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Portfolio Project Manager, Lab of the Future

Spectraforce

US


9 days ago

Remote

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Portfolio Project Manager, Lab of the Future
Spectraforce
US
Remote

9 days ago

Job Description

Position Title : Portfolio Project Manager, Lab of the Future  
Work Location : Remote  
Assignment Duration : 12 months  
Work Arrangement : Remote  

**Position Summary**:  
The Portfolio Project Manager, Lab of the Future provides enterprise-level oversight of programs and projects managed within the Lab of the Future team. This role drives portfolio prioritization, delivery transparency, and governance discipline across a complex set of strategic initiatives.

**Key Responsibilities**:  
• Oversee the end-to-end portfolio of programs and projects within the Lab of the Future team.  
• Lead portfolio prioritization discussions to align initiatives with business strategy, capacity, and value realization.  
• Maintain integrated plans, milestone trackers, and status reporting across active workstreams.  
• Track progress against commitments, identify slippage early, and drive corrective action with project leads.  
• Manage risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; ensure timely escalation and resolution.  
• Establish and support governance forums, including agendas, decision logs, action tracking, and follow-up discipline.  
• Produce concise, executive-ready reporting for leadership, steering committees, and key stakeholders.  
• Partner with functional leaders, project owners, and SMEs to ensure alignment on scope, timing, and interdependencies.  
• Support capacity planning and resource coordination across the portfolio as priorities evolve.  
• Promote consistent delivery practices, document control, and portfolio operating cadence.  

**Qualification & Experience**:  
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Operations, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.  
• 5+ years of experience in project or portfolio management within a complex, cross-functional environment.  
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent initiatives with competing priorities.  
• Strong understanding of governance, RAID management, milestone tracking, and executive reporting.  
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive accountability without direct authority.  
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.  

**Preferred Qualifications**:  
• Experience supporting research, laboratory, technology, or innovation-focused programs.  
• PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or comparable project management certification.  
• Experience designing portfolio governance frameworks and operating rhythms.  
• Familiarity with enterprise PMO practices and portfolio prioritization methodologies.  
• Experience working in regulated, matrixed, or highly collaborative enterprise environments.  

**Core Competencies**:  
• Portfolio management and prioritization  
• Program and project oversight  
• Risk, issue, and dependency management  
• Governance design and meeting facilitation  
• Executive-level reporting and communication  
• Stakeholder partnership and influence  
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving  
• Attention to detail and delivery rigor  
• Collaboration across functions and levels  
• Change adaptability and continuous improvement  

 
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 90.00/hr.

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