Portfolio Manager

Job Title: Portfolio Manager
Location: Oakland, CA (hybrid)
Duration: 12+ months

Role Overview
This role will focus on establishing an integrated, enterprise-level view across programs by developing a forward looking schedule , enabling leadership to proactively manage risks, dependencies, and cross-program impacts. The position is critical to building a new integrated planning and management function and driving more informed, forward-looking decision-making.

Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Planning & Integration

• Develop and maintain a schedule of change across major enterprise programs
• Integrate and align multiple enterprise level program schedules into a cohesive enterprise view
• Identify and map ever-changing interdependencies, sequencing, and potential conflicts across programs

• Partner closely with program managers, PMOs, and leadership teams across initiatives
• Facilitate discussions to uncover hidden dependencies and risks beyond high-level milestones
• Drive alignment across business and technology stakeholders

• Translate integrated plans and risk insights into actionable updates for CIO-level leadership
• Support weekly operating reviews with forward-looking insights, not just status reporting
• Provide recommendations on resource allocation and prioritization

• Consolidate schedules from multiple tools into a unified structure (e.g., MS Project)
• Standardize planning artifacts and reporting approaches across programs
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and usability for executive decision-making

• Help establish and operationalize an integrated planning and governance function
• Shift the organization from reactive reporting to proactive planning and decision-making
• Define best practices for enterprise program integration and portfolio management

• 15+ years of experience in program, portfolio, or enterprise project management
• Proven experience managing or integrating large-scale, cross-functional programs
• Strong experience with enterprise planning, dependency mapping, and risk management
• Advanced proficiency in MS Project or similar planning tools
• Demonstrated ability to engage with executive leadership (CIO-level)
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and communication skills

• Experience in utilities or regulated industries
• Background in enterprise PMO, portfolio management, or transformation initiatives
• Experience working across programs such as cloud migration, data platforms, or large IT transformations

• Ability to create a clear, integrated enterprise view across programs
• Strong stakeholder influence and ability to drive alignment without direct authority
• Proactive identification and mitigation of risks before they impact delivery
• Delivery of actionable insights that improve executive decision-making