What You’ll Do

Drive Portfolio-Level Execution

• Partner with portfolio leaders to prioritize initiatives and manage tradeoffs
• Identify where too much work is in flight and push for focus
• Help translate strategy into clear, actionable priorities

Get Into the Work (Not Just Talk About It)

• Work directly within portfolio systems (intake, prioritization, governance)
• Identify bottlenecks and remove systemic blockers
• Support real-time decision-making not just recommendations

Coach & Elevate Portfolio Leadership

• Work side-by-side with existing portfolio managers
• Coach them on:
  
  • Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
  • Flow of value vs. project execution
  • Outcome-driven prioritization
• Help leaders shift from managing work → optimizing investment decisions

Align Strategy, Funding, and Execution

• Surface misalignment between:
  
  • Strategic priorities
  • Active work
  • Funding allocation
• Enable leadership to make clear, fast, and informed decisions

Improve Flow & Outcomes

• Drive improvements in:
  
  • Throughput
  • Cycle time
  • Predictability
• Focus teams and leadership on delivering value not just activity

What Success Looks Like

• Fewer initiatives in flight, with greater impact
• Clear alignment between strategy and execution
• Faster, more confident leadership decisions
• Portfolio managers operating as true business leaders, not coordinators
• A system that continues to function without external dependency

What We’re Looking For

Experience

• Proven experience in:
  
  • Portfolio Management, Program Leadership, or Transformation Leadership
• Experience working with enterprise leadership (VP/SVP level)
• Track record of driving real change not just facilitating conversations

Capabilities

• Ability to operate in the details AND at the executive level
• Strong facilitation skills that drive decisions, not just discussion
• Deep understanding of:
  
  • Prioritization frameworks (WSJF, value-based decisioning)
  • Flow metrics and system optimization
  • Lean Portfolio Management principles

Mindset

• You challenge when needed you don’t just align
• You simplify complexity and create clarity
• You focus on outcomes over process