Director, Portfolio/Program Management Lead

About the Role

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.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Demand Governance
• 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 ID governance framework and its enforcement rules
• Prioritization & Portfolio Structuring
• Lead the Monthly Steering Committee to evaluate, prioritize, and approve initiatives
• Drive objective prioritization using Strategic alignment, ROI / value assessment, and Resource and capacity constraints
• Convert business roadmap topics into clearly defined Projects / Programs
• Cross-functional Evaluation & Planning
• 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
• Demand-to-Roadmap Translation
• Translate approved demands into: Tech roadmap inputs, Aligned timelines, Clear ownership boundaries
• Maintain strong alignment between business roadmap and technology roadmap
• Reporting & Stakeholder Communication
• 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
• Team leadership
• Set priorities and direction for the System Owner role, ensuring tooling and automation reflect current governance rules rather than operating independently of them
• Operating Model & Tooling – guide
• Define and operate demand control processes using: Project management tools, Valuation and scoring models
• Ensure transparency and traceability from demand intake → prioritization → execution handoff

Required Qualifications

• 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)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in matrixed, multi-entity global organizations
• Background in consulting, enterprise PMO, or strategy roles
• Familiarity with Jira, portfolio management tools, and valuation models
• Experience working with external vendors and system integrators
• Exposure to SaaS, platform, or IP-based product models

Compensation

In accordance with applicable pay transparency laws, the anticipated annual base salary for this position is:

• Zone 1 (Bay Area, NYC): $184,900 – $231,100
• Zone 2 (CA, NJ, NY): $169,500 – $211,900
• Zone 3 (All others): $154,100 – $202,600

The applicable salary range is based on the employee's primary work location. Individual compensation will be determined based on qualifications, relevant experience, education, skills, internal equity, and other business-related factors.