Senior Manager Product Portfolio Management & Business Agility

Overview

Lead and oversee the product portfolio management team, driving the identification, development, and delivery of end-to-end technology solutions that align with business objectives and priorities. The Senior Manager is a people leader role, leading and overseeing portfolio management and business agility functions and leading people leaders and individual contributors. Responsible for driving the evolution of lean portfolio management, business agility, and product management practices across the organization to help realize enterprise vision and strategy.

Partners closely with business, product, process, and technology leaders to improve strategic sequencing, lending portfolio transparency, prioritization, and delivery effectiveness across complex cross-functional initiatives. Mature lean portfolio management practices by strengthening portfolio governance, strategic decision enablement including trade-offs, and executive transparency. Facilitate the transformation to agile delivery models and enable cross-functional teams to integrate business capabilities. Serves as a strategic partner, fostering collaboration, organizational alignment, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Act as a key liaison between business units and technology teams, ensuring alignment of product strategy and organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Advance lean portfolio management practices that improve strategic sequencing, prioritization transparency, and executive decision readiness
• Lead and mature the business agility / agile coaching practice across cross-functional teams
• Drive the evolution of product management practices from project-centric toward product and business capabilities
• Partner with business, product, and technology leaders to align portfolio delivery with organizational outcomes and member value
• Advance organizational portfolio governance and product management maturity through coaching, governance alignment, and operating model improvements
• Lead cross-departmental, multi-functional teams to deliver on product portfolio objectives and business outcomes
• Partner with product owners, business leaders, and senior stakeholders to execute product strategy and drive superior results
• Oversee the development and maintenance of product roadmaps, backlogs, and performance metrics to ensure alignment with business goals
• Cultivate a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team and across partner groups
• Manage financial planning, resource allocation, and operational data for the product portfolio, ensuring compliance with organizational standards
• Facilitate the adoption of modern IT practices (eg, Agile, Dev Ops, Continuous Integration/Deployment) and champion change management initiatives
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including business units, technology teams, and external partners
• Monitor industry trends, innovation efforts, and regulatory changes, communicating relevant information to team members and leadership
• Support strategic planning, information security goals, and enterprise initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives
• Coach, mentor, and develop team members, supporting succession planning and workforce strategy
• Present findings, recommendations, and progress updates to senior management and key stakeholders
• Ensure effective communication and escalation of risks, impediments, and operational concerns
• Guide and analyze benchmarking, trend analysis, and other input to drive continuous improvement and elevate service performance
• Lead and participate in large, multidisciplinary projects and initiatives, providing consulting expertise and guidance from conceptualization to implementation
• Facilitate alignment and understanding of information technology impact and business decisions across business units
• Identify and recommend opportunities to improve efficiency and process improvement, bringing external perspective and ideas from relevant sources
• Support the marketing and communication strategies to promote new team brand and product portfolio practice
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards, practices, and processes
• Perform supervisory/managerial responsibilities and other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Finance, or related field (Master's degree preferred)
• Experience leading lean portfolio transformation and/or business product operating model evolution in a large enterprise environment
• Strong understanding of lean portfolio management, product management, business agility, and capability-based planning practices
• Experience influencing organizational change across business and technology organizations
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, evolving, and highly matrixed environments
• Proven ability to develop and implement product strategies, roadmaps, and performance metrics
• Experience working directly with technical teams in an agile software…