Lead Portfolio Manager (Flex Office/Home)

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Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Accountabilities
* Ensures regular business alignment and prioritization of demand with resource and budgetary capacity. Collaborates with cross functional teams. Periodically reviews status of projects and makes adjustments as necessary.
* Establishes, maintains, and provides management reporting using appropriate metrics.
* Ensures effective communication with project sponsors, project managers, functional and resource managers, and other stakeholders.
* Engages key stakeholders to evaluate proposed and ongoing projects based on value, risk, effort, cost and strategic alignment.
* Provides formal training and support for project and portfolio management.
* Develops and maintains governance tools, templates, guidelines, procedures and processes
* Leads with influence and expertise.
* Actively contributes to division or department leadership team.
* Communicates and supports organization mission, vision, values, policies, and practices.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills Requirements
* Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
* Extensive experience with project/program and portfolio management tools, methods and practices.
* Demonstrated experience effectively communicating with senior leaders
* Demonstrated experience with budget, metrics and other operational analyses.
* Solid knowledge and understanding of operational and strategic planning.

Licenses
* Not applicable.

Travel Requirements
* Up to 10%.

Physical Requirements
* Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Working Conditions
* Not applicable.

Additional Information:

• Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks
• Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions
• Our policy restricts consideration of applicants needing employment sponsorship (visa) to specialty occupations. Sponsorship will not be considered for this position.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.