Enterprise Portfolio & Value Manager (Lean Portfolio Management)

Role: Enterprise Portfolio & Value Manager (Lean Portfolio Management)

Hybrid Role in Vienna, VA

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Seeking an Enterprise Portfolio & Value Manager to facilitate and strengthen Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) across strategic enterprise portfolios. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative Agile leader responsible for implementing and overseeing a portfolio of initiatives, including lean governance, funding, and portfolio operations. This role requires experience managing portfolios, driving Agile enterprise transformation, and partnering with executive stakeholders to maximize business value delivery.

• Understand and analyze portfolio needs to develop and implement portfolio maturity plans.
• Oversee governance frameworks for investment intake, prioritization, and decision-making to maximize value delivery.
• Manage portfolio Kanban processes and ensure stop/pivot/persevere governance decisions are made to optimize outcomes.
• Provide active portfolio management oversight for budget, scope, timelines, and execution.
• Monitor Lean Budgeting guardrails and governance practices for strategic investments.
• Ensure portfolio roadmaps are developed, maintained, and aligned with strategic objectives.
• Oversee portfolio reporting, including metrics, objectives, key results (OKRs), and value-based performance indicators.
• Partner with executive stakeholders to support strategic decision-making and portfolio prioritization.
• Serve as an Agile Coach to identify gaps in Lean Portfolio Management practices and implement continuous improvements.
• Coordinate portfolio adjustments when changing business priorities require shifts in scope, funding, or delivery.
• Act as the primary point of contact for strategic initiative owners regarding dependencies, risks, and cross-functional coordination.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with business leaders, team members, stakeholders, and external partners.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Prior consulting experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Lean Portfolio Management (LPM).
• Strong understanding of project management best practices, including change management, risk management, dependency management, executive reporting, and project governance.
• Advanced ability to track and monitor initiatives, programs, and projects; identify gaps; recommend improvements; and communicate progress to leadership.
• Significant experience managing multiple priorities independently and within cross-functional teams.
• Extensive experience working with executive leadership, management teams, stakeholders, and external partners.
• Strong consultative, facilitation, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Experience creating and delivering presentations to both virtual and in-person audiences.
• Advanced critical thinking, analytical, problem-solving, and strategic leadership skills.
• Experience launching value streams and implementing enterprise-scale Lean Portfolio Management practices.