IT Portfolio Manager

Folsom, NJ

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30+ days ago

Job Description

Title: IT Portfolio Manager
Location: Folsom, NJ
Type: Full-time employee

Our direct client is seeking an IT Portfolio Manager who will serve as a senior individual contributor responsible for managing the enterprise IT portfolio to ensure technology investments align with business strategy, operational priorities, regulatory requirements, and organizational objectives. The role leads portfolio governance, demand management, investment prioritization, resource planning, and portfolio performance reporting to support informed decision-making and value realization. Working across business and technology functions, the IT Portfolio Manager provides visibility into portfolio health, financial performance, risks, dependencies, and resource capacity while promoting disciplined investment management and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

Manages the enterprise IT portfolio to ensure alignment with business priorities, technology strategy, regulatory requirements, and organizational objectives.
Leads portfolio planning activities, investment prioritization, and roadmap development across technology initiatives.
Evaluates proposed initiatives and recommends portfolio adjustments based on strategic priorities, resource constraints, risks, and expected value.
Manages demand intake, initiative evaluation, and portfolio prioritization processes.
Facilitates portfolio governance forums and develops materials to support executive decision-making.
Partners with business, finance, and technology leaders to develop budgets, forecasts, business cases, investment analyses, and value realization measures.
Develops and maintains portfolio dashboards, scorecards, and executive reporting that provide visibility into portfolio performance and investment outcomes.
Monitors portfolio performance, financial results, resource utilization, risks, dependencies, and benefit realization, recommending corrective actions when necessary.
Performs capacity planning and scenario analysis to support resource allocation and investment decision-making.
Identifies opportunities to optimize technology spending, resource utilization, governance processes, and portfolio outcomes.
Facilitates resolution of cross-functional portfolio issues, risks, and dependencies.
Serves as a strategic advisor to business and technology leaders regarding portfolio priorities, investment planning, and governance practices.
Builds and maintains collaborative relationships across business, technology, cybersecurity, architecture, operations, finance, and delivery functions.
Leads efforts to enhance portfolio management processes, reporting capabilities, governance standards, and decision-support frameworks.
Promotes portfolio management best practices and data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Required Skills:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field and 12 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree in a related field and 8 years of relevant experience. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Seven (7) years of experience in IT portfolio management, program management, project management, PMO leadership, strategic planning, or related disciplines.
Experience managing IT portfolios, investment planning processes, governance activities, and portfolio prioritization.
Experience supporting executive decision-making and technology investment management.
Experience developing portfolio reporting, dashboards, key performance indicators, and performance metrics.
Experience conducting financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, and investment evaluation.
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
Knowledge of portfolio governance, demand management, risk management, and value realization practices.
PMI certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP), or Program Management Professional (PgMP).
ITIL Foundation certification or higher.
Agile certifications such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent.
Lean Six Sigma certification.
Experience using ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM).
Experience using Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft 365 applications, and financial planning or reporting systems such as Workday.

Partner's Consulting is an award-winning IT Consulting and Recruiting firm based in the Philadelphia area. We've built personal relationships with our clients over many years and work directly with decision makers on all open positions. Our core values are focused on the highest level of professional dedication to our client's requirements coupled with our desire to partner with highly qualified talent for joint success.

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Location

Folsom, NJ

Skills

Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Budget Managementunmatched
Budgetingunmatched
Business Caseunmatched
Business Operationsunmatched
Business Strategyunmatched
Capacity Managementunmatched
Certified Scrum Product Ownerunmatched
Computer Engineeringunmatched
Computer Scienceunmatched
Consultingunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Corrective Actionunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Customer Relationsunmatched
Decision Supportunmatched
Establish Prioritiesunmatched
Executive Assistant Skills unmatched
Financeunmatched
Financial Analysisunmatched
Financial Planningunmatched
Financial Reportingunmatched
Financial Riskunmatched
Forecastingunmatched
ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library)unmatched
Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
Information Technology Consultingunmatched
Internet Securityunmatched
Investment Analysisunmatched
Investment Managementunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS)unmatched
Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
Performance Analysisunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Power BIunmatched
Process Capabilityunmatched
Program Management Professional (PgMP)unmatched
Project Management Certificationunmatched
Project Management Professional (PMP)unmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
Reporting Skillsunmatched
Resource Managementunmatched
Resource Utilizationunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Scorecardingunmatched
ServiceNowunmatched
Six Sigma Certificationunmatched
Strategic Planningunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Strategyunmatched
Value Analysisunmatched

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