Assc. Director IT Portfolio & Governance CoE

Assc. Director IT Portfolio & Governance CoE Job Description

You were made to do this work: designing new technologies, diving into data, optimizing digital experiences, and constantly developing better, faster ways to get results. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to building technology for a purpose that matters. Here, you’ll work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development while you help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:

• Portfolio Resource Leadership:
  Build and grow a high-performing team of portfolio professionals, including internal staff and contract resources, through careful recruitment, onboarding, and team-building activities that promote collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

• Employee Management:
  Provide coaching, performance feedback, and career development support to direct reports, creating individualized development plans, recognizing achievements, and addressing performance challenges constructively to maximize team impact.

• Continuous Improvement:
  Lead the development and continuous improvement of portfolio management standards and tools by researching industry trends, gathering stakeholder input, and piloting new approaches. Regularly assess tool effectiveness and adapt solutions to meet evolving business demands.

• Capability Building:
  Facilitate governance forums and decision-making processes across the portfolio by organizing meetings with executive leadership, preparing strategic review materials, and ensuring transparent communication of portfolio performance, risks, and opportunities.

• Financial Transparency:
  Partner with finance and strategy teams to ensure alignment of investments with business goals, participating in annual and quarterly planning cycles, developing business cases for new initiatives, and tracking the ROI of portfolio projects.

• Portfolio Performance Measurement:
  Develop and maintain portfolio dashboards and performance reports, leveraging advanced analytics and visualization tools to provide timely, actionable insights for stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Demand Intake & Prioritization:
  Support prioritization and capacity planning across initiatives by coordinating resource allocation, monitoring project status, and identifying bottlenecks or capacity constraints, with recommendations for corrective actions.

• Best Practice Development:
  Drive adoption of portfolio practices across business and IT teams by leading workshops, developing best practice guides, and managing change communications to foster a culture of portfolio excellence.

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our technical roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in portfolio management, governance, strategic planning, or related corporate functions