Application Portfolio Manager

UMPhysicians Management Company LLC; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (including vision & dental)

401K

Parking & tuition assistance

Job summary

University of Minnesota Physicians is seeking an Application Portfolio Manager to lead governance, lifecycle management, and optimization of the organization’s application portfolio. This role ensures applications align with business objectives, security requirements, architectural standards, and financial targets.

You will partner with vendors and stakeholders to review portfolios, manage upgrades, security remediation, and pilot initiatives, while creating architecture artifacts and CMDB

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology / Information Security or related experience and/or certifications.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in IT, business systems, application management, project management, or portfolio management.
• 3+ years managing an enterprise application portfolio, product portfolio, PMO, or technology roadmap.
• Some experience establishing portfolio governance, prioritization frameworks, and investment decision processes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with vendors to manage upgrades, enhancements, Tier 3 support, security vulnerability remediation, product demonstrations, and pilot/POC initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to review application portfolios, monitor vendor performance against contract obligations, and identify opportunities for solution enhancements and business-driven improvements.
• Create and maintain application diagrams, system documentation, the application CMDB, and application architecture requirements.
• Translate business requirements into solution recommendations and ensure new applications comply with established architecture standards and governance requirements.
• Gather and document business and technical requirements, support project planning and risk mitigation, and communicate progress, risks, and solutions to stakeholders.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure seamless system integration, successful onboarding, and ongoing performance measurement throughout the vendor relationship lifecycle.
• Track and assess key metrics including adherence to architecture principles and policies, technical quality, security, cost, and lifecycle management.
• Prepare and deliver monthly application scorecard reporting to IT Management, highlighting performance trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Perform operating system and compatibility assessments as needed and enforce M Physicians application security requirements in partnership with Cybersecurity.
• Collaborate with M Physicians Cybersecurity to develop, maintain, and test disaster recovery plans for critical applications and systems.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology / Information Security or related experience and/or certifications

Job description

Why M Physicians? The Application Portfolio Manager is responsible for the optimized strategic governance, lifecycle management, and optimization of the organization’s application portfolio. This role ensures applications align with business objectives, security requirements, architectural standards, and financial targets.

What you will do as an Application Portfolio Manager

• Partner with vendors to manage upgrades, enhancements, Tier 3 support, security vulnerability remediation, product demonstrations, and pilot/POC initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to review application portfolios, monitor vendor performance against contract obligations, and identify opportunities for solution enhancements and business-driven improvements.
• Create and maintain application diagrams, system documentation, the application CMDB, and application architecture requirements.
• Translate business requirements into solution recommendations and ensure new applications comply with established architecture standards and governance requirements.
• Gather and document business and technical requirements, support project planning and risk mitigation, and communicate progress, risks, and solutions to stakeholders.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure seamless system integration, successful onboarding, and ongoing performance measurement throughout the vendor relationship lifecycle.
• Track and assess key metrics including adherence to architecture principles and policies, technical quality, security, cost, and lifecycle management.
• Prepare and deliver monthly application scorecard reporting to IT Management, highlighting performance trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Perform operating system and compatibility assessments as needed and enforce M Physicians application security requirements in partnership with Cybersecurity.
• Collaborate with M Physicians Cybersecurity to develop, maintain, and test disaster recovery plans for critical applications and systems.

What you will need

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology / Information Security or related experience and/or certifications.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in IT, business systems, application management, project management, or portfolio management.
• 3+ years managing an enterprise application portfolio, product portfolio, PMO, or technology roadmap.
• Some experience establishing portfolio governance, prioritization frameworks, and investment decision processes.

Location: Minneapolis MN - Hybrid working schedule Hours: 40 hours per week

Benefits

Competitive wages, Healthcare (including vision & dental), 401K, parking & tuition assistance and more!

Compensation

131,158.00 - 203,292.00 USD Annual At M Physicians we believe in pay transparency and equity.

University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians), a non-profit organization headquartered in Minneapolis, seeks motivated individuals for both clinical and non-clinical roles to drive innovation in health and medicine. Our inclusive culture offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and the opportunity for career development in the exciting field of health care to over 1,200 physicians, 300 advanced practice providers, and 2,200 health professionals and staff across Minnesota and beyond.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Company Overview

At University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians), we are on a mission to deliver exceptional patient care, advance medicine through research, and train the next generation of health professionals. M Physicians is the multi-specialty group practice for the University of Minnesota Medical School faculty clinicians, community-practice clinicians, advanced practice providers, and healthcare professionals. We serve the land grant mission of the University by providing high quality specialty and primary care, innovative and leading-edge cures and treatments, and access to the latest evidence-based care to patients across the state of Minnesota and beyond.

Employment Update

As an organization deeply rooted in our community, it’s our responsibility to protect the wellbeing of our teams, provide a safe and healthy environment for those we serve, and to set an example for our neighbors. We take our obligation to care for our patients seriously. That is why M Physicians is requiring all employees, providers, learners and volunteers to receive an annual Flu vaccination unless a reasonable accommodation or exemption is granted.