IT Portfolio Analyst

　　Scottsdale, Arizona

　　Onsite

　　Contract

　　$80/hr - $90/hr

　　Our client, a leading national retailer, is seeking an IT Portfolio Analyst with a high technical aptitude and knowledge of Agile methodology to join their Portfolio & Governance team. This is an onsite long contract role in Scottsdale, AZ.

　　The Portfolio & Governance team owns, manages and educates/coaches staff on the processes, templates, tools and reporting associated with both planning and delivering the company project portfolio. The team is seeking an experienced, high energy IT Portfolio Analyst with a technical aptitude who, under minimal supervision, will perform the following duties with speed and quality while still having fun.

　　Contract Duration: 11 months

　　Required Skills & Experience

　　Requires a bachelor’s degree.

　　Minimum of three years of progressive analytical experience.

　　Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Ability to identify problems, review information to develop and evaluate options.

　　Abilities to communicate across all levels of the organization and to clearly articulate ideas both verbally and in writing.

　　High technical aptitude: ability to quickly learn system functions and configurations.

　　An understanding of Project, Program and/or Portfolio Management along with Agile Scrum.

　　Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office products: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio.

　　Ability set priorities and adapt to changes while still working independently, efficiently, and accurately under pressure to meet deadlines.?

　　Excellent soft skills to provide great customer service, e.g., adaptability, emotional intelligence, perseverance, active listening.

　　Desired Skills & Experience

　　PPM tool experience is preferred. (Clarity)

　　Understanding of software development life cycle.

　　PMI Certification.

　　Daily Responsibilities

　　Owns the creation and distribution of standard weekly and bi-weekly portfolio reporting.

　　Owns and facilitates weekly portfolio-related meetings, including creating and distributing agendas in advance.

　　Owns and facilitates the work intake / ideation process, including ensuring completion of submission forms as well as initial scoring and assessment of the effort and all associated information is loaded into the PPM tool.

　　Owns Stage Gating in respect to ensuring all required deliverables and activities have been completed for every project within the Portfolio given their methodology and required rigor.

　　Remains abreast of our PM Methodology and PPM standards to provide day-to-day support to our Project Managers and to know the Stage Gate requirements.

　　Owns performing capacity / demand analysis at key Stage Gates of each project and during annual planning to ensure we are caring for our people by not scheduling beyond their capacity.

　　Build trust and effective working relationships with Project and Delivery Managers

　　Owns setting up and maintaining portfolio and sub-portfolios within the PPM Tool.

　　Owns ensuring data quality of key investment attributes and other data within the PPM tool to support automated reporting and other processes.

　　Identify and monitor portfolio risks.

　　Supports portfolio planning efforts, as needed.

　　Creates and maintains process documentation.

　　Participates and, at times, facilitates team meetings.

　　Provide recommendations for process/template/system improvements to support fact-based decision making.

　　When needed, assist in designing, testing, documenting and rolling out / training users on new PPM functionality and / or PM Methodology changes.

　　When possible or needed, create custom Views within the PPM tool for use by others.

　　When possible or needed, assist in refining and / or documenting PM Methodology processes or templates.

　　Completes work in a timely and accurate manner while providing exceptional customer service.

　　Other duties as assigned.

　　You will receive the following benefits:

　　Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family

　　Dental & Orthodontia Benefits

　　Vision Benefits

　　Health Savings Account (HSA)

　　Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

　　Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance

　　Hospital Indemnity Insurance

　　401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options

　　Paid Sick Time Leave

　　Legal and Identity Protection Plans

　　Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

　　529 College Saver Plan

　　Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

　　Posted by: Annette Cheatham

　　Specialization: Business Analyst

　　Motion Recruitment Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including EOE Protected Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment background screening including a criminal check. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.