Job SummaryThe
Portfolio Program Management Advisor position plays a critical role in supporting demand management and governance initiatives. This position collaborates closely with stakeholders to facilitate demand triage and governance forums, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and prioritization of initiatives. The Advisor provides expert guidance in influencing strategic business decisions, conducting prioritization discussions, and managing day-to-day oversight of demand management processes. This role requires strong communication skills, strategic thinking, and a deep understanding of technical and business processes across the enterprise.
Position ImpactThis role plays a critical part in ensuring initiatives are aligned, governed, and execution-ready before entering delivery. The Portfolio Program Management Advisor helps improve portfolio transparency, governance consistency, architecture alignment, and execution effectiveness across the Enterprise.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with Finance, Demand Requestors/Initiative Owners, Enterprise Strategic Program Managers, Domain leads, Portfolio leads, Architecture teams, and Executive Leadership to facilitate value-based decision making and ensure alignment and prioritization of demand.
- Demand Governance Oversight: Independently manage day-to-day oversight of demand triage and governance forums, preparing and delivering content to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making processes.
- Support and Communication: Provide ongoing support to stakeholders across Portfolios and Domains, ensuring clear communication of initiative statuses and timely escalation of risks and issues to executive leadership.
- Initiative Tracking and Reporting: Update, track, and communicate the status of initiatives throughout the demand lifecycle, monitoring release milestones and ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
- Influence and Facilitation: Influence business decisions using analytical insights and facilitate workshops, meetings, and ceremonies to enhance collaboration, mitigate risks, and ensure effective information flow across stakeholders.
- Standardization and Execution: Drive the consistent use of operating model standards and tooling to ensure efficient execution and delivery of business value.
- Action-Oriented Approach: Maintain a proactive preference for action over inaction, leveraging analytical skills to make informed decisions in complex and data-constrained environments.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesThe ideal candidate will demonstrate strong Program Management capabilities, with a strategic, portfolio-level perspective and the ability to connect initiatives, align priorities, and proactively resolve risks and roadblocks. This role requires strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and priorities in a fast-paced environment. The candidate must possess excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage cross-functional teams and senior leadership to drive alignment and outcomes.
Minimum Education- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in business administration, management, or related field. Related experience may offset degree requirements
Minimum Experience - Five (5) years of experience in portfolio and/or program management in a business environment, with a track record of managing projects and programs effectively. Additional related skills, education/degree may offset experience requirements
Preferred Qualifications- Knowledge of portfolio management, governance, and project lifecycle frameworks, with experience supporting enterprise governance processes and structured decision-making forums
- Experience with reporting, dashboards, portfolio planning, capacity management, and resource forecasting
- Knowledge of Agile, Lean, and enterprise delivery methodologies, with experience applying Program Management, Agile, SAFe, or similar practices
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture principles and technology delivery frameworks
Job Conditions- Some travel may be required
Pay Transparency: Internal Pay Grade: Additional Details: Domicile and Work Model: The preferred location for this hybrid position is Memphis, TN. However, we will consider candidates based elsewhere within the United States (excluding Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories). Candidates residing within 50 miles of a FedEx campus will be required to work on-site at a FedEx location several times per week.
USA: $6,168.90/mo - $13,571.58/mo, CO: $6,168.90/mo - $13,006.09/mo, CA: $6,511.62/mo - $10,898.39/mo, NJ: $6,511.62/mo - $10,418.59/mo, OH & VT: $6,511.62/mo - $10,744.16/mo, MN: $6,511.62/mo - $12,440.61/mo, IL & NV: $6,511.62/mo - $13,006.09/mo, MD, NY & WA: $6,511.62/mo - $13,571.58/mo, MA: $6,854.33/mo - $13,571.58/mo, RI: $7,539.76/mo - $12,440.61/mo, CT: $7,539.76/mo - $13,006.09/mo, DC & HI: $7,882.48/mo - $13,006.09/mo, NYC: $7,882.48/mo - $13,571.58/mo
Pay Transparency:The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the ranges for each level in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. In California, the compensation listed reflects the range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position upon hire. In New Jersey, any compensable Security and Walk time will be paid to non-exempt/hourly employees at the state minimum wage.
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