Technology Governance & Portfolio Strategy Lead - Hybrid

Genesis10•Charlotte, NC

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Genesis10 is seeking a Technology Governance & Portfolio Strategy Lead for a hybrid, 12+ month contract opportunity with a Global Financial Institution in Charlotte, NC. This role supports a new function aimed at enhancing governance, visibility, and risk management within a large and complex technology change portfolio. The successful candidate will be instrumental in building and operationalizing a change radar to provide an integrated view of technology initiatives, identify potential conflicts and dependencies through a risk lens.

Requirements

7+ years of Information Technology experience in support of Business Services.
Experience building and operationalizing governance frameworks, operating models, or execution frameworks within large, complex organizations.
Strong experience with technology governance, portfolio management, strategy execution, or technology project/program environments.
Demonstrated ability to establish repeatable processes and manage ongoing operations in rapidly evolving or ambiguous environments.
Working knowledge of technology change management frameworks.
Strong understanding of risk management and the ability to use data to identify technology-related risks.
Experience performing complex data analysis and translating information into insights.
Strong executive communication and reporting capabilities.
Hands-on familiarity with generative AI, particularly prompting and using tools such as Copilot.
Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, influence stakeholders, and deliver with minimal oversight.
Strong skills with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).

Nice To Haves

Experience working within financial services or another large, highly complex organization.
Previous experience within a technology strategy, technology governance, portfolio management, or technology risk function.
Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
Experience with Business Intelligence and reporting tools.
Experience supporting solution delivery and organizational effectiveness initiatives.

Responsibilities

Help build and operationalize governance, operating models, and execution frameworks for a technology change and investment portfolio function.
Develop and maintain an integrated change radar across technology initiatives, including near-term and long-term change, resiliency activities, and data migrations.
Bring multiple schedules and sources of information together to create a consolidated view of technology change.
Apply a risk and governance lens to planned technology activities to identify potential conflicts and dependencies.
Establish repeatable processes and operating routines to move from initial development into sustainable ongoing operations.
Analyze portfolio and technology data to develop actionable insights and support leadership decision-making.
Create executive-level presentations, reporting, and decision-support materials.
Partner across technology and business functions to establish governance, influence stakeholders, and drive execution.
Use generative AI tools (e.g., Copilot) to support analysis, workflow development, and process design.

Benefits

Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
Behavioral Health Platform
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
401K
Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)