Portfolio Specialist jobs in Alexandria, KY

Client- America's Multinational Retailer

9 months contract to Hire

Remote for now, Need to work onsite based in Cincinnati, OH in future

Job Details:

Responsible for managing one of more functional areas of Portfolio Operations within a product led organization that include the following but not limited to

capital allocation, capital budget governance, operating budget governance, capacity management, vendor performance governance and contracts

management. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Under general supervision of a Portfolio Ops Manager and in conjunction with the Principal Portfolio Ops Manager, lead and direct activities related to one or more Portfolio Operations function while also building expertise in other functions.

Additional requirements/experience:

• Accounting
• SDLC Life Cycles
• Technology Business Management
• Must be able to report to the BTC as needed
• Please see the vendor notes for additional information

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• 3-7 years of overall experience
• Proven track record of delivering objectives on time and within budget
• Proven problem solving and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate information to customers and to all levels with the organization
• Should be able to participate in audits and other functionally related activities
• Should develop a mindset of driving data driven decisions and support other stakeholders in the same as well

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and direct activities related to one or more Portfolio Operations function while also building expertise in other functions (under general supervision of a Sr Manager Portfolio Ops and in conjunction with the Principal Portfolio Ops Manager)
• Oversees all aspects of assigned portfolio functional areas including but not limited to budgeting (both operational and capital), capacity/resource management and estimation processes
• Identify and understand scope of work, organization of work and develop delivery plan and approach
• Participate in audits and other functionally related activities
• Ensure that processes and organizational alignment of portfolio management are achieved and enforced
• Possess basic and strong foundational analytical, problem solving and communication skills to lead and manage conversations with leaders across the organization as needed
• Develop and influence the culture of continuous improvement of delivery methodologies and effectively lead large scale organizational change towards solving complex problems
• Set target deadlines and clear predictability and monitor and summarize progress of tasks
• Provide leadership for team members and stakeholders and apply conflict resolution skills to resolve any portfolio issues
• Coordinate contract management activities with leaders across the organization as needed