long-term projects throughout the company. The Sr. Manager will oversee a diverse portfolio of projects, track their status, budget, and risks, and provide reports on project performance. The position also involves leading larger proposals, ensuring successful project delivery, guiding teams in developing project plans, and assisting the VP – Project Management in driving strategic initiatives within the PMO organization. Additionally, the role includes mentoring project management staff, reviewing change readiness, interfacing with stakeholders to address issues and mitigate risks, and carrying out guidelines for project standardization. The individual will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of business operations and research innovative project management tools and practices.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree is required.
A minimum of 10 years of experience in project and/or portfolio management is required.
Demonstrable leadership of project and program management function; proactive, integrated project execution, with processes, metrics, controls, and governance for results-oriented application development that delivers business value.
Exceptional proficiency in project management software (e.g., Smartsheet) and MS Office Suite.
A team player who works well with distributed, multi-cultural, multi-language teams.
Customer focused; meets internal and external customer expectations, delivers upon commitments; builds customer confidence; gains their trust and respect; builds relationships.
Excellent organizational, time and project management skills.
Leadership in all aspects of team resources from hiring, evaluation, assignment, direction, management, mentorship, training and career development.
The employee must know and follow proper safety protocols and maintain a professional and polished appearance and be able to efficiently use Microsoft Office Programs and other systems at a highly advanced level.
The employee must also be able to maintain and preserve confidentiality of company information, exhibit strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with internal stakeholders including international affiliates.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in the beauty/personal care/CPG industry is preferred.
Exposure and familiarity with industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide project management services supporting various short- and long-term projects throughout the company.
Oversee a portfolio of projects, with a diverse blend of objectives and outcomes.
Update and track overall portfolio on status, budget, and risks, providing reports and visibility into project performance and highlighting areas that require attention.
Lead larger proposals and ensure the successful delivery of projects while adhering to overall mission and objectives of the company.
Guide teams to develop and gain approval of project plans, which outline the objectives of the project, scope of work, and project elements, including: schedule, project deliverables, funding limitations, and allotment of available resources to various phases of projects.
Assist VP – Project Management in driving strategic initiatives within the PMO organization, focusing on process improvements and operational efficiencies.
Mentor and develop project management staff, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.
Review change readiness and make recommendations for organization change management actions to increase readiness and adoption of technologies deployed.
Interface with project owners and internal stakeholders to address issues, report progress, and mitigate risks across the project portfolio.
Carry out guidelines for project standardization, design and methodologies.
Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of business operations and models as well as the critical business issues and requirements.
Actively research and employ new, innovative ways to identify opportunities and introduce project management tools and practices into existing processes.
Maintain a clean personal work environment.
Other duties may be assigned to fulfill objectives and/or job duties and requirements may be changed as needed to meet current and future business needs.