Enterprise Portfolio Lead
Cushman & Wakefield

Job Title
Enterprise Portfolio Lead

Job Description Summary
The TDS Portfolio Lead is part of the global TDS PMO organization and reports into the Head of the TDS PMO. The Portfolio Lead is responsible for strategic planning, execution, and governance of all projects and initiatives within an assigned area. This role is also responsible for managing and mentoring a team of project professionals to deliver the technology programs and projects. This is a player-coach role, and therefore the Portfolio Lead may also manage specific major projects as assigned.

Responsibilities will include technology portfolio planning, estimating, and demand management, ensuring all projects within the portfolio are managed effectively through a full project lifecycle. The Portfolio Lead will ensure all projects follow the defined governance processes and change management methodologies and will also have a strong focus on Portfolio Reporting and Analytics.
Job Description

• Portfolio governance and management: The portfolio lead ensures that all projects follow the appropriate governance, methodologies, processes, and standards. They also plan, schedule, and manage the resources and dependencies for the portfolio.
• Reporting and analytics: The portfolio lead provides regular reports on the portfolio, program, and project status, resource demand, and financials. They use the standards set by the EPMO.
• Collaboration and partnership: The portfolio lead collaborates with change management, communications, and cross-functional teams to implement solutions. They also partner with key stakeholders and leaders across the business and within TDS to deliver strategic outcomes. They manage relationships and negotiate where applicable.
• Risk and issue management: The portfolio lead is responsible for ensuring that operational risks and issues are considered and reported during the design, development, and implementation of projects. They also identify and mitigate common or significant risks impacting the portfolio.
• Mentoring and coaching: The portfolio lead is responsible for mentoring more junior members of the team, providing guidance and direction to ensure the team's success.
• Governance and decision making: The portfolio lead participates in governance boards, steering committees and roadmap discussions to guide decision making on project sequencing, dependencies, and conflicts. They also provide oversight on feasibility studies, systems roadmaps, and business cases.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities may vary within the range of tasks and activities described, with specific objectives being set, documented, and reviewed by the Head of PMO

Portfolio Management:

• Collaborate with leadership to define and prioritize projects in the portfolio.
• Manage and execute planning, scheduling, resource requirements and dependencies for the portfolio
• Utilize project management tools and methodologies to monitor and control project activities for all projects in the portfolio, tracking project progress, milestones, and deliverables.
• Provide reporting and analytics including Portfolio, Program and Project Status, and Resource Demand Management.
• Manage and report risks and issues to projects in the portfolio.
• Report Portfolio financials including budget, forecast and actuals.
• Produce regular Portfolio status reports using standard documentation and tools, ensuring inclusion of timely and accurate information.
• Manage interdependencies with other projects or programs both within and outside the portfolio.
• Manage relationships with key owners across TDS and within individual functions, business units.
• Manage relationships with a variety of stakeholders to influence and negotiate where applicable.
• Manage relationships with strategic vendor partners.
• Manage and Chair Portfolio meetings as required.
• Remove or mitigate barriers to success.
• Contribute to defining PMO governance and methodology and ensure adherence with project teams.
• Participate in COE and roadmap discussions, suggest improvements.

Project Management (as applicable):

• Build and maintain detailed project plans - including dependencies and critical path management.
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, managing their expectations, and ensuring clear and effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize their impact on the project. Proactively manage issues as they arise to keep the project on track.
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs. Evaluate the impact of changes and communicate adjustments to stakeholders.
• Maintain project documentation, including reports, schedules, budgets, and other relevant records. Provide regular updates and status reports to stakeholders and leadership.
• Collaborate effectively with change management team, incorporate training and communications, ensuring plans for projects within the portfolio are consistent with the size and profile of the project, and follow a defined framework.

• Ensure operational risks and issues are considered and reported during the design, development and implementation of projects.
• Maintain regular progress meetings and continuity with the relevant business owner(s) and Steering Committees
• Ensure that projects are transitioned to Business as Usual and Operational Support following a formal gate review process.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years of related technology and progressively responsible experience leading in portfolio / program / project environment, preferable in Project Management Office (PMO) setting
• Blend of experience across business operations and technology, including support of enterprise technology change management.
• Experience working in a Data and/or AI project environment is a plus.

Skills & Personal Qualities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Financial acumen
• Highly adept at project and change management
• High level of organization
• Solution oriented problem solver
• Strong prioritization skills
• Analytical and data-driven
• Team Player with strong collaboration skills
• Management and leadership skills
• Self-starter
• Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to perform under pressure
• Strategic mindset and ability to envision end state and the milestone activities to achieve

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate's experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $157,250.00 - $185,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

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