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- Works with Product and Technology teams to ensure that the projects align within the organizational strategy, the appropriate teams are involved in scoping and sizing/estimating, and are resourced to meet the needs of the business, including developing Capital Budget Requests and assisting in developing the business case for new projects and initiatives
- Primary focus is managing demand intake from demand origination to project closure, managing governance around intake processes, demand prioritization, demand sizing, and demand approval.
- Leads and manages the “Project Initiation” process – drives project estimates and timelines, develops Capital Justification Requests, assists in developing the business case and return on investment rationalization for new projects.
- Works with key business partners, technical teams, internal solution architects, etc., to identify the scope of projects and size/effort to create a high level business scope which identifies and teams and activities needed to successfully complete the project.
- Supports the gathering of high-level business and technical requirements for initiatives to effectively drive initial scope.
- Works with associated vendors and business partners to determine resource and capacity required and assists in developing and consolidating estimates and resulting contracts derived to reflect the required project budget.
- Coordinates with other Portfolio Managers across other functional and IT areas to coordinate and identify technical and resource dependencies.
- Develops resource plans as necessary to complete the project successfully to implementation.
- Utilizes ServiceNow, Jira, and Confluence tools as necessary to establish initial scoping process adjusting for both Agile/Scrum or Waterfall methodologies.
- Works with Project Managers, Delivery leads and Vendor Management Organization to negotiate contracts to ensure budgetary alignment and successful execution.
- Manages risk evaluation and compliance management for specific initiatives or programs within the portfolio.
- Reports out to key stakeholders on the assigned portfolio including demand metrics, tracking and status.
- 5+ years experience specifically in Project Portfolio Management or related business management or financial role.
- Strong Financial experience and exposure to cost estimating, capital expenditure management.
- Expertise in budget planning, financial management and resource management.
- Retail / Digital experience desired.
- Ability to understand functional and non-functional requirements, technology enablers, common Digital platforms, and solutions.
- A problem solver, with an intense focus on achieving goals.
- Strong business acumen, business planning skills, and leadership capability.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and task simultaneously to completion with minimal oversight.
- Experience in both Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methodologies.
- Exceptional listening, oral and written communications skills with the ability to translate information into understandable terms to a variety of audiences.
- Responsive and alert to new learning opportunities, growth, and development of technical, interpersonal, and business skills; able to recognize and address areas needing improvement.
- Motivated and competent to contribute appropriate time and effort to work needing attention.
- Attentive to detail with focus on accurate and timely results, but with keen sense of the big picture.
- Organized and able to prioritize tasks, responding effectively to competing needs.
- Strong customer service orientation.
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