IT Portfolio Manager, Security

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The University of Miami Health System, "UHealth", IT Department has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time IT Portfolio Manager to drive the strategic planning and execution of a high-impact portfolio of cybersecurity programs and projects.

In this critical leadership role, you will influence enterprise-wide security investments, collaborate with senior executives and technology leaders, and ensure that cybersecurity initiatives deliver measurable value to the organization. This is more than a portfolio management position, it is an opportunity to shape the future of cyber resilience, enable innovation securely, and make a lasting impact on the institution's mission of education, research, and patient care and ensure the successful delivery of programs that strengthen cyber resilience across the organization.

Core Responsibilities:

• Works to develop and implement best practices, processes, and toolsets for effective portfolio/project management, and helps educate staff on best practices and effective project execution.

• Manages and leverages the life cycle of a wide range of cross departmental initiatives, investments, programs, projects, and outcomes to optimally achieve enterprise goals and objectives.

• Recalibrates the portfolio as necessary when the demands of the business dictate a change in delivery or scope of work.

• Collaborates with Project Intake Team to manage the processes of reviewing new requests, assessing project priority, and making go / no-go recommendations to Executive Steering Committee.

• Coordinates with Enterprise PMO on management of large, strategic initiatives.

• Works with the leadership team, department directors and project business sponsors to provide a comprehensive overview of capital and operational projects (overview includes the anticipated overall budget for each initiative in the portfolio).

• Partners with the PMO on project requests, processes and procedures through project completion including projects specifically managed by PMO/PMs.

• Provides oversight to program and project managers within the portfolio and quality assurance ensuring that initiatives are being well managed and adhering to appropriate standards and good practice; develops and facilitates regular portfolio performance review presentations for Executive Steering Committee.

• Manages all aspects of change control and risk oversight.

• Develops an overall understanding of each initiative in the portfolio to understand the potential customer impact and service requirements generated by each initiative in the portfolio.

• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Department Specific Functions:

• Manage and oversee large, complex portfolios of technology and cybersecurity initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and strategic priorities.

• Administer portfolio governance processes, including project intake, evaluation, prioritization, and enterprise portfolio management activities.

• Develop, analyze, and present portfolio health, risk, and performance reports to executive leadership and governance committees.

• Lead cross-functional collaboration with executive leaders, business stakeholders, IT teams, and external vendors to support portfolio and project objectives.

• Apply strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills to facilitate decision-making, manage priorities, and support successful portfolio execution.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience

• Operational Management: Optimizes day-to-day operations and processes for efficiency and effectiveness.

• Organizational Development: Ability to implement strategies to improve organizational effectiveness, engagement, and manage change.

• Financial Oversight: Knowledge of financial operations and management.

• Team Leadership: Ability to create and maintain a cohesive and productive team environment, build positive working relationships and work collaboratively with others.

• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey ideas clearly and persuasively.

Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered.

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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff