Job Summary:
The Project Portfolio Manager is responsible for managing the various AmericanTCS project portfolios (Trust & Custody, Recordkeeping, Hub+, FidicaryXchange and PensionPro) to optimize investments and ensure alignment with the organization’s strategic goals. To achieve portfolio targets and realize investment benefits, the Project Portfolio Manager will lead monthly prioritization and alignment meetings with the portfolio governing bodies, gather and review new project requests, and provide high-level updates on projects in progress for presenting to the governing bodies. The role also includes communicating project prioritization decisions and their rationale to stakeholders, sponsors, and the development teams, as well as sharing updates on project progress, changes, and impacts on portfolio components. In addition, the Project Portfolio Manager will monitor portfolio performance through key metrics such as ROI and escalate critical risks and issues to the portfolio governing body.
Location: Hybrid to Pittsburgh, PA office
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Facilitate meetings with the portfolio governing bodies pertaining to selection, prioritization, balancing, and termination of portfolio components to ensure alignment with strategic goals and organizational priorities.
- Review the portfolio to recommend reallocation and reprioritization and optimize the portfolio to ensure ongoing alignment with evolving organizational goals, opportunities, and threats.
- Communicate with stakeholders on progress, changes, and impact on portfolio components.
- Measure and monitor portfolio value performance metrics such as ROI.
- Assess, report, and escalate critical risks and issues to the portfolio governing body.
- Gather new project requests and prepare and deliver presentations to the portfolio governing body.
- Ensure completed initiatives meet stated objectives and close project procedures.
- Collaborate with Portfolio Owner and Steering Committee to prepare annual portfolio budget.
- Facilitate board level reporting as necessary.
- Communicate cross portfolio initiatives impacting another portfolio to appropriate stakeholders.
- Engage with IT leadership, contractors, vendors, business, and operations staff to ensure project stakeholders receive timely communications on project status and health
- Provide Cap Ex reporting monthly.
- Prepare and present portfolio steering presentations.
- Participate in PMO Center of Excellence meetings, offering input and support to discussions and initiatives.
- Provide guidance and support to Project Managers.
- Assume project management responsibilities as needed to ensure successful project execution.
Skills & Experience:
- BS/BA degree in Business, Finance, Management or related field.
- 5+ years serving as a Project Manager on mid-to-large complex projects.
- 3+ years of experience managing a Product Portfolio or served within a Project Management Office with a mature Portfolio Management process.
- Strong leadership and decision-making skills.
- Strong verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills in facilitation.
- Ability to foster an atmosphere of proactive stakeholder engagement.
- Effective at mitigating issues, resolving conflict, and managing agreement.
- Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work efficiently while preserving accuracy and attention to detail.
- Energetic self-starter, with the ability to work independently.