Portfolio Delivery Leader

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM. Portfolio Delivery Leader The Portfolio Delivery Leader is accountable for collaborative design, driving alignment, and successful delivery of a prioritized portfolio roadmap. This role builds and maintains strong, trust-based relationships with key business stakeholders, ensuring that technology investments are aligned with strategic objectives and delivers measurable value. Acting as a strategic partner to the business digital leader, the Portfolio Delivery Leader ensures the right teams, capabilities, and processes are in place to enable high impact, high-quality solutions. In partnership with Digital Leaders, this role champions an integrated, collaborative delivery model that strengthens business engagement, accelerates decision-making, and enhances transparency across the portfolio. This position provides leadership and oversight for solution delivery leveraging advanced technologies including ensuring teams consistently apply AI and recent technology design best practices, standards, and methodologies. The Portfolio Delivery Leader is accountable for team performance, delivery excellence, and continuous improvement, fostering an environment of shared ownership, high quality outcomes, and operational efficiency. Essential Duties Cultivate strong, trust-based relationships with stakeholders to collaboratively shape portfolio roadmaps, prioritize initiatives based on business value, and ensure transparent visibility into delivery progress and effectivenessLead high-performing, client-facing product teams in designing, implementing, supporting, and maintaining world-class custom solutions that seamlessly integrate with internal and external systems. Apply deep business knowledge of assigned lines of business, across lines of business or functional groups to ensure alignment with strategic goals. Drive accountability among leaders to identify and execute opportunities for streamlining delivery workflows through AI, automation, and modern delivery tools. Lead in-house and 3rd party teams on the synthesis of Cloud and hybrid platform offerings into first class solutions for RSM with a consistent focus on delivering high value, high quality solutions that are reliable and will scale to the growing needs of RSM and relevant practiceEstablish and oversee processes that enable teams to deliver high-value solutions reliably and collaboratively for RSM business and digital solutions teams. Standardize Agile and SAFe practices across all teams, while fostering leadership collaboration with Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers, and Agile Coaches to uphold SAFe principles and maximize velocity. Champion continuous improvement by driving enhancements in Agile and SAFe practices to optimize delivery efficiency and team performance.Oversee the execution of advanced products, AI and cloud platform development, governance processes, and manage expectations with stakeholders while continuing to advance the partnership with our business leaders through the priority focus of solving business problems. Identify leading practices around platform Security, Data Integrity, Service Quality, Scalability, Privacy, Risk Mitigation, Disaster Recovery, Control and Monitoring. Lead high performing teams ensure best practices; standards and policies are adhered to during the execution process. Lead process optimization efforts and provide regular performance Qualifications EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience in Software Engineering/Cloud/technology leadership role - RequiredMaster of Science - Preferred Technical/Soft Skills Solid understanding of Microsoft Azure cloud architecture and administrationExperience building on premise, off-premise and hybrid solutionsExperience building business solutions with a strong understanding of business processes requiredStrong conceptual, analytic, and expert problem-solving skillsAn understanding of current development technologiesStrong leadership skills with experience managing Agile SAFe development teams to deliver complex business solutionsMotivated to work in a new and growing environmentStrong mentoring and training skillsExcellent communication, collaboration, and influence skills and conveys an approachable demeanor Experience 5 years’ experience leading matrixed delivery teams, building strategic roadmaps and providing effective business alignmentSolution Development and Governance required10 years’ experience building enterprise-class on-premise, off-premise and hybrid solutions required5 years’ experience developing and maintaining policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines requiredStrong business knowledge in Audit, Tax, Consulting and/or internal functions of the firm requiredStrong experience in Agile SAFeKnowledge and experience with Application Lifecycle Management with Microsoft Team Foundation ServerExperience presenting to C-level executive and Board of Director levelsProficiency in performing and reporting risk, business impactKnowledge of experience in developing and documenting cloud architecture and plans, including strategic, tactical and project plans.Knowledge and experience leading teams focused on Azure cloud and related cloud technologiesAbility to determine when Customization, Development, or additional commercial products are requiredHands on experience with large scale implementation(s) of Azure in an enterprise environment required, specifically around:Deploying applications for scale in Azure cloudMonitoring and support of AzureDisaster RecoveryPerformance tuning and optimization Leadership Skills Strong leadership skills and the ability to work effectively with business managers, IT engineering and IT operations staffAbility to influence without authorityAbility to build strong relationships across lines of business, functional areas, and outside vendorsExcellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively across the entire organizationAbility to be a leader and SME of Cloud technologies for project and application development teams, management, and business personnelAbility to drive delivery, motivate team as well as provide input into achieving realistic timelines, roadmaps, and goalsStrong leader: takes ownership, leads by example, creates, and motivates high-performing teams At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits. We believe flexibility and in-person connection both play an important role in how we work and grow. Most roles at RSM follow a hybrid workstyle, which means team members are aligned to an RSM office and come together in person when it best supports clients, teams, development or relationship-building. Some roles may be virtual or primarily on-site based on role requirements, team priorities and client needs. All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at careers@rsmus.com. RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). If you are a recent U.S. college / university graduate possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience in a same or similar role to the one for which you are applying, excluding internships, you may be eligible for hire as an experienced associate. RSM will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records. For those living in California or applying to a position in California, please click here for additional information. At RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range. Compensation Range: $158,600 - $281,600 Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.