ALTA IT Services, LLC
REL Business Portfolio Manager
ALTA IT Services, LLC, Ashburn, Virginia, United States, 22011
Overview
Job Title: REL Business Portfolio Manager Location: Hybrid Work Model, Reporting to Vienna, VA Pay Rate: Open to Both C2C and W2 options Position Type: Multiyear Contract Basic Purpose: To serve as a strategic partner and value steward for the Real Estate Lending portfolio, ensuring initiatives are aligned with member and team member needs, enterprise and department strategy, and measurable outcomes. Portfolio & Value Managers (PVMs) drive judgment-led and value-based decisions at every stage of the portfolio lifecycle, from ideation through investment decision to implementation and value realization, by translating strategy into coherent initiatives, ensuring investment-ready initiatives, anticipating risks, framing outcomes in terms of value and visibility into value, risk, and portfolio health across the enterprise. Responsibilities
Strategic Partnership: Partner with business, technology, and governance leaders to translate strategic themes into initiatives with clear value hypotheses. Intake & Discovery: Review initiative submissions for readiness, segmentation, and value clarity. Facilitate epic discovery by framing business problems, surfacing risks early, and confirming investment readiness. Serve as discovery coach when momentum drifts or clarity is lacking. Ensure discovery outcomes are met for all initiatives that are investment candidates. Investment & Prioritization: Advise on segmentation, prioritization, sequencing, and balancing strategic priorities with portfolio capacity and resource constraints. Use analytical judgment to evaluate value, viability, feasibility, risks, and trade-offs. Coordinate portfolio adjustments as needed when delivery scope changes. Implementation Oversight: Monitor implementation to ensure alignment with intended value, scope, and impact. Anticipate pivots, escalate risks upstream, and advise on course correction. Partner with Product Managers, Delivery Managers, and Change Leaders to sustain clarity of outcomes during execution. Value & Impact: Frame and track value expectations with stakeholders; ensure outcomes are measured, conduct post-implementation value realization reviews, and embed learnings into future portfolio cycles. Provide governance bodies and executives with insight into realized outcomes and lessons. Visibility & Insights: Prepare for strategic portfolio health reviews and maintain strategic business roadmaps. Monitor and report portfolio status and progress towards initiative execution including milestones and metrics. Synthesize insights to highlight enterprise patterns, readiness gaps, and value signals. Deliver executive-ready narratives linking initiatives to strategic goals. REL Portfolio Management: Manage portfolio data and conduct analysis to identify risks, inform sequencing and prioritization, and highlight resource constraints. Build and maintain relationships with lines of business, team members, management, stakeholders, and external contacts (e.g., vendors). Qualifications and Education Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Strategy, or related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience. SAFe Lean Portfolio Management Certification (or equivalent). Experience with portfolio management, product management, and executive communication. Experience
Proven ability to manage and advise large, enterprise-wide portfolios or initiatives, preferably in financial services. Deep knowledge of portfolio management methodologies, strategic planning, and value realization practices. Strong understanding of Agile, Lean Portfolio Management, and value delivery models. Experience in product, portfolio governance, executive communication, and strategic value realization. Core Skills
Analytical Judgment: Evaluate initiative viability, value, and trade-offs with clarity. Executive Storytelling: Synthesize insights into concise, compelling narratives for senior leaders. Stakeholder Navigation: Influence across power centers, adapt messaging, and coach leaders toward portfolio stewardship. Strategic Thinking: Systems orientation linking initiatives to outcomes for enterprise insights. Data Literacy: Translate data into actionable strategic insights. Collaboration & Facilitation: Negotiate, resolve conflicts, and build consensus for change adoption. Adaptability: Manage multiple priorities in dynamic environments, independently or in teams. System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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Job Title: REL Business Portfolio Manager Location: Hybrid Work Model, Reporting to Vienna, VA Pay Rate: Open to Both C2C and W2 options Position Type: Multiyear Contract Basic Purpose: To serve as a strategic partner and value steward for the Real Estate Lending portfolio, ensuring initiatives are aligned with member and team member needs, enterprise and department strategy, and measurable outcomes. Portfolio & Value Managers (PVMs) drive judgment-led and value-based decisions at every stage of the portfolio lifecycle, from ideation through investment decision to implementation and value realization, by translating strategy into coherent initiatives, ensuring investment-ready initiatives, anticipating risks, framing outcomes in terms of value and visibility into value, risk, and portfolio health across the enterprise. Responsibilities
Strategic Partnership: Partner with business, technology, and governance leaders to translate strategic themes into initiatives with clear value hypotheses. Intake & Discovery: Review initiative submissions for readiness, segmentation, and value clarity. Facilitate epic discovery by framing business problems, surfacing risks early, and confirming investment readiness. Serve as discovery coach when momentum drifts or clarity is lacking. Ensure discovery outcomes are met for all initiatives that are investment candidates. Investment & Prioritization: Advise on segmentation, prioritization, sequencing, and balancing strategic priorities with portfolio capacity and resource constraints. Use analytical judgment to evaluate value, viability, feasibility, risks, and trade-offs. Coordinate portfolio adjustments as needed when delivery scope changes. Implementation Oversight: Monitor implementation to ensure alignment with intended value, scope, and impact. Anticipate pivots, escalate risks upstream, and advise on course correction. Partner with Product Managers, Delivery Managers, and Change Leaders to sustain clarity of outcomes during execution. Value & Impact: Frame and track value expectations with stakeholders; ensure outcomes are measured, conduct post-implementation value realization reviews, and embed learnings into future portfolio cycles. Provide governance bodies and executives with insight into realized outcomes and lessons. Visibility & Insights: Prepare for strategic portfolio health reviews and maintain strategic business roadmaps. Monitor and report portfolio status and progress towards initiative execution including milestones and metrics. Synthesize insights to highlight enterprise patterns, readiness gaps, and value signals. Deliver executive-ready narratives linking initiatives to strategic goals. REL Portfolio Management: Manage portfolio data and conduct analysis to identify risks, inform sequencing and prioritization, and highlight resource constraints. Build and maintain relationships with lines of business, team members, management, stakeholders, and external contacts (e.g., vendors). Qualifications and Education Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Strategy, or related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience. SAFe Lean Portfolio Management Certification (or equivalent). Experience with portfolio management, product management, and executive communication. Experience
Proven ability to manage and advise large, enterprise-wide portfolios or initiatives, preferably in financial services. Deep knowledge of portfolio management methodologies, strategic planning, and value realization practices. Strong understanding of Agile, Lean Portfolio Management, and value delivery models. Experience in product, portfolio governance, executive communication, and strategic value realization. Core Skills
Analytical Judgment: Evaluate initiative viability, value, and trade-offs with clarity. Executive Storytelling: Synthesize insights into concise, compelling narratives for senior leaders. Stakeholder Navigation: Influence across power centers, adapt messaging, and coach leaders toward portfolio stewardship. Strategic Thinking: Systems orientation linking initiatives to outcomes for enterprise insights. Data Literacy: Translate data into actionable strategic insights. Collaboration & Facilitation: Negotiate, resolve conflicts, and build consensus for change adoption. Adaptability: Manage multiple priorities in dynamic environments, independently or in teams. System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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