Senior Portfolio Lead, IT Program & Vendor Management (New York City Metropolitan Area)

Who are we?

Fulcrum Digital is a leading business platform and digital engineering services company. We partner with global companies from diverse industries: fintech, insurance, higher education, and e-commerce.

Founded in 1999, Fulcrum Digital has 1300+ employees, empowering 100+ global clients from its facilities in the US, LATAM, Europe and India. With expertise in digital transformation, machine learning and emerging technologies, we offer a consulting-led, integrated suite of enterprise-grade software products, services, and solutions.

The Role

Onsite in New York, 4 days per week ; minimum 6-month engagement

• Portfolio Coordination: Support oversight of a portfolio of IT programs, helping ensure alignment with objectives, performance targets, and risk management practices.
• Vendor & Contract Coordination: Support IT vendor governance and contract coordination (SOW review, acceptance criteria, payment triggers, milestone-linked billing, change control tracking), and help maintain ongoing vendor relationships across AWAC's IT ecosystem.
• Budget & FinOps Tracking: Support IT budget tracking and financial reporting across multiple budget dimensions, and FinOps operating model/KPI reporting.
• Reporting: Prepare regular and ad-hoc reporting for IT leadership, summarizing program performance, vendor status, budget trends, and key metrics to support decision-making.
• Data Governance & Insights: Help ensure the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of program, vendor, and portfolio data to support informed decisions and continuity of ongoing initiatives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with business, risk, compliance, technology, and vendor teams to ensure programs and vendor engagements are executed within governance frameworks and deliver measurable value.
• Continuity & Handoff: Maintain continuity of in-flight initiatives, vendor coordination, and budget cycles during the assignment period, with a structured knowledge transfer at the start of the engagement and a transition handoff at the end.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business, or a related field; advanced degree a plus.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, with a proven ability to support complex portfolios and programs.
• Experience with IT vendor coordination, contract review, and portfolio management tools, data tracking, and reporting.
• Strong communication and organizational abilities, with a professional presence.
• Proficient in developing clear presentations and communicating insights to stakeholders.
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliverables independently and through teams.
• Strong written communication skills, with a proactive approach to refining messaging using modern tools, including chatbots and AI-driven platforms.
• Ability to work onsite in New York 4 days per week for the duration of the assignment.
• Availability for a minimum 6-month interim assignment.