Job Details
A financial services company is seeking a highly motivated Enterprise Portfolio & Value Manager to join their team in the McLean area.
Responsibilities:
The Enterprise Portfolio & Value Manager will:
- Oversee launch of value stream(s) as part of enterprise portfolio
- Oversee framework to govern the intake, prioritization and decisioning of work to maximize value flow
- Oversee the portfolio Kanban and ensure stop/pivot/persevere portfolio governance decisions are made to ensure prioritized value is delivered
- Monitor Lean Budgeting guardrails to govern the funding of work
- Ensure portfolio roadmaps for planned work are created and maintained
- Oversee portfolio reporting of metrics, objectives & key results, advocating for the inclusion of value metrics
- Work closely with executive stakeholders and provide key information to support decision making and align prioritization of projects with strategic objectives
- Work with Agile Coach to identify gaps in existing lean portfolio management; advocate for and implement improvements
- Coordinate adjustments to the portfolio as necessary when strategic demands necessitate a change in delivery and/or scope of work
- Serve as primary point of contact to strategic goal owners and enterprise initiative owners for projects and related issues
- Build and maintain relationships with lines of business, team members, management, key stakeholders and/or external contacts (e.g., vendors, etc.)
Qualifications: - Enterprise-level lean portfolio management experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field
- Significant experience in managing complex, cross-organizational programs.
- Advanced knowledge of Scaled Agile (SAFe) Lean Portfolio Management (LPM).
- Advanced knowledge of Project Management best practices, including change management, risk management, executive reporting, and aggregation of project data.
- Advanced consultative, conflict resolution, negotiation, and facilitation skills to gain consensus and ensure delivery of initiatives.
- Significant experience in delivering presentations to virtual and in person teams.
- Solid analytical, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Great interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong attention to detail
- Highly organized
Desired Skills: - Experience with launching value streams and enterprise level Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)