POSITION SUMMARYThe Enterprise Portfolio Manager leads the execution of internal corporate projects that support McCarthy's strategic initiatives. This role uses traditional project management disciplines-planning, coordination, budgeting, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and execution oversight-to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and aligned with organizational goals. Working closely with business sponsors and cross-functional teams, the Project Manager drives clarity, facilitates collaboration, and keeps projects moving forward. And yes-we expect you to have some FUN along the way!
RESPONSIBILITIES- Project Planning & Scope Management: Develop comprehensive project plans outlining scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and required resources. Manage scope changes through structured processes.
- Business Needs Assessment: Analyze business objectives and stakeholder requirements to define clear needs and success criteria.
- Data Analysis: Gather and analyze data to identify trends, gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
- Solution Development: Recommend and implement solutions that align with business goals and enhance operational effectiveness.
- Team Leadership & Collaboration: Lead and coordinate cross-functional project teams, ensuring clear communication, accountability, and alignment.
- Budget & Resource Management: Develop and manage project budgets, allocate resources effectively, and request additional support when needed.
- Risk & Issue Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues by developing proactive contingency plans.
- Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary point of contact for project sponsors and key stakeholders; provide ongoing, clear updates.
- Quality & Performance Assurance: Ensure all deliverables meet defined quality standards and support organizational goals.
- Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and work breakdown structures; identify budget and resource needs.
- Facilitate project meetings, prepare agendas, capture decisions, and drive team accountability.
- Provide clear guidance, feedback, and motivation to project team members.
- Monitor and report progress against milestones; proactively address risks, roadblocks, and delays.
- Coordinate workstreams across internal partners, external vendors, and third-party suppliers.
- Delegate tasks effectively based on skills, capacity, and project priorities.
- Make sound, timely decisions when presented with competing options or constraints.
- Serve as the central coordination point when multiple departments contribute to a project, ensuring alignment and synergy.
- Ensure project activities support leadership and organizational objectives.
- Conduct quality reviews and validate deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
- Adjust plans, priorities, and schedules in response to changes in scope, resources, or funding.
- Define project success metrics, monitor performance, and report outcomes to sponsors and stakeholders.
QUALIFICATIONS- Minimum 5 years of experience in corporate or enterprise project management, ideally with exposure to organizational design, communications, change management, or transformation initiatives.
- Bachelor Degree in Business, Management, Technology, or related field required.
- PMP certification strongly preferred; PROSCI Change Management certification a plus.
- Exceptional communication skills-written, verbal, executive storytelling, and stakeholder messaging.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives with a collaborative, client-centric, "We Not I" approach.
- Strong influencing skills; able to guide and align stakeholders without direct authority.
- Self-motivated, proactive, organized, resilient, and able to balance detail orientation with big-picture thinking.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity, resolving conflict, and driving alignment across diverse groups.
- Proficiency in PowerPoint, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, and strong technical writing/documentation skills.
- Ability to travel up to 25% per year.
