What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Program/Portfolio Manager position at VDart, Inc.?
Role: Technical Program/Portfolio Manager
Location: Arlington, TX (Onsite)
Type: Contract
Description:
Overview:
Seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Program/Portfolio Manager to join our IT Delivery Practice. As a Technical Program/Portfolio Manager, you will play a critical role in planning and supporting strategic technology initiatives.
Day to Day job Duties:
- Communicate effectively up and down the organization, engaging with executives, engineers, architects, business groups, and shared services.
- Lead planning and structuring of technology initiatives to streamline capabilities and tools that support business value delivery.
- Support assessment of project scope and prioritization across technology capabilities to drive modernization efforts.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with IT and product teams to identify opportunities to increase business value through technology modernization.
- Create and manage effective portfolio processes, thinking creatively to deliver value quickly while strategically managing costs.
- Document portfolio plans and conduct presentations for technical, business, and leadership audiences to communicate strategy and progress.
- Support the CTO Delivery group by planning initiatives aligned to portfolio goals, including OKRs, KRs, and KPIs.
- Assist with change management activities for the team and broader organization.
- Champion financial management for assigned programs and projects, including annual budgets and ongoing financial planning.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying process enhancement opportunities and driving operational efficiency.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Conform to all company policies and procedures.
Qualifications:
- 7–10 years of experience in technology project, program, or portfolio leadership roles
- Proven experience managing technology modernization projects using diverse supporting technologies
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across all organizational levels
- Strong understanding of portfolio, program, and project management methodologies, supported by well-developed soft skills
- Demonstrated expertise in creating and managing project/program plans, budgets, schedules, and resources
- Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to drive consensus and manage stakeholders at all levels
- Ability to identify, analyze, and manage technical dependencies across multiple initiatives
- Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams
- Travel: Not Applicable
- Degree: Bachelor’s degree OR related field (or equivalent experience).
Nice to Have; (But not a must):
- Financial services industry experience preferred
- PMP certification preferred
- Scrum Master Certification preferred
Salary : $60 - $62