Job Abstract

Position Title: Sr. IT Portfolio Manager

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract opportunity for Sr. IT Portfolio Manager with our client located in Sunnyvale, CA.

Project Description: The manager of IT Portfolio management will manage corporate IT Infrastructure and Security projects. This role would manage a variety of projects in size and scope. The Portfolio Manager will take large company-wide, highly visible Portfolios from vision to release. We are looking for an experienced individual who can adapt to our Project planning and delivery process for Infrastructure and security teams, as well as contribute to strategy, roadmap discussions, project execution, and delivery of our engagements.

The skills will include cross-team collaboration, conflict resolution, risk mitigation, and schedule management. You will ensure we deliver the work committed and share insights & impacts based on the work delivered. The IT Portfolio Manager will have the experience and skills necessary to continuously improve the way we develop and deliver initiatives with a solid analytical mindset and interest in taking part in our PMO organization and enhancing processes to improve data integrity and accuracy.

The role needs to perform in a fast-paced environment, be a self-starter, and work without any guidance. The ideal candidate will have excellent command over communication and project Management Tools (both cloud and on-prem), expert in using Office 365 applications, Fluent in working conferencing tools such as Zoom, Cisco WebEx, Zoom Chat, Slack, etc.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and facilitate regular Project team meetings, team coordination, action item tracking, record minutes, and communication.
• Manage and prioritize multiple tasks while meeting project management deliverables.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage a large Project of IT Initiatives while anticipating, minimizing, and mitigating risks.
• Build out integrated dashboards based on data sets from different sources like Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, analyst and Anaplan.
• Able to produce crisp, integrated Reporting and Dashboards for executive staff.
• Manage & influence large cross-functional team/s.
• Provide meaningful optics and insights using tools like Anaplan, Smartsheet
• Help with the deployment of the IT Project Management Tools ecosystem, while driving PM maturity & discipline
• Able to work within a complex tools ecosystem while managing across teams.
• Define and communicate target change schedule and freeze calendar.
• Provide inputs for Demand Management for Infrastructure and Security Project
• Develop capacity models for use in planning and managing IT's project portfolio. The models will assess project effort, determine capacity, and identify any resource gaps in project execution.
• Oversee quarterly and annual planning including assisting with budgeting, forecasting, and creation of key performance indicators. Represent IT in partnership with Finance, Business Analytics, and other key functions that consume and depend on the successful execution of IT's business plan.
• Create and measure project success metrics, trends, and related analysis; provide recurring and ad hoc presentations to communicate insights and actions; lead process improvement initiatives based on identifying improvements and strategic shifts across IT. Leverage capacity models and KPI analyses to prioritize IT initiatives.
• Provide data-driven support in the creation/management of KPI dashboards, data sourcing requests, and weekly performance analysis. Provide content for recurring and ad-hoc presentations to communicate strategy and progress against KPIs.
• Work with IT senior leadership to develop a framework for prioritizing projects (e.g., which projects can be executed on and when)
• Oversee cost management initiatives including those related to contractors and professional services utilized by Intuitive IT
• Hire, lead, and develop a team of Project Managers who oversee, analyze, and report on IT project dashboard and scorecard metrics (e.g., audit issues, security exceptions, source code management)
• Evaluating and upgrading how we drive performance with each of our IT channels including managing and enhancing capacity models and associated dashboards.
• Providing monthly reporting outlining project deliverables and progress including areas of risk; working with Finance to define and report on expected value/ revenue creation.
• Working with the senior IT leadership to determine content and create a regular cadence for KPI and performance reviews, insights, and indicated actions.
• Partnering with IT leadership and Finance to ensure a single source of truth for metrics and data.

Job Qualifications:

• 10-15 years of IT Project Management/PMO experience in a waterfall/Agile environment
• Experience driving Project Planning sessions; Have used various frameworks to prioritize work based on ROI/Business Value
• Clearly articulate the Business Value (ROI) for the work/projects committed to the leadership team.
• Possess solid communication skills, and will be comfortable working in a dynamic fast-paced technical environment with experience using Agile/Scrum process and best practices to ensure the successful planning and delivery of projects in IT Facilities
• Proven experience in managing Projects and releases in a large-scale environment.
• Solid analytical mindset. Ability to define and build dashboards for executive consumption, while bringing in data from different systems
• Initiative-taker with strong decision-making abilities who can drive projects to completion.
• Proven history of achieving results through collaboration and teamwork.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization, clearly expressing ideas and concepts verbally and in writing to effectively manage sensitive issues.
• Strong prioritization skills and the ability to manage multiple job duties in fast-paced Construction Projects
• PMP and Agile certification preferred.
• Data-driven: Leverages objective data to make and communicate decisions.
• Curious: Asks questions; Eager to pour through the data and track down leads; reduces ambiguity through diving into data and creating/communicating processes and action plans
• Organized with high attention to detail: does not need to be micromanaged; quality of work is critical for self and others.
• Strategic Thinker: Ability to understand the broader context and opportunities that come from being curious and data-driven.
• Creative: looks for various ways to solve

Job Details:

• Contract: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $80 - $86 / hr
• Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid).

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to Software, Electronics, Medical Device, Telecom, and Aerospace companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.