Job Description

　　This position will manage a large and complex portfolio of IT work spanning the Student Learning portfolio. This portfolio handles anything and everything involved in a student's journey -- applications, financial aid, classes etc. They will elevate, advance, and modernize anything in the student journey. The candidate will be responsible for providing an executive view of the work being performed, including risks, mitigations, financials and short- and long-term plans. She / he will directly or indirectly lead and influence IT staff to create and maintain a portfolio roadmap for a 3-24month horizon. The position will lead portfolio quarterly planning and influence the portfolio body of IT work. They will work alongside 3 other Strategic Portfolio Manager's and sometimes be a liaison with IT and their different institutions.

　　* Ownership and coordination of financial budget planning (CapEx and OpEx spend) - including tracking and reporting.

　　* Performance reporting and ownership on portfolio work which is delivered in a combined agile and nonagile manner. Inclusive of status, financials, risks, capacity/resource.

　　* Lead process improvement for Portfolio management -- develop and mature portfolio management with a team of peer portfolio managers.

　　* If applicable, directly supervise, provide feedback, manage performance and lead a team of junior portfolio/program managers.

　　* Work with IT leaders and drive appropriate portfolio prioritization

　　* Create and maintain a portfolio forecast.

　　* Validate projects that have been sized

　　* Make sure business cases are thorough

　　* Assist with getting funding for each project/program

　　* Ensure it aligns with delivery plans and roadmap

　　* Able to coach and mentor -- dotted line people (Agile Delivery Managers) report into them (a PMP should be able to do that)

　　* Formal communication up to stakeholders and senior leaders

　　* Govern status reports, track issues and risk, track budgets and report on them

　　* Drive portfolio management best practices and work with Delivery leaders, Scrum masters and IT Senior leaders to implement.

　　* Ensure cross portfolio constrains and dependencies are captured and mitigated by working collaboratively with peer portfolio managers.

　　* Performs other duties as assigned.

　　Skills and Requirements

　　* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, related field Required or equivalent industry experience required.

　　* Active PMP Certification (please get PMP #)

　　* Utilize (ADO) Azure DevOps Project management tool (must be able to run queries)

　　* 3-5+ years of Portfolio management

　　* 10+ years of IT Program management experience.

　　* 10+ years of Agile and Waterfall methodologies exposure

　　* 5+ years IT Management experience including strategic leadership, business relationship management and financial tracking.

　　* 5+ years experience managing IT budgets, costs, financials and forecasting.

　　* Expert level knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Agile work management systems like Azure DevOps

　　* Ability to think critically, prioritize effectively, deliver meaningful results and inspire others.

　　* Ability to work under stressful conditions including effective communication, risk management, and risk-based decision-making.

　　* Ability to mentor and develop staff.

　　* Ability to work effectively in a consultative role with other Senior Technology Managers and IT Executive Leadership.

　　* Proven ability to communicate professionally in a corporate environment, work in cross-functional collaborative teams and implement organizational change management. * Master's Degree

　　* EdTech industry experience

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　　We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].