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Lead Technology Portfolio Project Manager
American Family Insurance. Lead portfolio process enhancements and adoption .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in leading technology projects and portfolio processes, with a strong focus on SDLC, Agile, and SAFe practices. Capable of driving change adoption through effective communication, governance, and planning methodologies.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Technology Project LeadershipSDLC KnowledgeAgile / SAFe PracticesPortfolio GovernanceStakeholder Engagement
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Hard Skills
Portfolio Process EnhancementsTechnology Demand PlanningRisk ManagementDependency ManagementInvestment TraceabilityBacklog PlanningRoadmap DevelopmentDecision ForumsPlanning CadencesExecutive Reporting
Soft Skills
NegotiationConsensus BuildingCommunicationAdaptabilityContinuous Learning
Tools & Technologies
JiraConfluenceApptio TargetprocessDashboardsEnterprise Planning Tools
Industry Keywords
Software Development LifecycleStage-Gate GovernanceAgile ConceptsPortfolio HealthPlanning Hygiene
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesSDLC
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead portfolio process enhancements and adoption
- Drive change adoption through communications, leader forums, training, feedback loops, and transparent progress measures
- Translate strategic priorities into integrated initiative plans, planning milestones, dependencies, governance needs, and leadership decisions
- Own and continuously improve technology demand planning for discretionary work, including annual planning and quarterly demand refreshes
- Support initiative definition and planning by clarifying outcomes, scope, assumptions, milestones, risks, dependencies, and decision points
- Guide teams on backlog planning, planning hygiene, dependency visibility, and readiness for downstream execution
- Advance stage-gate governance and software development lifecycle alignment
- Apply SDLC knowledge to reinforce readiness, risk management, traceability, and predictable execution
- Run planning cadences, governance conversations, decision logs, action tracking, and escalation paths
- Influence and negotiate across competing priorities, funding or capacity constraints, and differing stakeholder perspectives
- Participate in in-person New Employee Orientation during the first week at the Madison, Wisconsin headquarters or another American Family core location, with some sessions potentially delivered virtually
Requirements
What you’ll need- Eight or more years of experience leading technology projects, programs, portfolio processes, and enterprise process improvements
- Experience working across large, matrixed technology organizations and engaging senior leaders
- Experience leading annual or quarterly planning, technology demand estimation, portfolio governance, or related investment-planning processes
- Experience applying SDLC, Agile, or SAFe practices in a way that improves planning quality and delivery outcomes
- Experience building practical operating cadences, decision forums, roadmaps, dashboards, or centers of practice is beneficial
- Strong understanding of portfolio intake, demand management, prioritization, investment traceability, portfolio health, governance, risk, dependency management, and executive reporting
- Solid understanding of software development lifecycle practices, stage gates, Agile / SAFe concepts, PI planning, backlog structures, readiness, and delivery health
- Ability to build and execute roadmaps, coordinate multiple critical efforts, manage RAID items, and create structure in ambiguous environments
- Comfort working directly with directors and vice presidents; able to frame issues, present recommendations, and communicate decision needs with clarity
- Demonstrated ability to lead groups to consensus, negotiate trade-offs, resolve ambiguity, and maintain progress across stakeholders without relying on positional authority
- Proactive, curious, and pragmatic approach to identifying pain points, improving workflows, and supporting adoption through incremental change
- Excellent written, verbal, visual, and presentation skills
- Working proficiency with Jira, Confluence, enterprise planning tools such as Apptio Targetprocess, dashboards, and structured data used for planning and reporting
- Strong organization, attention to detail, adaptability, resilience, collaboration, independent judgment, and commitment to continuous learning
- Sponsorship will not be considered for this position unless specified in the posting
- Offer contingent on applicable background checks
- Offer contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions
- Travel requirements of up to 10%
Benefits
Comp & perks- Relocation support for eligible candidates
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits
- Competitive 401(k) contribution
- Pension plan
- Annual incentive
- 9 paid holidays
- Paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees)
- Student loan repayment program
- Paid-family leave
- New Employee Orientation during the first week
- Reasonable accommodation support for qualified individuals