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The University of Miami Health System, "UHealth", IT Department has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time IT Portfolio Manager to work in Miami.

The IT Portfolio Manager oversees and administers one or more programs and corresponding projects within the project portfolio and works closely with IT PMO Leadership – meeting regularly with the Executive Director of the PMO and assisting with the IT department’s governance. The Portfolio Manager interacts with IT leadership to identify potential projects that best align to the strategic priorities of the organization, balances capacity against demand, and connects plans and resources to project execution.   

The IT Portfolio Manager assesses, documents, and budgets potential projects; perform project resource planning; conducts continuous monitoring and reports on portfolio health and participates in the department’s change management process and staff training.

Core Responsibilities:

• Worksto develop and implement best practices, processes, and toolsets for effective portfolio/project management, and helpseducate staff on best practices and effective project execution.

• Managesand leveragesthe life cycle of a wide range of cross departmental initiatives, investments, programs, projects, and outcomes to optimally achieve enterprise goals and objectives.

• Recalibratesthe portfolio as necessary when the demands of the business dictate a change in delivery or scope of work.

• Collaborateswith Project Intake Team to manage the processes of reviewing new requests, assessing project priority, and making go / no-go recommendations to ExecutiveSteering Committee.

• Coordinateswith Enterprise PMO on management of large, strategic initiatives.

• Workswith the leadership team, department directorsand project business sponsors to provide a comprehensive overview of capital and operational projects (overview includes the anticipatedoverall budget for each initiative in the portfolio).

• Partnerswith the PMO on project requests, processes and procedures through project completion including projects specifically managed by PMO/PMs.

• Providesoversight to program and project managers within the portfolio and quality assurance ensuring that initiatives are being well managedand adhering to appropriate standards and good practice; developsand facilitatesregular portfolio performance review presentations for Executive Steering Committee.

• Managesall aspects of change control and risk oversight.

• Developsan overall understanding of each initiative in the portfolio to understand the potential customer impact and service requirements generated by each initiative in the portfolio.

• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary. 

CORE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience

• Operational Management: Optimizes day-to-day operations and processes for efficiency and effectiveness.

• Organizational Development: Ability to implement strategies to improve organizational effectiveness, engagement, and manage change.

• Financial Oversight: Knowledge of financial operations and management.

• Team Leadership: Ability to create and maintain a cohesive and productive team environment, build positive working relationships and work collaboratively with others.

• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey ideas clearly and persuasively.