Director, Digital Portfolio Mgt
Lincoln FinancialAbout the role
Alternate Locations: Radnor, PA (Pennsylvania)
Work Arrangement:
Remote : Work at home employee residing outside of a commutable distance to an office location.
Relocation assistance: is not available for this opportunity.
Requisition #: 74276
The Role at a Glance
In this role, you will facilitate the Annual / Continual planning process for the IT organization. You will lead a team focused on ensuring the quality and accuracy of information associated with the IT Portfolio of work. You will serve as the point of contact for internal stakeholders across the Enterprise. In addition, you will act as a key resource to help increase the understanding and utilization of the planning process and it’s value based connection to Portfolio Management.
What you'll be doing
- Directing the IT Enterprise Annual Planning process, leveraging financial acumen and process utilization skills to ensure quality outputs in the planning process.
- Providing leadership to work planner team, leveraging knowledge of processes and technology (e.g., Planview, JIRA, Tableau, etc.).
- Owning responsibility for the process aligning capacity across Domains, Value Streams and work efforts.
- Leading the analysis of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to determine priorities and drive results.
- Partnering with business leaders on implementation of capacity and value realization structure.
- Coaching and training internal stakeholders (e.g. Product Managers, Product Owners and adoption leads) on practices and tool sets.
- Producing complex outputs related to cost-benefit analysis, business outcomes, key performance indicator (KPI) tracking, and risks.
- Establishing and maintaining relationships across business and IT departments to educate and improve quality of IT Portfolio measures.
- Facilitating discussions across user groups to address portfolio topics such as: Business targets, value realization and timing, escalate appropriate dependencies, risks, and issues.
- Collaborating with business and IT stakeholders to identify behaviors that drive adoption of new processes.
- Providing training and development opportunities, including stretch assignments, for team members and giving honest and open feedback to aid in the development of talent.
- Directing and evaluating individual/team performance and taking appropriate action to meet and/or exceed performance standards.
- Establishing and implementing priorities, performance goals and objectives to ensure group results.
- Directing and providing leadership to continually improve the capability and results.
- Ensuring that top talent is hired and retained.
- Building organizational capability.
What we’re looking for
- 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's) (Minimum Required)
- 7+ Years of experience in IT project/portfolio management, including 3+ years of managerial, supervisory, and/or demonstrated leadership experience (Required)
Application Deadline
Applications for this position will be accepted through April 26, 2025, subject to earlier closure due to applicant volume.
What’s it like to work here?
At Lincoln Financial Group, we love what we do. We make meaningful contributions each and every day to empower our customers to take charge of their lives. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues, we build fulfilling careers and stronger communities through a company that values our unique perspectives, insights and contributions and invests in programs that empower each of us to take charge of our own future.
What’s in it for you:
-
Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each Lincoln leadership Attribute.
-
Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
-
PTO/parental leave
-
Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
-
Tuition assistance program
-
A leadership team that prioritizes your health and well-being; offering a remote work environment and flexible work hybrid situations
-
Effective productivity/technology tools and training
The pay range for this position is $93,300 - $169,700 with anticipated p
Apply for this role
Generate a tailored application kit with a matched cover letter, interview prep, and CV highlights — in under 60 seconds.
Apply Now →Generate Application KitFree account required — sign up in 30s