VPII Portfolio Manager

LPL Financial•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

The VPII of Technology Portfolio Management is responsible for providing portfolio management support to agile and project teams. This role supports the following EPMO service offerings: Program Epics Management, People Management & Coaching, Quality Management, Reporting, Benefits Management, and Governance of processes, standards, etc. The VPII of Technology Portfolio Management works closely with project and scrum teams and reports directly to the SVP of Enterprise Portfolio Planning & Management.

Requirements

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
Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Project or similar tools
Strong knowledge of JIRA, Confluence or similar tools
4-year college degree, preferably in Project Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Communications or related technical field
At least 10 years of experience managing highly complex and matrixed IT programs budgets up to $25M
At least 5 years of experience managing people with a proven track record of developing talent
Deep understanding of and ability to manage Project and Software Development Life Cycle(s) using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies

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