VP, Technology Portfolio Management - Data, Analytics & AI

LPL Financial•San Diego, CA

1d•$141,419 - $235,664

About The Position

The VP of Technology Portfolio Management is responsible for providing portfolio management support to agile and project teams, ensuring alignment, visibility, and effective execution across the enterprise technology portfolio. This role plays a critical leadership function within the EPMO, driving consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement in how portfolio initiatives are planned, governed, and delivered. This role supports key EPMO service offerings, including Program Epics Management, People Management & Coaching, Quality Management, Reporting, Benefits Management, and Governance of processes and standards, while helping teams translate strategic priorities into actionable, high-impact outcomes. The VP works closely with project and scrum teams, as well as business and technology stakeholders, to enable strong portfolio health, optimize resource utilization, and ensure alignment to enterprise goals. This role reports directly to the VPII of Enterprise Portfolio Planning & Management and serves as a trusted partner in driving transparency, execution discipline, and value realization across the portfolio.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of experience managing highly complex and matrixed IT programs budgets up to $25M
Minimum of 5 years of experience managing people with a proven track record of developing talent
Minimum of 1 year of experience managing a portfolio of AI Agents and AI enabled products.
Deep understanding of and ability to manage Project and Software Development Life Cycle(s) using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
Comfortable exercising judgment and using analytical skills in ambiguous situations
Outstanding attention to detail combined with the ability to see the big picture
Clear, effective verbal and written communication skills including the ability to actively listen, problem solve, and communicate effectively with both technical and business users
Ability to learn quickly and adapt to a changing environment; proactive in seeking out information when necessary

Nice To Haves

Agile or PMP certification
Experience monitoring and managing vendor performance
Experience managing requirement solution workshops
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Project or similar tools
Knowledge of JIRA, Aha!, Confluence or similar tools
4-year college degree, preferably in Project Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Communications or related technical field

Responsibilities

Present portfolio health to executive team (CIO Direct) monthly
Identify, elevate and resolve critical portfolio insights, opportunities and gaps
Lead portfolio lead bi-weekly meetings for an executive audience
Coordinate with program managers, technology and business executives to assure OKRs are aligned within the portfolio and to enterprise goals
Talent Management for program managers, portfolio leads, release train engineers and scrum masters
Be a resource to portfolio, program and project managers in developing upfront estimates of time and resource utilization through organized discovery with stakeholders
Manage the portfolio budget, coordinate with finance leadership to ensure funds are used efficiently
Arbitrate and resolve conflict within the portfolio when necessary. Understand when escalation is appropriate and provide clear definition of impediments to executives
Assist organizational change management and enterprise intake control in defining the changes requested by stakeholders and prioritize those that will result in the best outcome for the firm.
Plan and manage out-sourced projects and 3rd party vendors when necessary
Create and maintain monthly executive reporting standards