Enterprise Portfolio Manager

About the role

The City of Boise is hiring an Enterprise Portfolio Manager in our Department of Organizational Effectiveness. In this highly visible leadership role, you'll partner with executive leadership and departments across the city to align projects, investments and resources with strategic priorities. You'll establish and lead enterprise portfolio governance, prioritization and resource planning processes that help the city focus on the highest-value initiatives, improve project delivery and maximize organizational capacity. Working collaboratively across departments, you'll influence citywide decision-making, strengthen portfolio performance and advance best practices in portfolio and project management through the Project Management Center of Excellence.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the city's enterprise portfolio management function by establishing and maintaining the ongoing portfolio of projects, portfolio governance and prioritization activities
• Aligns the portfolio with the city's strategic goals and objectives and facilitates organizational decision-making regarding project priorities, sequencing and investment priorities
• Partners closely with IT relationship managers and department leadership on department roadmaps
• Facilitates enterprise portfolio governance processes and forums involving executive leadership and departments across the city
• Builds collaborative relationships with departments to support portfolio transparency and organizational alignment
• Leads enterprise demand, resource and capacity planning efforts to ensure organizational work remains aligned with available resources and strategic priorities
• Identifies resource constraints and portfolio risks, and collaborates with departments to optimize timing, sequencing and delivery of initiatives
• Collaborates with the Project Management division to establish and sustain a Center of Excellence (COE) promoting best practices in portfolio and project management
• Develops standards, processes, templates and guidance to improve organizational maturity, consistency and effectiveness in managing project initiatives and investments
• Develops and maintains portfolio reporting frameworks, dashboards and key performance indicators (KPIs) to support executive decision-making and showcase portfolio progress
• Monitors portfolio health, analyzes trends and provides regular updates and recommendations to city leadership regarding portfolio performance, risks and opportunities for improvement
• Serves as business owner for enterprise portfolio management tools and reporting systems
• Oversees configuration, enhancement and continuous improvement of portfolio management technologies and ensures alignment with organizational business processes and reporting needs, working closely with IT partners

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, information technology or a related field and 6 years of experience in portfolio, program or project management, including experience leading enterprise governance and prioritization processes
• Or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• Valid state-issued driver's license
• Must be able to pass City of Boise background check processes which includes a criminal history check and reference checks
• Must pass a driving record check
• This position is hybrid eligible and requires residency in the Boise metro area
• Candidates must currently live in the area or be prepared to relocate at their own expense prior to employment
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Qualifications

• Knowledge of enterprise portfolio management principles and practices
• Knowledge of portfolio governance, prioritization and approval methods
• Knowledge of concepts of demand, resource and capacity planning
• Knowledge of organizational change management and continuous improvement principles
• Knowledge of personnel management
• Computer usage including related software
• Ability to develop and implement enterprise portfolio management practices, policies, procedures and processes
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across departments and organizational levels
• Ability to lead through influence and collaboration in a highly matrixed environment
• Ability to navigate competing priorities and organizational dynamics while maintaining alignment with citywide strategic goals
• Ability to communicate complex organizational issues clearly and effectively to any level in the organization
• Demonstrated solid leadership skills and strong executive presence
• Demonstrated advanced interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Ability to perform all essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation
• Individuals must be capable of operating vehicles safely and have an acceptable driving record

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in public administration, business administration or a related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP)/Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certifications

Benefits

• Zero-cost premium medical coverage for you and your family
• PERSI retirement plus employer-matched 401(k)/457b
• 10 hours vacation/month (grows with tenure)
• 12 paid holidays
• 8 hours sick leave/month
• 10 weeks paid parental leave
• $500 annual wellbeing incentive
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free local bus pass
• Basic life and long-term disability insurance at no cost

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