Director Facilities Portfolio Management

About the role

The Director of Facilities Portfolio Management is a strategic operational leadership role responsible for unifying the execution of procurement, real estate, and facilities functions under a cohesive, repeatable operating model. This role serves as part of the enterprise-wide strategic planning and program lifecycle team at Optimum, reporting directly to the VP of Finance Strategy and Integration. It oversees the facilities portfolio including prioritization, execution, and measurement of key initiatives driving measurable cost savings and enhanced governance, while championing the employee experience throughout every initiative.

At Optimum, every action and interaction is driven by three Guiding Principles: Do What’s Right, Drive One Optimum, and Make It Happen. These principles build trust, create community, and embrace new ways of thinking. Employees are empowered to do the right thing for customers and co‑workers, recognize and reward those behaviors, and enact real change under the “Be The Difference” philosophy.

Responsibilities

Workplace Strategy and Portfolio Governance

• Develop and maintain an integrated operational strategy that aligns procurement, real estate, and facilities into a unified, forward‑looking plan and supports alignment with broader company initiatives including network infrastructure investment.
• Oversee facilities planning and prioritization in partnership with Finance, HR, and Business leaders spanning corporate offices, headend locations, and other properties.
• Track and report on expected vs. realized benefits and savings against defined targets, including property dispositions and ongoing cost optimization goals.

Program Leadership & Execution

• Lead the cross‑functional planning and execution of all facilities‑related projects across workstreams including site moves, build outs, closures, and procurement transformations.
• Manage end‑to‑end execution of initiatives, including scope, timeline, resourcing, budget, and risk management.
• Establish governance cadences, including steering committees and working team status reviews, to track progress, surface risks, and drive timely decisions.

Change Management & Frontline Enablement

• Partner with Operations, Communications, and HR teams to ensure impacted employees are supported through facility transitions including communication and feedback loops.
• Champion a people‑first approach to all workplace operations, ensuring employee impact is assessed and addressed as a primary input in every project plan, with timely, clear communication of plans, priorities, and changes to stakeholders and impacted teams.

Cross‑Functional Alignment & Executive Reporting

• Serve as the central coordination point across Facilities, Operations, Supply Chain, HR, Communications, IT, and other relevant workstreams to ensure timelines are met and risks are managed.
• Develop and maintain executive‑ready reporting on portfolio status, including roadmap progress, spend versus budget, risks, and key decisions required.
• Facilitate senior leadership discussions on prioritization, trade‑offs, and resourcing across the portfolio as needed.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Conduct post‑move and post‑closure retrospectives to capture lessons learned and continuously improve the playbook.
• Support the optimization of portfolio tracking from spreadsheets to a centralized, scalable source of truth aligned with broader PMO tooling over time.
• Partner with the team to standardize and optimize governance practices including project playbooks, timelines, RACI structures, and communication templates to ensure consistent and repeatable execution across projects.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in large‑scale cost‑savings programs or enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Strong project management skills with experience developing playbooks, RACI frameworks, and executive reporting.
• Proven ability to engage credibly with senior executives and cross‑functional leaders while remaining hands‑on in execution.
• Executive‑level communication skills — able to translate complex operational and financial data into clear narratives around status, risk, and benefit realization.
• Strong portfolio and program management skills including management of large, complex, cross‑functional portfolios in matrixed organizations.
• Comfortable operating in highly cross‑functional environments spanning facilities, supply chain, technology/network, finance, and HR.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret financial and operational data, model scenarios, and quantify savings.

Preferred

• Master’s degree or MBA.
• PMP or equivalent professional certification.
• Experience operating within a CFO‑led corporate services or shared services organization.