Investments Change Portfolio Leader

T. Rowe Price's Transformation Office is seeking a dynamic, high-energy leader to serve as end-to-end Change Portfolio Lead for the global Investments organization. In this role, the candidate will team closely with the Investment BU leaders and change enablement team to shape and implement a portfolio of transformation initiatives designed to enable the firm’s broader growth and modernization initiatives across all asset classes. This will include end to end portfolio planning and management, stakeholder management, oversight of program/portfolio teams and change execution to achieve target outcomes.  

This leader will coordinate closely with the Investments leadership team, Front Office Strategy Enablement group, operations, data and technology stakeholders, the Transformation office leadership team and other partners with specific focus on: 

• Applying expert, specialized knowledge of the Investment Management business, asset classes, products and processes to enhance the front-to-back environment; advanced methodologies of driving change, including project management tools to conduct planning, scoping, portfolio health analysis and reporting, and related activities   

• Driving governance of change at the Investments Business Unit level, internal communication across all stakeholder groups, as well as value realization planning and tracking across a broad change portfolio  

• Overseeing and carrying out change portfolio and program management activities, including ongoing change portfolio planning, integrated planning, contingency/dependency tracking, status reporting, issue/risk identification and tracking, scope management, estimation, and internal/external stakeholder management  

• Overseeing Transformation Office workstream/task leads; resolving any escalated project risks, issues, and dependencies; managing the overall scope and timing, ensuring delivery is on time and within budget 

• Developing, influencing, and implementing a compelling and cohesive change narrative with C-suite stakeholders and middle managers regarding key programs and transformation activities, while enabling advocacy  

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Responsibilities:  

• Responsible for oversight of a business unit portfolio of programs and projects that are delivered through multiple teams.   

• Manages direct and matrixed execution teams responsible for delivering expected business value within committed time frames and budget through end-to-end project and program management activities such as reporting, planning, issue/risk identification and tracking, scope and dependency management, estimation and forecasting, client management, relationship management, and other project/program documentation preparation.   

• Serves as a liaison between internal clients and other stakeholders to ensure delivery of business value across the portfolio within expected time frame and budget. Ensures project and program delivery within the business unit portfolio conforms with company methodologies and standards. Manages contingencies across the portfolio and monitors interdependencies where required. Proactively recommends approaches to mitigate contingencies and dependencies within and across programs.   

• Develops content for inclusion in executive level communication (messaging, collateral, etc.) to help relay strategy story, progress and risks to garner and maintain support.  

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