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Senior Project Portfolio Analyst

Randstad Digital Americas · Katy, TX · 1 mo ago
Finance$100k–$110k/yrFull-time

About the role

We are a dynamic, industry-leading enterprise seeking a highly analytical and strategic Senior Project Portfolio Analyst to join our Project Management Office (PMO). In this role, you will play a critical part in supporting enterprise portfolio governance, resource capacity planning, and financial tracking. You will partner directly with cross-functional teams, PMO leadership, and executives to drive data-driven decision-making, optimize resource allocation, and ensure the successful delivery of our multi-project portfolios.

Responsibilities

  • Support and enhance portfolio governance processes to improve transparency, decision-making, and change readiness.
  • Support portfolio planning, prioritization, and investment discussions.
  • Maintain the accuracy of portfolio data across schedules, risks, financials, and dependencies.
  • Support PMO leadership in advancing portfolio outcomes, governance maturity, and change readiness.
  • Support standardization and continuous improvement of portfolio reporting processes.
  • Develop and deliver executive portfolio reporting, dashboards, and presentation materials.
  • Develop and maintain reporting dashboards (using Power BI and Excel) to provide portfolio visibility.
  • Analyze portfolio data to identify trends and support data-driven decision-making.
  • Track portfolio KPIs, metrics, and performance indicators.
  • Assist in improving data quality and automation of reporting workflows.
  • Maintain enterprise PPM tools and ensure data integrity and accuracy.
  • Contribute to enterprise resource planning processes through in-depth analysis and reporting.
  • Monitor resource allocation to identify capacity risks and optimization opportunities.
  • Facilitate coordination between project and resource managers to resolve constraints.
  • Perform scenario planning and capacity modeling to support prioritization decisions.
  • Partner with Finance to support business cases, financial models, and performance tracking.
  • Communicate risks, issues, and portfolio insights effectively to stakeholders and leadership.
  • Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and leadership.
  • Create compelling presentations and materials that communicate insights and actionable recommendations.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Information Systems, or a related field. An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • 5-7 years of relevant experience in project coordination, PMO support, portfolio reporting, or consulting roles.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise PMO environments or managing multi-project portfolios is highly preferred.
  • Proven track record in resource management, financial tracking, and executive-level reporting.

Skills

  • Portfolio Management (PPM) and Governance
  • Resource Capacity Planning
  • Financial Analysis & Modeling
  • Process Improvement & Standardization
  • Risk & Change Management
  • Exceptional stakeholder communication and executive presentation development
  • Advanced Data Analysis and Visualization
  • Hands-on experience with Planview, Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, Power BI, Power Automate, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Data integrity
  • Business cases
  • Data-driven decision-making
  • Automation
  • Portfolio reporting
  • Dashboards
  • Enterprise resource planning
  • Financial models
  • Governance
  • Metrics
  • Portfolio planning
  • Resource allocation
  • Scenario planning
  • Standardization
  • Workflow management

Pay

$100,000 - 110,000 per year

Schedule

9am to 5pm

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

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