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Principal D&A Portfolio & Operations (E6117)

Piscataway, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 May 2026

About the role

Principal D&A Portfolio & Operations (E6117) - 260153: KNW-D80

Description

Job Summary
The Principal, D&A Portfolio & Operations is a senior leader within the Data & Analytics organization, accountable for the health, alignment, and execution of the entire D&A portfolio as well as the operational backbone that keeps the organization running. Reporting directly to the Chief Data Officer (CDO), this role drives portfolio-level management across all D&A workstreams while simultaneously orchestrating the day-to-day operations of the function — ensuring teams are aligned to their roadmaps, resourced appropriately, and delivering against enterprise priorities.

This role oversees all contractors and project management staff within D&A, makes leadership decisions on resourcing and project matters, and represents the office of the CDO in engagements with peer IT organizations and business stakeholders. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable managing a complex multi-team portfolio and driving the operational rhythms — staff meetings, executive summaries, planning cycles — that hold a high-performing D&A organization together.

Key Responsibilities

How You Will Make An Impact
Portfolio Management
Own end-to-end visibility and governance of the D&A portfolio, ensuring all initiatives are aligned to strategy, properly sequenced, and delivering measurable value.
Monitor team roadmaps across analytics, data engineering, data governance, and other D&A functions, identifying risks, dependencies, and misalignments early.
Establish and maintain portfolio-level KPIs, health metrics, and reporting that give the CDO and leadership team clear line of sight into delivery and performance.
Drive intake, prioritization, and resource allocation decisions across the portfolio in partnership with the CDO and Director peers.
Ensure cross-team alignment so workstreams are coordinated, dependencies are managed, and teams are reinforcing rather than duplicating each other’s efforts.
Operations & Organizational Leadership
Serve as the operational leader for the D&A organization on behalf of the CDO, ensuring teams have what they need to deliver and removing blockers as they arise.
Oversee and manage all contractors and project management staff within the D&A organization.
Make leadership decisions regarding resourcing, vendor engagement, and project execution in partnership with the CDO.
Plan, facilitate, and drive outcomes from D&A staff meetings, leadership forums, planning sessions, and operating reviews.
Own the development and delivery of D&A Executive Summaries and leadership communications for senior stakeholders.
Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Engagement
Represent the CDO and the D&A Director team in interactions with other IT organizations, business partners, and enterprise governance bodies.
Serve as a trusted liaison between D&A leadership and the broader IT organization, ensuring commitments are clearly understood and met on both sides.
Build strong working relationships with peer Directors inside D&A and across IT to facilitate collaboration and resolve cross-functional issues
Process & Continuous Improvement
Define and continuously improve how the D&A organization plans, prioritizes, communicates, and delivers work.
Standardize project intake, status reporting, escalation, and portfolio review processes across D&A teams.
Champion a culture of transparency, accountability, follow-through, and continuous improvement.