Job DescriptionDelivery and Portfolio Manager (IT Consulting) Location: Houston, TX or Remote Summary:Indigo Beam is seeking a Delivery and Portfolio Manager to personally lead complex client facing IT consulting engagements while guiding a small team of project managers. This is ahands-on delivery role - not a governance-only position - for someone who can run thetoughest engagements themselves while setting delivery standards across the portfolio. Projectsspan application development, AI initiatives, modern application delivery, business processimprovement, systems integration, and IT integration work supporting client M&A (systemsconsolidation, data migration, app rationalization).
Responsibilities: - Personally lead 2-3 complex, client-facing engagements at a time from initiation throughdelivery, owning on-time, on-budget delivery at the margin sold
- Run Agile delivery hands-on using Azure DevOps: write and groom user stories,configure sprints, track velocity, manage capacity and resource allocation, and producestatus and risk reporting
- Drive project planning, requirements gathering, business analysis, and user storydevelopment - especially during discovery and early shaping
- Identify risks, remove obstacles, and keep engagements on scope, schedule, budget, andquality
- Lead distributed project teams spanning the US, Brazil, and India
- Oversee and coach 2-3 project managers running additional engagements; set deliverystandards across the portfolio
- Communicate effectively with C-level stakeholders, client teams, and technical teams;escalate and resolve issues early
- Support SOW scoping and estimation as needed
RequirementsMust Have Requirements: - 10+ years of working experience with 7+ years in IT consulting leading client-facingengagements
- Strong application development project experience
- Hands-on Agile/Scrum delivery from a PM perspective - user stories, sprintconfiguration, velocity tracking, capacity and allocation management
- Experience delivering projects in the Microsoft ecosystem (Azure, .NET, PowerPlatform)
- Ability to lead projects from the ground up - discovery, requirements, shaping, anddelivery
- Strong business analysis skills
- Experience leading distributed teams across time zones
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder management
- Willingness to work hands-on in the delivery details, not only at a governance level
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related field
Nice to Have: - Prior software development experience
- PMP, CSM (Certified Scrum Master)
- Experience with IT integration work for client M&A (systems consolidation, data migration, app rationalization)
