IT Portfolio Manager – Finance - LYON - Freelance

Job description

Context

Our client is looking for an IT Portfolio Manager to support its Finance portfolio management activities for a fixed period of one year. You will act as a key business partner, supporting the definition and follow-up of the Finance IT portfolio. You will lead the IT portfolio for the Finance domain, which you will build and promote.

You will work with IT Managers, other IT portfolios, IT Project Management and IT Governance, as well as business VPs and Directors and Business Process Owners.

Missions

• Cover the Finance processes as the primary scope of the relationship.


• Act as a leader towards all resources involved in project delivery, providing guidance and supervisory support to keep projects aligned with commitments.


• Advise the project leaders assigned to projects in the portfolio, and take part in project leader staffing.


• Build strong partnerships with internal stakeholders in the Finance domain.


• Collaborate closely with other portfolio managers, including regional counterparts, by:
  
  
  • contributing to the definition and execution of other portfolios with status and information from the Finance scope;
  
  
  • sharing information of interest or impact for IT and business stakeholders;
  
  
  • cross-sharing status and responsibilities on projects.
  
  
  
  


• Define a global portfolio roadmap with key stakeholders (content and ambitions, macro timeline, rough estimates and budget).


• Provide project and deployment budget inputs to IT Leadership and Executive Sponsors.


• Translate the roadmap into project plans (timeline, budget, resources).


• Communicate the portfolio vision to IT and business stakeholders.


• Act as a bridge between business needs and technology solutions, to secure business continuity.


• Manage the portfolio from opportunity through to closure of each project.


• Lead the discovery and scoping phases: budget and planning estimates, quality targets.


• Ensure delivery meets commitments on scope, deliverables, cost and timing.


• Provide inputs for capacity planning and secure staffing with IT Managers and business stakeholders.


• Define and measure user adoption in project deliverables.

Tools & Environment

• Finance IT portfolio management


• Collaboration with IT Managers, IT Project Management, IT Governance


• Interaction with business VPs, Directors, and Business Process Owners


• Global and international organizational context

Working Conditions

• Fixed-term contract for one year


• Location: Lyon


• Role requires collaboration with international and cross-cultural teams


• Fluent English mandatory

Desired profile

1. Proven project and portfolio management experience
2. Solid expertise in Finance processes (functional knowledge of the domain is a must)
3. Experience in a global, international organization
4. Strong analytical, organizational and leadership skills
5. Excellent interpersonal skills: active listening, organizational awareness, relationship building
6. Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to present projects, challenges and opportunities to technical and non-technical audiences
7. Ability to lead cross-functional, cross-cultural teams worldwide
8. Fluent English is mandatory

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