Senior Consultant, IT Portfolio Strategy and Performance

What IT Portfolio Strategy and Performance contributes to Cardinal Health:

Information Technology oversees the effective development, delivery, and operation of computing and information services. This function anticipates, plans, and delivers Information Technology solutions and strategies that enable operations and drive business value. IT Strategy and Governance maintains multi-year strategic IT investment plans for assigned areas of the enterprise and develops business cases and internal buy-in from business leaders by aligning IT investment plans with business needs.

Responsibilities:

• !mpact Sustainable Savings

  • Partner with IT leaders to identify, and prioritize sustainable savings opportunities across the technology portfolio.

  • Facilitate the outreach and ideation to mitigate gaps to savings targets.

  • Serve as a key liaison to Global Technology and Business Services Finance and Indirect Procurement teams to ensure alignment on assumptions, timelines, and measurable outcomes.

  • Track performance against savings commitments and provide executive-ready reporting.

• Performance Scorecards (Global Technology and Business Services  + Segment Level)

  • Lead the creation, evolution, and monthly delivery of Global Technology and Business Services and segment scorecards.

  • Drive automation, standardization, and data integrity across all scorecard components.

  • Partner with the Project Management Solutions team to enhance reporting capabilities and integrate continuous improvements.

  • Develop materials that translate complex insights into concise, decision-ready visuals for senior leadership.

• Portfolio Management Tools, Templates and PPM (Project Portfolio Management) Implementation

  • Serve as the subject matter expert for IT portfolio management methodologies, tools, and standards.

  • Act as a core member of the project team implementing the new PPM (Project Portfolio Management) system, with a specific focus on:

    • Project planning and ability to execute

    • Resource and capacity management

    • Tool functionality and adoption

  • Develop, refine, and standardize templates, artifacts, and deliverables that strengthen portfolio execution across Global Technology and Business Services.

  • Provide guidance and hands-on support to ensure consistent portfolio practices across teams.

Qualifications:

• 8-12 years of experience, preferred

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred

• High level of accountability and ownership; delivers reliably with minimal oversight, preferred

• Strategic and abstract thinking, able to translate ambiguous concepts into structured solutions, preferred

• Automation mindset, skilled in optimizing processes and reducing manual effort, preferred

• Executive presence with the ability to influence and communicate effectively at all levels, preferred

• Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in financials, data, and deliverables, preferred

• Financial acumen and comfort partnering with Finance on budgets, forecasts, and savings, preferred

• Process orientation, bringing rigor, consistency, and repeatability to work practices, preferred

• Strong written and verbal communication, including concise executive storytelling, preferred

• Self-prioritization and ability to balance multiple initiatives simultaneously, preferred

• Experience in IT portfolio management, project management organization, or technology finance-related functions, preferred

• Hands-on experience with Project Portfolio Management tools, preferred

• Familiarity with process automation tools (e.g., Excel automation, PowerBI, Power Automate), preferred.

• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook), preferred

What is expected of you and others at this level:

• Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects

• Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals

• Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models

• Works on or may lead complex projects