Manager, Product Portfolio Management (Data Products)

Overview

Lead product portfolio team, enable identification and development of end-to-end Data Product solutions in collaboration with business objectives and priorities. Facilitate the transformation to an agile delivery model and enablement of cross functional teams to continuously integrate on business capabilities. Lead resources to be outcome focused and use balanced judgment in decisions about risks of both actions taken and not taken while innovating on ways to iterate faster in a well-managed way for the immediate team.
Develop and communicate a vision to senior stakeholders and partner teams with accurate details and transparency on risks and impediments; proactively build relationships with those outside of your immediate team. Will serve as SME and liaison for project, procurement, and financial budget processes. Will be responsible for maintaining operational data for data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement strategy for cross-departmental management of multi-functional teams to meet business product portfolio needs.
• Lead/partner with product owners and product teams to achieve superior execution of product strategy
• Cultivate ownership and participation in relationship building across the enterprise and with external partners to drive collaboration, change, and process improvement
• Lead, track and maintain financial planning for the Portfolio Management
• Stay current with progress on innovation efforts and communicate appropriate information across enterprise to ensure key stakeholders (leadership, business, and technology) are informed, while advocating for LOB stakeholders' perspectives and concerns regarding innovation topics and trends
• Assists in the gathering of use cases and opportunities that benefit the assigned enterprise portfolio and drive adoption of system recommendations with the focus on improving speed to improving the member experience
• Monitor key performance indicators for defined teams and portfolios to ensure success across all technology products in portfolio
• Drive engagement with ISD discovery services to ensure alignment with enterprise technology strategy and shape demand for ISD services
• Lead, coach, and inspire the team in developing and documenting best practices in the performance of duties and responsibilities in support of establishing the product practice for the enterprise
• Participate in strategic planning and champion Information Security goals and champion ISD goals, decisions, and initiatives with stakeholders across NFCU including ISD and Security
• Contribute perspectives and ideas from relevant sources; keep current with emerging technology, government/policy impacts and industry best practices by researching marketplace/industry trends
• Gather and analyze service experience feedback, develop KPIs for business and member outcomes; present findings and recommendations to ISD management -
• Contribute to and support the marketing strategies to support new team brand
• Design and support a structured methodology/approach and lead organizational change to support operations for the successful adoption of the product portfolio practice
• Manage upward communication/escalation of development, integration and operational concerns
• Develop and monitor team product-based roadmaps, backlogs and metrics to ensure alignment with key business objectives and leadership expectations
• Drive portfolio planning sessions and plan and execute executive level briefings
• Promote adoption of modern IT ways of working by product teams (DevOps, Continuous Integration and Deployment)
• Build and maintain relationships with team members, management, key stakeholders and/or external contacts (vendors, etc.)
• Ensure effective and efficient allocation of staff resources and manage strategy for succession planning, employee development, and future resource needs by developing a workforce strategy and appropriate resource plans.
• Build organizational capability by strengthening and adding new capabilities, technical skills, and competencies, and eliminate low value activity with view to long range goals
• Ensure compliance with Navy Federal's ISD standards, practices and processes
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Five years of deep experience in product management or a similar function, with five years of experience managing product managers across a multi-product portfolio, developing and implementing products.
• Experience working directly with technical teams in an agile software development environment
• Significant experience in building client relationships, advising business and IT leadership, and managing teams and/or engagements in the financial services industry or consulting environment
• Ability to articulate complex concepts to cross functional audiences and influence outside technical teams
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and make things happen in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Significant experience supervising and leading professional employees
• Significant experience working with both dedicated and cross-functional teams, in a matrixed environment
• Significant experience in supervising and leading employees
• Ability to articulate leading business issues and trends, including the associated technology implications
• Proven ability to manage complex business problems across internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to build consensus and deliver processes and frameworks that support alignment between stakeholders across an enterprise
• A track record of working closely and effectively with engineering and partner teams
• Demonstrated results in three or more of the following areas required: Product Development, Market Strategy, Market Research or Risk Management.
• Ideal candidate will be able to work in a collaborative and open communication environment
• Expert relationship building, negotiation and facilitation skills
• Proven ability to execute analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions
• Expert skill influencing, negotiating and persuading to reach agreeable exchange and positive outcomes
• Expert critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Expert verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced skill in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, etc.)
• Expert interpersonal and team building skills
• Expert skill presenting findings, conclusions, alternatives and information clearly and concisely
• Expert skill exercising initiative and using good judgment to make sound decisions
• Expert skill producing desired results and achieving goals and objectives
• Expert skill using innovative thinking to solve problems and facilitate the decision-making process

Desired Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field
• Working knowledge of NFCU's objectives, functions, policies, products, and services
• Ability to articulate leading business issues/trends and the associated technology implications
• SAFe Certification - Lean Portfolio Management or Agilist

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