Portfolio Analyst - Capacity Planning

Zions Bancorporation is seeking a Portfolio Analyst for an excellent job opportunity in our Enterprise Portfolio Management Office at our new Zions Technology Center in Midvale, UT.

Zions Bancorporation is transforming what it means to work for a financial institution. We operate in a fast-paced, information-driven environment, which means we need people who bring diverse experiences, perspectives, and expertise to meet ever-changing demands. Your ability to adapt, learn innovate and collaborate with a dynamic team helps us provide exceptional service to our customers and communities.

Zions Bancorporation is committed to helping our employees grow, develop and advance in their career. Our Workforce of the Future, DEI and UpSkilling initiatives allow you to network across the organization, volunteer in our community, and build your technical and soft skills. We believe that investing in your success and well-being is an investment in our customers and our business.

Together we are building a culture that values diversity, celebrates growth and creates a space of belonging for all our team members. Our people are what set us apart and make us great.

The Portfolio Analyst is an integral role, supporting teams in delivering value for internal and external customers. Primary responsibilities focus on demand management for portfolio teams by evaluating capacity exists for prioritized work. This role supports prioritization and sequencing of the work to balance capacity with maximum delivery of value. This role will require significant experience with organization transformation, supporting business and technology teams to successfully establish and empower agility, as well as the methods and frameworks that advocate and institutionalize Lean practices.

The ideal candidate for this position will have the skills and experience necessary to: 

• Lead resourcing strategy, methodologies, process, and capacity planning consistent with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Lean Portfolio Management best practices

• Coach portfolio and delivery teams through the capacity planning processes on a daily basis

• Provide expertise in leading tradeoff discussions for any work by balancing capacity and demand across delivery teams, while optimizing value delivery to our customers and our business.

• Establish, improve, and adopt principles, processes and technologies, which enable effective team/ people/ skills planning, and in line with enterprise objectives, policies, and standards

• Support prioritization, forecasting and project sequencing for the portfolios teams

• Prepare for and assists in facilitation of bi-annual/ quarterly planning meetings for enterprise portfolio

• Develop, implement, and execute strategies aiming to promote the efficient and effective management and utilization of teams/ people/ skills

• Proactively review staffing data, and develop and communicate meaningful insights on trends, forecasts, opportunities for improvement and areas of concern; provide suggestions for improvement

• Facilitate discussions relating to estimation of technology initiatives involving multiple teams and multiple technologies/ systems/ applications

• Actively seek out and solve for barriers / problems / risks to ensure a successful capacity planning function.

• Develop and lead the maturation of capacity planning processes and capabilities

Technical Experience and Qualifications

• Highly motivated and natural self-starter, independent thinker, and team player

• Experience in leading a resourcing group technology function or other related experience 

• Experience with Lean, agile, and SAFe principles a plus

• Experience in portfolio management or as a Release Train Engineer a plus

• Willingness and expertise to collaborate with cross-departmental leaders to ensure proper resourcing strategies are implemented. Comfortable working with all levels of the organization

• History of process improvement and influencing change

• Strong excel, data visualization and PowerPoint skills

• Excellent communication skills and highly collaborative working style

• Proven ability to facilitate large group meetings

• Willingness to create new tools and processes, and comfortable with ambiguity

• Exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness in decision making and problem solving

• Requires solid judgment and ability to accomplish goals

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field required

• Ability to work effectively in dynamic, rapidly changing, team-based environment

• Proven ability to function in a heavily matrixed environment

 A combination of education and experience may meet requirements.

Location: This opportunity is located at our brand-new Zions Technology Center in Midvale, Utah (We have a hybrid schedule of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote within the Salt Lake City area) or can be remote within the continental United States.

Salary – depends on experience: $110,000 - $125,000

Apply now if you have a passion for impactful outcomes, enjoy working collaboratively with co-workers, and want to make a difference for the clients and communities we serve.