Senior Analyst, Project Management Pune, MH, India
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The Portfolio Enablement and Delivery Senior Analyst, Project Management on the Global Portfolio Management team is responsible for supporting enterprise portfolio planning and prioritization, processes and controls, and data and reporting activities, partnering closely with Product, PMO, Engineering, Finance, and the Agile Tools Enablement team, in the enablement of quality portfolio governance, data and reporting.
Role Responsibilities:
- Administer the intake, triage, and prioritization of new ideas/initiatives within the Global Portfolio Management organization.
- Drive process creation, documentation, and optimization for enterprise portfolio intake, planning, and prioritization functions as well as associated dependency functions
- Create, maintain, and lead key operating cadences associated with portfolio planning, prioritization and governance
- Support the quarterly planning process for enterprise portfolio, working closely with colleagues, partners, and leaders across Product, PMO, and Engineering.
- Provide support to leadership in the creation and distribution of monthly and quarterly business readouts to Executive Leadership (e.g., Monthly Business Reviews)
- Support the evolution of portfolio and business management reporting capabilities by aiding in the development of key processes in our front-end systems.
- Manage the team s operational reporting process and design effective timelines and process steps to ensure reports are distributed timely, accurately and often.
- Support portfolio governance and controls processes by following up with key stakeholders accountable for responding to reporting findings.
- Train reporting consumers on the meaning of various reports and metrics and guide them on next steps.
- Utilize Microsoft Excel to design and create repeatable and ad-hoc reporting and metrics.
- Create job-aids and governance documentation.
- Serve as a go-to subject matter expert for portfolio management tools (ex: Jira Cloud, etc.)
- Support product, functional and tech portfolio teams with systematic data updates and process administration and education. Contribute to the creation and administration of information hubs (on SharePoint, Confluence).
Role Requirements:
- Overall 5+ years of experience with 3+ years of relevant experience in product, program, or project management (or a combination).
- 3+ years of working with a geographically dispersed team of leaders and stakeholders.
- 1+ years of experience in technology or financial services.
- Bachelor s degree, or experiential equivalent, in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering or closely related discipline.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Advanced data modeling and analysis skills
- Strong process design and time management skills to support recurring operational reporting processes
- Highly familiar with technology portfolio and business management concepts; Able to offer ideas and recommendations for the continued evolution of the function
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders in complex projects across cross-functional, distributed teams and multiple internal groups.
- Highly effective pivoting skills to enable adapting quickly to change, shifting gears comfortably and operating successfully amidst ambiguity.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a dynamic environment.
- High sense of ownership, urgency, independence, and drive.