It Portfolio Manager

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OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

The Opportunity:

OpenText Enterprise Information Management (EIM) technologies and business solutions allow organizations to take full advantage of enterprise information to gain better business insight, capitalize on opportunities to positively impact the business, improve process velocity, reduce risks related to information governance, and protect sensitive information and intellectual property from internal leaks and external threats. With growing volumes and a host of formats to manage and leverage, organizations need to bring structure to the unstructured. By doing so, they will be unleashing the power of information to drive faster decision-making, improved agility, strong security policies, and an increased ability to both exploit the opportunities and control the risks of enterprise information.

The Portfolio Manager will support an IT portfolio as a senior point of contact between PMO and IT and line-of-business leaders. This role helps plan, scope, and prioritize initiatives to meet business needs. Additionally, this position determines the implications of business strategy for short/long term IT initiatives and advances appropriate solutions.

This position monitors and reports on a consolidated set of projects, programs, and associated changes for delivery across the assigned line of business. This individual keeps current the overall portfolio timeline and the budget for a line of business. Additionally, this role raises emerging issues and recommends necessary actions to course correct. IT, the business leaders and the Portfolio Manager must make trade-off decisions in terms of budget and resources where required.

Working under the Director, IT PMO, the Portfolio Manager will oversee a team of Program Managers, Lead Project Managers, and Senior Project Managers ensuring alignment with corporate and business strategy, process consistency across initiatives, and customer satisfaction. In this capacity, they will also provide mentoring, coaching, training, and development of team members.

You Are Great At:

• Prioritizing demand and planning projects across a portfolio as defined within a governance model
• Assessing portfolio activities and comparing them to available resources and constraints
• Working closely with aligned business partners in the development and execution of defined strategies and project development, facilitating the smooth adoption of new technology-based solutions
• Organizing quarterly business reviews and managing project intake and roadmaps
• Establishing strong relationships with senior management rooted in trusted delivery and high-quality results
• Facilitating the solution of key business critical / priority issues and aligning the project budget accordingly (making most of the dollar being spent)
• Providing effective project communication and governance plans to business partners
• Working closely with IT financial analysts to provide oversight and detailed reporting on overall portfolio financials regularly
• Control, monitor, and report on a consolidated set of projects, programs, and associated changes for delivery across the portfolio
• Flagging and monitoring emerging issues recommends necessary actions and working with Project Managers to course-correct
• Making trade-off decisions in terms of budget and resources where required for projects under their management, setting priorities, and managing interdependencies across a portfolio
• Inspire and motivate direct and indirect Project Managers
• Attending industry conferences staying apprised of changing technology trends and potential future solutions to be considered within the various IT teams
• Work closely with other members of the PMO to create, revise, and maintain PMO governance and structure by pro-actively aligning with best practices and trends
• Act as an ambassador for the IT PMO

What It Takes:

• 10 + years of demonstrated success in managing IT projects across multiple systems, of varying degrees of complexity.
• 10 + years of proven abilities related to project management with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced working environment.
• 5+ in managing and growing a team of professional project managers.
• 12 + years of experience in a professional IT setting.
• Ability to manage and conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis of complex data.
• Experience working in a complex, matrix, fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality.
• Ability to prioritize work to balance multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• The ability to work independently, as part of a team, and cross-functionally within the organization.

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at hr@opentext.com.