Senior Technical Portfolio Manager

About the role

The Senior Technical Portfolio Manager oversees a portfolio of products and initiatives to ensure alignment with organizational strategy, financial targets, and customer needs. This role leads a team that manages intake, prioritization, approvals, and ongoing tracking of products and investments through their full lifecycle. The Portfolio Manager acts as a central point of coordination, ensuring dependencies, risks, progress, and outcomes are communicated effectively across product teams, leaders, and business partners. They work closely with Product Owners, cross-functional delivery teams, and executive stakeholders to balance demand, capacity, and strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of products and initiatives to ensure alignment with organizational strategy, customer needs, and financial targets.
• Manage end-to-end intake, prioritization, approval, and lifecycle tracking of portfolio investments.
• Partner with Product Owners, delivery teams, and leaders to balance demand, capacity, and strategic objectives.
• Ensure business cases are rigorous, value is measurable, and outcomes align to enterprise OKRs, KPIs, and financial forecasts.
• Identify and manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans to support successful delivery.
• Develop and maintain portfolio reporting, dashboards, and artifacts to enable transparency and data-driven decisions.
• Apply Agile, Product Management, and DevOps best practices to drive consistent execution and continuous improvement.
• Directly manage and develop experienced project management professionals, providing coaching, feedback, and performance management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Three to five years of relevant experience in product, portfolio, or program management

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Deep understanding of organizational processes, customer needs, and business operations
• Recent experience with Clarity, Project Portfolio Management (PPM) or similar tool
• Experience using Microsoft tools such as Power BI and/or Automate
• Hands-on knowledge of Agile methodologies, Product Management frameworks, and DevOps principles
• Ability to solve complex problems with minimal guidance and drive decisions through influence
• Proven ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including engineers, product leaders, third-party partners, and end users
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present to senior leadership
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and navigate complex organizational environments
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate business cases, financial data, and performance metrics
• Experience in developing portfolio reporting, dashboards, and financial or operational artifacts
• Ability to identify and manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans
• Familiarity with strategic planning processes, including OKR formulation and roadmap alignment
• Proficiency with portfolio or product management tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, or similar)
• Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes without direct authority and foster strong partnerships across business and technology teams