Director, Portfolio​/Program Management Lead

POSITION

DESCRIPTION:

Own and operate the enterprise-wide demand intake, structuring, and prioritization mechanism across business units and functions. Ensure that platform, product, and project investments are aligned with business strategy, converted into clear project/program topics, and sequenced for maximum business impact.

Own and operate the enterprise-wide demand intake, structuring, and prioritization mechanism across business units and functions. Ensure that platform, product, and project investments are aligned with business strategy, converted into clear project/program topics, and sequenced for maximum business impact. This position reports to the Head of Portfolio Management & Planning Team and or other senior management personnel that the President of the Company may designate.

• Act as the single point of ownership for collecting and managing business demands across entities and functions
• Establish and enforce standard definitions for:
• Project vs Program vs Product vs Operational request
• Business-tied vs stand-alone / IP-based initiatives
• Ensure all demands are categorized consistently (e.g., Biz modules, Infra, Functional products, Consolidation initiatives) by owning the  framework and its enforcement rules

• Lead the Monthly Steering Committee to evaluate, prioritize, and approve initiatives
• Drive objective prioritization using
• Strategic alignment
• ROI / value assessment
• Resource and capacity constraints
• Convert business roadmap topics into clearly defined Projects / Programs

• Coordinate internal evaluations across:
• Business Architecture (BA)
• Technical Architecture (TA)
• Vendors and external partners
• Ensure feasibility reviews, dependency checks, and resource reviews are completed before execution handoff

• Translate approved demands into:
• Tech roadmap inputs
• Aligned timelines
• Clear ownership boundaries
• Maintain strong alignment between business roadmap and technology roadmap

• Own the monthly reporting cadence to BU stakeholders, CIO, and President, ensuring status is consistently understood across audiences
• Direct the System Owner on which governance data must be exposed through dashboards and reports, and what level of detail for each audience

• Set priorities and direction for the System Owner role, ensuring tooling and automation reflect current governance rules rather than operating independently of them

• Define and operate demand control processes using:
• Project management tools
• Valuation and scoring models
• Ensure transparency and traceability from demand intake → prioritization → execution handoff

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in economics, business, information systems, social science, engineering or related fields.
• 15+ years of experience in enterprise IT, digital transformation, product strategy, or portfolio management
• Proven experience operating enterprise-level demand intake and prioritization frameworks
• Strong understanding of:
• Business architecture and enterprise systems (CRM, ERP, data platforms)
• Platform vs product vs project models
• Competency using AI tools to improve productivity, knowledge discovery, workflow automation, analysis, and user support, including practical experience with Atlassian Rovo or comparable enterprise AI capabilities.
• Experience leading cross-functional steering committees
• Excellent stakeholder management and decision facilitation skills
• Strong analytical capability (ROI, value modeling, prioritization frameworks)

• Experience in matrixed, multi-entity global organizations
• Background in…