Manager Project Portfolio

TTX Company is a leading provider of railcars and related freight car management services to the North American rail industry. They are seeking a Manager Project Portfolio to organize, lead, and manage the project portfolio, ensuring high-quality deliverables while managing risks and issues.

Responsibilities:

• Organize, lead and manage the day-to-day management of the project portfolio with project managers and team members to deliver high-quality, on time, on budget deliverables within project scope, and managing risks and resolution of issues as they arise
• Ensure projects follow the established methodologies and are auditable
• Facilitate project financial and forecast reporting with project managers
• Identify, secure and oversee the appropriate level of project management resources for projects
• Develop core project/program practices with a primary focus on driving business results through project management and the delivery of key projects
• Implement project management best practices, theories and concepts and ensure that these practices are being used among project teams
• Provide overall direction, goals and operating practices that promote a high performing team
• Conduct performance reviews, merit planning, coaching and handling performance/discipline issues
• Mentor and develop staff through regular communication, training, coaching and succession planning
• Oversee and manage key cross-enterprise and vendor relationships

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• 4 years of related experience
• Any amount of experience developing risk assessment frameworks to proactively identify and mitigate IT project risks, ensuring resolution of issues
• Any amount of experience directing cross-functional global teams to deliver IT project deliverables within defined scope, timelines, and budgets
• Any amount of experience implementing and utilizing project management tools (JIRA, MS Project) to track schedules, dependencies, and team progress
• Any amount of experience authoring and managing detailed IT project documentation, including requirements specifications, user stories, test cases, and traceability matrices
• Any amount of experience managing scope, stakeholder communications, and compliance with organizational standards for end-to-end IT project governance
• Any amount of experience managing project budget consumption and forecast financial needs across all phases of the IT project lifecycle