Portfolio Lead
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Job Description
As the Portfolio Lead for the joint USBU and OBU DD&T organization, you will report into the Head of Portfolio Strategy and Operational Excellence. In this role, you will be accountable for managing the run and investment portfolio across the USBU and OBU DD&T organization, focusing primarily on value realization, optimization of portfolio through business process planning cycles, and enablement of portfolio tradeoff decisions within the governance forums. You will represent USBU and OBU DD&T in enterprise portfolio forums and workstreams with a focus on identifying portfolio synergies and aligning processes, tools, and ways of working.
As the USBU and OBU DD&T Portfolio Lead, you will be responsible for:
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Portfolio Management
Own and maintain the integrated run and investment portfolio across USBU and OBU DD&T, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and currency of all portfolio data
Track portfolio health and status across the full lifecycle, from ideation through delivery and value realization
Develop and maintain portfolio dashboards and reporting to provide leadership with clear visibility into portfolio performance.
Value Realization
Define and monitor value realization frameworks and KPIs for active portfolio investments.
Partner with product and delivery teams to capture and report benefits against committed business cases.
Flag at-risk investments and drive corrective action in partnership with stakeholders.
Planning Cycle Management
Lead the USBU and OBU DD&T portfolio contribution to annual and mid-year business planning cycles, coordinating inputs across the team.
Manage demand intake and prioritization processes, ensuring alignment to strategic objectives.
Optimize the portfolio through scenario planning and capacity analysis to maximize return on investment.
Governance & Decision Enablement
Prepare and facilitate portfolio review forums, including materials, decision packages, and tradeoff analyses for leadership.
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