Title: Portfolio Operations Manager
Location: Can be fully remote anywhere near a Client’s Location(Austin, TX; Westlake, TX; Denver, CO; Pheonix, AZ)
Duration: 12 Months
 
Key Responsibilities:
Value Management & Benefits Realization

• Support and operationalize enterprise benefits realization frameworks, including tracking, validation, and reporting
• Partner with business and technology teams to define value hypotheses, KPIs, and outcome measures
• Execute value measurement processes that connect delivery outputs to business outcomes
• Ensure consistency and integrity of value data across tools (e.g., Clarity, BI reporting)

 
Portfolio Operations Execution

• Execute and continuously improve Lean-Agile portfolio workflows, including:
• Intake & demand management
• Prioritization support
• Execution tracking
• Maintain and enhance portfolio operating practices, SOPs, and templates
• Serve as a subject matter expert for portfolio processes and user adoption

 
Prioritization, OKRs & Alignment Support

• Facilitate and enable prioritization processes by preparing data, insights, and trade-off scenarios
• Assist teams in defining and refining OKRs tied to strategic themes
• Translate portfolio-level strategy into execution-ready artifacts and metrics

 
Reporting, Insights & Decision Support

• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting artifacts that show
• Value realization
• Delivery performance
• Progress against strategic objectives
• Provide data-driven insights to governance forums and leadership reviews
• Partner with data teams to ensure reporting accuracy and alignment to standards

 
Process Design & Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the design and refinement of end-to-end portfolio processes
• Identify inefficiencies and recommend improvements in:
• Workflow design
• Tool experience
• Data capture and reporting
• Drive continuous improvement through feedback loops and metrics

 
Change Management & Enablement

• Support rollout of new portfolio practices
• Training materials
• Role-based guidance
• Job aids and playbooks
• Assist in establishing Communities of Practice (CoP) and adoption mechanisms

 
Cross-Functional Partnership
Collaborate with:
Portfolio Governance teams (decision enablement)

• 5–8+ years in Portfolio Management, PMO, Value Management, or related disciplines
• Experience with: Lean-Agile practices and portfolio operations, Reporting / analytics (Power BI, Tableau, etc.), Process execution and improvement
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills
• Designs processes that protect business integrity and manage risks
• Executes sophisticated processes to efficiently manage interrelated projects and programs
• Establishes advanced processes to evaluate project requirements and drive execution success
• Experience with Clarity, Rally, Jira, or similar enterprise tools
• Exposure to benefits realization frameworks and OKR models
• SAFe certification or comparable portfolio management training
• Refines strategies and workflows to ensure adaptability in evolving circumstances
• Synthesizes complex data, manages resources, and develops strategic insights
• Establishes communication processes for smooth information flow with others involved in a project or effort
• Collaborates across teams, facilitates partnerships, and supports cooperative efforts
• Provides thought leadership in the business area and independently drives strategic initiatives
• Supports peers in technical areas to refine their knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Influences best practices to plan to prepare for opportunities or challenges
• Champions innovative solutions to improve efficiency
• Influences decisions that drive functional success and operational improvements
• Acts to achieve success in situations that require more action than what is normal
• Verbally articulates ideas impactfully, fostering open dialogue
• Inspires confidence with proven expertise, integrity, and accurate communication
• Presents compelling arguments to inspire action
• Sets performance-driven goals across groups and drives continuous improvement
• Leverages diverse expertise to develop strategies in cross-functional projects or programs
• Creates clear, persuasive, and professional written documents that meet business standards

 
 
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 pay range is $65.00/hr - $70.00/hr.