Director, Portfolio/Program Management Lead

Qcells North America

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 185,000 - 231,000

Full time

36 hours ago

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Job summary

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. in Santa Clara, CA seeks a seasoned Portfolio & Demand Governance leader to own enterprise-wide demand intake, prioritization, and translation into actionable roadmaps.

Report to senior management, coordinate across BA/TA, vendors, and partners, and drive alignment with business strategy. The role requires extensive experience guiding cross-functional steering committees, stakeholder management, and ROI analysis to maximize business impact in a fast-paced, matrixed

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in economics, business, information systems, social science, engineering or related fields.
15+ years of experience in enterprise IT, digital transformation, product strategy, or portfolio management.
Proven experience operating enterprise-level demand intake and prioritization frameworks.
Strong understanding of business architecture and enterprise systems (CRM, ERP, data platforms).
Platform vs product vs project models and governance.
Experience leading cross-functional steering committees and stakeholder management.
Experience with AI tools to improve productivity, knowledge discovery, workflow automation, analysis, and user support.

Responsibilities

Own and operate the enterprise-wide demand intake, structuring, and prioritization mechanism.
Lead the Monthly Steering Committee to evaluate, prioritize, and approve initiatives.
Translate approved demands into tech roadmap inputs, aligned timelines, and ownership boundaries.
Coordinate internal evaluations across BA, TA, vendors, and partners; ensure feasibility and handoff readiness.
Own reporting cadence to stakeholders and guide dashboards and detail level.

Skills

Strategic governance

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

ROI & value modeling

Prioritization frameworks

Business architecture

Enterprise systems

AI tooling awareness

Steering committees

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in economics, business, information systems, social science, engineering or related fields

Tools

Jira

Portfolio management tools

Atlassian Rovo / enterprise AI tools

Job description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Own and operate the enterprise-wide demand intake, structuring, and prioritization mechanism across business units and functions. Ensure that platform, product, and project investments are aligned with business strategy, converted into clear project/program topics, and sequenced for maximum business impact.

Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

This position reports to the Head of Portfolio Management & Planning Team and or other senior management personnel that the President of the Company may designate.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Demand Governance

Act as the single point of ownership for collecting and managing business demands across entities and functions
Establish and enforce standard definitions for:
Project vs Program vs Product vs Operational request
Business-tied vs stand-alone / IP-based initiatives
Ensure all demands are categorized consistently (e.g., Biz modules, Infra, Functional products, Consolidation initiatives) by owning the ID governance framework and its enforcement rules

Prioritization & Portfolio Structuring

Lead the Monthly Steering Committee to evaluate, prioritize, and approve initiatives
Drive objective prioritization using
Strategic alignment
ROI / value assessment
Resource and capacity constraints
Convert business roadmap topics into clearly defined Projects / Programs

Cross-functional Evaluation & Planning

Coordinate internal evaluations across:
Business Architecture (BA)
Technical Architecture (TA)
Vendors and external partners
Ensure feasibility reviews, dependency checks, and resource reviews are completed before execution handoff

Demand-to-Roadmap Translation

Translate approved demands into:
Tech roadmap inputs
Aligned timelines
Clear ownership boundaries
Maintain strong alignment between business roadmap and technology roadmap

Reporting & Stakeholder Communication

Own the monthly reporting cadence to BU stakeholders, CIO, and President, ensuring status is consistently understood across audiences
Direct the System Owner on which governance data must be exposed through dashboards and reports, and what level of detail for each audience

Team leadership

Set priorities and direction for the System Owner role, ensuring tooling and automation reflect current governance rules rather than operating independently of them

Operating Model & Tooling – guide

Define and operate demand control processes using:
Project management tools
Valuation and scoring models
Ensure transparency and traceability from demand intake → prioritization → execution handoff

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in economics, business, information systems, social science, engineering or related fields.
15+ years of experience in enterprise IT, digital transformation, product strategy, or portfolio management
Proven experience operating enterprise-level demand intake and prioritization frameworks
Strong understanding of:
Business architecture and enterprise systems (CRM, ERP, data platforms)
Platform vs product vs project models
Competency using AI tools to improve productivity, knowledge discovery, workflow automation, analysis, and user support, including practical experience with Atlassian Rovo or comparable enterprise AI capabilities.
Experience leading cross-functional steering committees
Excellent stakeholder management and decision facilitation skills
Strong analytical capability (ROI, value modeling, prioritization frameworks)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in matrixed, multi-entity global organizations
Background in consulting, enterprise PMO, or strategy roles
Familiarity with Jira, portfolio management tools, and valuation models
Experience working with external vendors and system integrators
Exposure to SaaS, platform, or IP-based product models

Compensation

In accordance with applicable pay transparency laws, the anticipated annual base salary for this position is:

Zone 1 (Bay Area, NYC): $184,900 – $231,100
Zone 2 (CA, NJ, NY): $169,500 – $211,900
Zone 3 (All others): $154,100 – $202,600

The applicable salary range is based on the employee’s primary work location. Individual compensation will be determined based on qualifications, relevant experience, education, skills, internal equity, and other business-related factors.

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. (“HQCA”) is a Qcells company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and providers of solar photovoltaic (PV) products and solutions. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HQCA has been rapidly expanding its business in North America through the expansion of products and solutions, including distributed energy solutions, direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing, and EPC services. We provide an opportunity to be part of an exciting and growing world-class global business in an interesting and expanding industry of the future.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Demands

To comply with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the essential physical, mental and environmental requirements for this job are listed below. These are requirements normally expected to perform regular job duties. Incumbent must be able to successfully perform all of the functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Mobility

Standing

20% of time

Sitting

70% of time

Walking

10% of time

Strength

Pulling

up to 10 Pounds

Pushing

up to 10 Pounds

Carrying

up to 10 Pounds

Lifting

up to 10 Pounds

Dexterity(F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)

Typing

Handling

Reaching

Agility(F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)

Turning

Twisting

Bending

Crouching

Balancing

Climbing

Crawling

Kneeling

The salary range is required by the California Pay Transparency Act and may differ depending on the location of those candidates hired nationwide. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to, skill set, education, licenses and certifications, essential job duties and requirements, and the necessary experience relative to the job’s minimum qualifications.