Project Portfolio Manager

Project Portfolio Manager

Requirement/Must Have:

• 1+ years of experience in project portfolio management.
• Relevant professional certification(s) from Project Management Institute (PMI), Scrum Alliance, PRINCE2, etc.
• Deep knowledge of the principles of project portfolio management.
• Proficient with agile and waterfall project methodologies.
• Knowledgeable in service management frameworks such as ITIL or COBIT.

Responsibilities:

• Design and oversee a standardized project intake process, ensuring requests include required details (e.g., business drivers, scope, costs, risks).
• Utilize an objective scoring model to prioritize initiatives based on reach, impact, urgency, resource availability, and strategic alignment.
• Maintain a centralized project backlog to refute informal prioritization.
• Work with business units to ensure project proposals capture business context, strategic alignment, and realistic expectations.
• Manage cross-project dependencies, constraints, and cross-team coordination among IT and business contributors.
• Facilitate meetings, gather documentation, and participate in other project activities as needed.
• Track project performance, including timelines, budgets, deliverables, and risks across all projects, reporting to IT leadership, steering committees, or business stakeholders as directed.
• Assess and maintain alignment of IT projects with department and/or enterprise strategies.
• Conduct regular portfolio reviews to evaluate progress, risks, resource allocation and strategic value.

Nice to Have:

• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Talent for communicating with both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities, manage conflict, and make data driven decisions.