Portfolio Manager

Req ID: 314892 

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Portfolio Manager to join our team in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (US-LA), United States (US).

Overview of job:

The Portfolio Manager (PM) will work collaboratively with the client, team members, and vendors to assess the overall performance of the Portfolio Project management Office. The PM will oversee daily operations which includes day-to-day staff management as well as contract and budget management. The PM will lead the team to ensure requirements and business needs are met during the project and will work directly with the vendors, business users and other stakeholders to provide recommendations on project issues, risks and direction as well as provide required reporting.

 

Job Responsibilities Include:

The PM will actively participate in the delivery of tasks/activities and associated deliverables. In collaboration with other NTT DATA Government Consulting and Advisory (GCA) consultants, the selected candidate will work as part of the Executive Portfolio Project Management Office (EPMO) team to support the client in achieving organizational goals. Other responsibilities of this position include:

• Relationship and expectation management including working daily with key client leadership 

• Develop, maintain, and manage to a project schedule; including ensuring the tasks are appropriately assigned and deadlines are being met
• Develop, maintain, and manage project plans, communication plans, risk logs, issue logs, and other work products essential to effective project management of the team
• Ensure that all processes and methodologies are executed and followed as applicable 
• Develop deliverables in accordance with project requirements and company documentation standards; submit to federal government (as required) 
• Ensure complete and accurate status reports 
• Review and assess project management plans and processes for the overall project (including, but not limited to risk management, schedule, and cost management, change management and issue resolution) for quality, completeness, compliance, and effectiveness 
• Identify, review, analyze, and document project risks and issues with specific metrics, triggers, mitigations, and recommendations through structured interviews, taxonomic and expert risk management meetings, practice compliance, lessons learned, and metric analysis
• Communicate project status, risks and issues to the client and the Client Partner 
• Participate in project steering committee meetings, status meetings, and other stakeholder meetings as needed to discuss project status, reports, and recommendations 

 

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 8 years IT Project experience including:
  • 5 years Project Management experience  
• Bachelor’s degree or 4 years additional relevant work experience

 

Preferred Skills:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Master Project Management (MPM) certification, or have an industry equivalent certification
• Minimum 5 years of large scale (multi-million dollar) project management experie