Job Title: Lean Portfolio Manager
Location: San Antonio, TX or Plano, TX
Length : 12-month contract
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled Lean Portfolio Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Lean Portfolio Management and a strong background in Agile methodologies. This role requires a strategic thinker who can align overarching strategies, guide executives in setting key results, and facilitate measurable milestones and work efforts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support and communicate at the executive level, ensuring alignment with the overarching strategy.
- Guide executives in setting and achieving key results through effective facilitation and coaching.
- Ensure measurable milestones and work efforts are clearly defined and tracked.
- Leverage SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) experience to guide and support Agile teams.
- Maintain and update objectives and key results (OKRs) in Clarity, ensuring all relevant stakeholders are engaged and compliant.
- Collaborate closely with other Lean Portfolio Managers and Agile teams to ensure seamless execution of portfolio initiatives.
- Provide expertise in corporate Privacy Office work and Enterprise Resiliency, with a focus on both software and corporate/physical security.
Required Experience:
- Proven experience as a Release Train Engineer, Agile Project Manager, Portfolio Manager, or Program Manager.
- Certification as a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) is highly desirable.
- Strong background in strategy alignment and executive coaching.
- Experience with SAFe Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) is beneficial.
- Advanced Scrum Master certification is a plus.
- Familiarity with corporate Privacy Office work and Enterprise Resiliency.
- Proficiency in using Clarity for portfolio management.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new industries and environments.
If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for Lean Portfolio Management and Agile methodologies, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.