Project Portfolio Manager

I have a 6+ month contract opportunity in Holmdel, NJ for a Portfolio Manager to join the team with one of our leading enterprise firms.

This is onsite 3 days a week.

Pay rate is $75/hr W2

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate portfolio planning & delivery across business, finance and technology leadership providing data-driven insights for prioritization.

• Manage portfolio delivery roadmap aligned to strategic objectives ensuring outcomes are implemented within schedule, financials, and scope.

• Manage portfolio spending, forecasting expenses, progress measurement and audit compliance to Portfolio governance.

• Facilitate business case creation and changes in accordance with Enterprise Portfolio management process including capacity assessment & prioritization impacts.

• Foster Operational Excellence in portfolio intake through delivery process focusing on continually improving efficiency, driving consistency, and achieving business objectives.

• Manage expectations of and influence several diverse stakeholders, through effective communication to accomplish business strategic objectives through portfolio delivery.

• Provide guidance to delivery teams on the use and application of portfolio management tools in alignment with enterprise portfolio management guidelines.

Qualifications:

• A Master’s Degree or equivalent work experience.

• A minimum of ten years of program and portfolio management.

• A minimum of five years recent experience leading programs through Agile / SAFe / Iterative / Hybrid methodologies.

• Demonstrated an understanding of business line initiatives, and highly specialized working knowledge of program or project management methodologies (e.g., SAFe, agile, waterfall, etc.) and be comfortable working in a complex matrix environment.

• Demonstrated experience successfully managing large transformational programs with multiple business and technology stakeholders.

• Highly proficient using ServiceNow SPM, JIRA, SharePoint, and other software for project and task management.

• Process Improvement methodology experience preferred (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen, SAFe, etc.).

• An ability to articulate and clearly communicate complex problems and solutions in a simple and logical manner.

• Excellent problem-solving analytical capabilities with strong attention to detail.

• Domain experience in insurance and / or financial industries.