Portfolio Management Lead, Digital Services Business Operations - Mobility

Portfolio Management Lead, Digital Services Business Operations - Mobility

Portfolio Management Lead for the Digital Services Business Operations Organization plays a pivotal role in driving IT strategy, portfolio management, and governance across the enterprise. This leader ensures all digital initiatives, projects, and investments are strategically aligned, prioritized, and resourced to deliver maximum impact. The Portfolio Manager establishes and maintains robust documentation, reporting, and governance frameworks, enabling data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.

• Oversee the end-to-end management of the Digital Services portfolio, including intake, prioritization, resource allocation, and performance monitoring.
• Develop and maintain “gameplans” and detailed IT roadmaps that outline priorities, initiatives, and alignment with the organization’s 5-year strategic plan.
• Establish and maintain a governance framework and processes for portfolio management, project oversight, and decision-making.
• Develop dashboards for real-time visibility into portfolio health, key metrics, and progress against strategic objectives.
• Map staffing and assignments to systems and projects, providing a clear overview of resource allocation, costs, and impact.
• Track, monitor, and evaluate the performance of projects and portfolio efforts against established KPIs and strategic goals.
• Facilitate prioritization and decision-making processes, ensuring that projects are selected and executed based on strategic importance, resource availability, risk, and impact.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by implementing portfolio management best practices and supporting change management initiatives.
• Provide mentorship, professional development opportunities, and foster a culture of engagement, innovation, and continuous learning among a high-performing and collaborative global team.

• Leadership
  
  Experience:
  
  10+ years of progressive leadership experience in portfolio management, program management, or IT strategy within a complex, global digital or technology-driven organization.
• Transformation Leadership:
  Proven experience leading large-scale, cross-functional digital transformation initiatives and managing multi-million-dollar portfolios.
• Strategic & Governance Expertise:
  Demonstrated expertise in establishing and governing IT strategy, organizational design, governance frameworks, and long-term planning.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Strong track record in executive-level stakeholder engagement, influencing C-suite leaders, and driving strategic alignment across diverse business units.
• Technical Proficiency:
  Advanced proficiency in portfolio management and collaboration platforms (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, Confluence, Microsoft Project, and executive dashboarding tools).
• Resource & Investment Management:
  Deep understanding of resource allocation models, investment tracking, risk management, performance measurement, and best practices for documentation and reporting.
• Analytical & Leadership
  
  Skills:
  
  Exceptional analytical, communication, negotiation, and leadership skills, with a demonstrated ability to lead and inspire high-performing teams.
• Decision-Making Facilitation:
  Experience facilitating executive decision-making, prioritization, and change management at the enterprise level.
• Education &
  
  Certifications:
  
  Certifications in portfolio, program, or project management (PfMP, PMP, PgMP, ITIL, Agile, etc.) strongly preferred.

This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

This role requires onsite presence three or more days a week in our Centreville, VA location.

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $170,000 to $200,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.

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