Director Portfolio Management
Job in
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, 16503, USA
Listed on 2026-08-30
Listing for:
Sedgwick
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-30
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Telecoms Engineering, IT Project Manager, IT Business Analyst, IT Consultant
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By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It's what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there's no limit to what you can achieve.
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Director Applications Portfolio Management
** ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES*
* ** Application Tower Service Delivery Leadership*
* + Provides day-to-day leadership and oversight for application support and RUN services within an assigned application tower.
+ Ensures the availability, reliability, performance, and operational sustainability of supported applications.
+ Accountable for execution of service delivery processes and achievement of established service level agreements (SLAs), operational metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
+ Manages operational priorities and support activities to ensure consistent service outcomes and business continuity.
+ Coordinates incident resolution, service restoration, root cause analysis, and problem management activities across tower applications.
+ Monitors application performance and operational health, proactively identifying and addressing service risks and issues.
** Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement*
* + Drives continuous improvement initiatives focused on application stability, service quality, operational efficiency, and user experience.
+ Identifies opportunities to reduce incidents, recurring defects, and operational risks through process optimization and automation.
+ Ensures operational readiness for application releases, enhancements, technology upgrades, and production deployments.
+ Supports implementation of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), quality assurance, monitoring, and operational best practices within the assigned tower.
+ Establishes performance metrics and operational dashboards to measure service effectiveness and improvement opportunities.
** Vendor & Service Management*
* + Provides day-to-day oversight of AMS providers and support vendors responsible for application services within the tower.
+ Monitors vendor performance against contractual commitments, service levels, and operational objectives.
+ Escalates service delivery concerns, performance risks, and capacity constraints when necessary.
+ Partners with vendor teams to improve service quality, operational stability, and delivery effectiveness.
** Planning, Risk Management & Escalations*
* + Provides input into portfolio planning, demand forecasting, resource requirements, and prioritization activities.
+ Identifies operational risks, dependencies, technical debt, and support challenges impacting application services.
+ Serves as a primary escalation point for significant incidents, service disruptions, and operational concerns affecting the assigned tower.
+ Collaborates with the Application Portfolio Lead to manage escalations, remediation plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
+ Supports business continuity, disaster recovery, compliance, and operational resilience requirements.
** Business Partnership & Collaboration*
* + Partners with business leaders, product teams, engineering organizations, infrastructure teams, security teams, and other technology stakeholders to ensure alignment of operational priorities.
+ Communicates application service performance, operational risks, improvement initiatives, and support activities to leadership and stakeholders.
+ Contributes to portfolio-level governance activities, operational reviews, and performance reporting.
+ Supports strategic initiatives and business transformation efforts impacting assigned applications.
** ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES*
* · Performs other duties as assigned.
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** Travel as required.
** QUALIFICATIONS*
* ** Education & Licensing*
* Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field required. Relevant ITIL, Agile, SAFe, Dev Ops, SRE, Cloud, or Service Management certifications preferred.
** Experience*
* Seven (7+) years of progressively responsible information technology experience required, including application support, service delivery, application management, or technology operations.
Experience leading application support teams, managing Application Management Services…
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