Technical Portfolio Manager - Principal

Technical Portfolio Manager – Principal 2

The Technical Portfolio Manager – Principal 2 is a senior-level portfolio management role responsible for the strategic oversight and execution of large-scale, technically complex portfolios comprised of multiple concurrent initiatives. This role serves as a subject matter expert across multiple technical and business domains, providing executive-level financial oversight, driving cross-organizational governance, and mentoring project and program managers throughout the organization. The Principal 2 Technical Portfolio Manager operates with a high degree of autonomy, translating broad strategic objectives into actionable portfolio plans, while managing significant risk, ambiguity, and interdependency across business units.

This individual is a recognized thought leader who raises the capability and maturity of the broader portfolio and program management community.

Here's what you'll do:

• Lead the planning, structuring, and onboarding of large-scale technical portfolios encompassing multiple complex, interdependent initiatives.
• Translate high-level strategic objectives into structured portfolio roadmaps, governance frameworks, and delivery plans.
• Continuously evaluate portfolio health, prioritization, and alignment with evolving business and technology strategy.

Financial Oversight & Reporting

• Provide oversight, guidance, and quality assurance for portfolio-level financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and executive-ready financial communication and reporting across all portfolio initiatives.
• Partner with finance and business stakeholders to align resource allocation with portfolio priorities.

Governance & Cross-Organizational Collaboration

• Work closely with leaders of Project and Program Management Centers of Excellence (CoEs) to shape and enforce best practices, standards, and methodologies.
• Serve as a key liaison between technical delivery teams, business stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment on priorities, dependencies, and resource conflicts across multiple business areas.

Risk & Dependency Management

• Identify, assess, and manage complex risks, issues, and dependencies spanning multiple initiatives and business units.
• Develop mitigation strategies and escalation paths for high-impact or ambiguous problems, applying innovative and strategic solutions.
• Proactively monitor cross-portfolio dependencies to prevent downstream delivery or financial impacts.

Mentorship & Capability Building

• Establish and lead formal mentorship relationships with project and program managers across multiple organizations.
• Coach and develop talent, sharing portfolio management best practices and technical domain expertise.
• Lead initiatives to elevate the overall quality of work and raise the capability of the broader PM/PgM community.

Technical & Domain Expertise

• Apply deep, cross-domain technical knowledge to guide decision-making on complex, ambiguous problems.
• Integrate knowledge across multiple technical disciplines and specialties to deliver sound, well-reasoned portfolio outcomes.
• Stay current on emerging technologies, methodologies, and industry trends relevant to the managed portfolios.

What you'll need to be successful:

Experience

• 5 – 7 years of progressive experience in portfolio, program, or project management, including managing large-scale, complex, and cross-organizational technical portfolios.
• Demonstrated experience with portfolio financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting at scale.
• Proven track record of successfully leading multiple concurrent, high-complexity initiatives to completion.

Technical & Domain Expertise

• Subject matter expert with a demonstrated ability to master and operate across multiple technical business domains.
• Advanced knowledge of portfolio management methodologies, frameworks, and industry best practices (e.g., PMI, SAFe, Agile/Scrum, hybrid delivery models).
• Working knowledge of relevant technical infrastructure, systems, or platforms applicable to the organization's portfolio.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Strong mentorship, coaching, and…