Portfolio Management Analyst

Job Overview

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As an Agile Product Owner, you will represent business stakeholders to elicit, understand, analyze, document, refine and communicate business needs so that delivery teams can build effective solutions.

• Manages, prioritizes, and assesses the impact of all work items, including new features and defects, deciding to create, fix or defer at the project level.
• Leads sprint planning and demonstration sessions with technical and business analysts.
• Serves as the business requirements expert, translating business and technical requirements into epics, features, and stories for agile development cycles.
• Acts as the day-to-day decision maker and provides continual business guidance for an Agile team.
• Engages with line-of-business partners to source and prioritize requirements.
• Defines business requirements for products and programs, prioritizing needs and required features.
• Facilitates user acceptance testing prior to release of application updates.
• Maintains a prioritized backlog of stories and provides continual business guidance for the execution team.
• Works with management and stakeholders to understand and validate business strategy, vision, and customer needs.
• Creates prioritized stories based on program backlog features and strategic priorities set by stakeholders.
• Partners with sponsors, stakeholders, and IT to facilitate, define, and document relevant business processes.
• Provides just-in-time story elaboration to designers, analysts, developers, testers and others to align releases with product roadmaps.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
• Ten (10) years of relevant experience in process improvement, project delivery, business/requirements analysis, or business operations/product line.
• SAFe Practitioner (SP), SAFe Agilist, or SAFe Product Owner/Manager certification (Preferences).

• Effective prioritization and execution under pressure.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Experience with Process Engineering methodologies and Change Management practices.
• Working knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and other technical software delivery methodologies.
• Ability to use data and analytics to formulate recommendations and drive business improvements.
• Strong customer service orientation.

• Develop and implement governance frameworks for the application portfolio.
• Define policies, standards, and procedures for application selection, prioritization, and retirement.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize projects and investments based on business value, risk, and technical feasibility.
• Oversee the lifecycle of applications, evaluating fit and monitoring performance, usage, and costs.
• Align portfolio activities with enterprise architecture strategy and facilitate architecture reviews.
• Serve as subject‑matter expert for the APM platform (e.g., Service Now), configuring and customizing it to support portfolio management processes.
• Train users and provide ongoing support for the platform.

• Proven experience in application portfolio management, enterprise architecture governance, and IT service management.
• Hands‑on experience with APM platforms such as Service Now, LeanIX, Apptio, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, frameworks (e.g., TOGAF), and methodologies.
• Project management experience and certifications (e.g., PMP, ITIL) are desirable.

This position is full‑time and must be within a reasonable driving distance to a Branch, Consumer Operations, or Professional Office Building. Primary locations include Birmingham, AL;
Nashville, TN;
Atlanta, GA; or Charlotte, NC. Relocation assistance is not provided; exceptions may be made for current Regions…