IT Portfolio & Asset Strategy Manager

Acldigital; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT service provider in Bengaluru is seeking a proactive IT Portfolio & Asset Strategy Manager to oversee the IT portfolio's health and strategic alignment with sales and marketing. The role entails managing asset strategies, reducing shadow IT, and collaborating with stakeholders across diverse functions. Candidates should possess strong IT culture understanding, experience in lifecycle management, and proficiency with BI tools like Power BI. Relevant degrees and certifications add value to applications.

Qualifications

• Strong IT culture and understanding of enterprise systems.
• Experience with IT asset lifecycle management.
• Proficiency in BI tools for dashboard creation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an accurate view of the IT portfolio.
• Track and communicate portfolio trends to senior stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate shadow IT risks.
• Prepare and deliver executive presentations.

Skills

IT culture understanding

Enterprise systems knowledge

IT asset lifecycle management

BI tools proficiency (Tableau, Power BI)

Application portfolio management

ServiceNow familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Systems, Business, or Engineering

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

ServiceNow

LeanIX

Job description

We are seeking a proactive and analytical IT Portfolio & Asset Strategy Manager to oversee the health, cost, and strategic alignment of the IT portfolio supporting our Sales, Marketing & Customer Support (SM&CS) functions. This role is responsible for reporting on portfolio size and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), ensuring each asset in the CMDB has a clear strategy, and supporting domain owners in maintaining a fit-for-purpose IT landscape. The role also plays a key part in identifying and reducing shadow IT across global and local operations, eliminating Cyber Security risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date view of the SM&CS IT portfolio, including applications, platforms, and tools.
• Track and communicate portfolio trends, risks, and opportunities to senior stakeholders.

Strategic Asset Management

• Ensure each asset in the CMDB has a defined strategy (Tolerate, Invest, Migrate, Eliminate) based on the Gartner TIME framework or equivalent.
• Collaborate with domain owners to assess portfolio fitness and identify rationalization opportunities.
• Collaborate with Cyber Security to assess portfolio vulnerabilities.

Governance & Shadow IT Control

• Partner with global and local teams to identify and mitigate shadow IT risks.
• Promote adherence to IT governance standards and ensure alignment with DCR Architect Director, Cyber Security & Data Risk Leader.
• Facilitate regular reviews with domain owners to validate asset ownership, compliance, and strategic fit.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Operate effectively in a matrixed organization, coordinating with business, IT, and regional teams.
• Prepare and deliver executive presentations to communicate portfolio insights and strategic recommendations.

Required Qualifications

Hard Skills

• Strong IT culture and understanding of enterprise systems in Sales, Marketing, and Customer Support domains.
• Experience with IT asset lifecycle management and CMDB governance.
• Proficiency in BI tools such as Tableau or Power BI for dashboard creation and data storytelling.
• Understanding of the Gartner TIME framework or similar methodologies for application portfolio management.
• Familiarity with tools like ServiceNow or other ITFM/CMDB platforms and LeanIX (EA tool).

Soft Skills

• Comfortable navigating matrixed, global organizations with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights.
• Collaborative, structured, and results-oriented approach to problem-solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Systems, Business, or Engineering.
• Certifications such as ITIL, TOGAF, or PMP are a plus.
• Experience in large-scale IT transformation or digital enablement projects in a B2B or industrial context.