Sr Mgr, Portfolio Governance ( Remote/Virtual)

$95,000 - $155,000/Yr

US Foods Holding - Rosemont, IL

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Rosemont, IL

10,001+ employees

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

The Senior Manager, Portfolio Governance at US Foods is a pivotal role within the Office of the CIDO, responsible for developing and enhancing the company's technology portfolio governance practices. This position focuses on implementing industry-standard metrics and governance processes, ensuring alignment with strategic initiatives, and fostering strong relationships across various teams to optimize project delivery and financial stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement portfolio management governance processes.
• Define and implement project management execution standards, particularly in agile methodology.
• Review and evolve existing governance frameworks to align with industry best practices.
• Develop processes that clarify collaboration between IT delivery teams and external business functions.
• Ensure IT delivery teams prioritize work effectively in alignment with strategic initiatives.
• Implement demand planning processes and present work mapping to stakeholders.
• Develop project and portfolio governance metrics for professional delivery of projects.
• Facilitate monthly IT portfolio reviews with the IT Leadership Team.
• Present IT portfolio metrics to senior audiences across departments.
• Facilitate portfolio governance ceremonies for approvals and risk management.
• Support management and development of project and product leaders.
• Coach and mentor product owners and project managers in agile practices.
• Work with IT Finance to set annual operating plans and manage forecasting.
• Initiate collaborative relationships with functional teams to optimize processes.
• Provide oversight for large complex programs to ensure quality delivery.
• Report any portfolio issues to Executive Management and risk committees.
• Ensure effective change management across initiatives.
• Contribute to building an IT PM Center of Excellence (COE).
• Advise IT Leadership Team on portfolio risks and opportunities.
• Develop and oversee the PPM tool and promote best practices.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Project, Program, and Portfolio management or governance in complex organizations using PMI best practices.
• At least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Experience in a PMO organization in a leadership capacity preferred.
• Ability to establish and analyze project and portfolio metrics using PPM tools.
• Experience with project stage gates and governance best practices.
• Strong influence, negotiation, and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with portfolio financials related to delivery metrics.
• Experience with Agile and waterfall methodologies.
• Proven record of leading and developing teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Prior people management experience highly preferred.
• Experience with MSFT's Project Online or MS Project Professional.
• Experience building a PMO and managing staff in a PMO setting.
• Experience leading associates with management experience.
• Experience with enterprise project portfolio prioritization.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Pre-tax spending accounts
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life insurance