Director, Portfolio/Program Management Lead

Qcells; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. in California seeks an experienced Portfolio Manager to own enterprise demand intake, structure a prioritization mechanism, and align investments with business strategy.

You will lead cross-functional evaluations, translate demands into roadmap items, and report progress to the CIO and President. This role demands 15+ years in enterprise IT and strong stakeholder management, with Jira and AI-enabled tooling familiarity.

Qualifications

• 15+ years 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).
• Experience leading cross-functional steering committees.
• Competency using AI tools for productivity, knowledge discovery, workflow automation, analysis, and user support.

Responsibilities

• Own enterprise demand governance and manage demand across entities and functions.
• Lead monthly Steering Committee to evaluate, prioritize, and approve initiatives.
• Translate approved demands into tech roadmap inputs and aligned timelines.
• Coordinate evaluations across BA, TA, vendors, and external partners.
• Ensure feasibility reviews and resource reviews before execution handoff.
• Own reporting cadence to BU stakeholders, CIO, and President.

Skills

Enterprise portfolio management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

AI tooling for productivity

Steering committee facilitation

Problem solving & analysis

Education

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

Tools

Jira

Portfolio management tools

Valuation models

Job description

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.

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 M 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 to prioritization to 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 F
  • Handling F
  • Reaching F
• Agility (F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)
  • Turning F
  • Twisting F
  • Bending O
  • Crouching O
  • Balancing N
  • Climbing N
  • Crawling N
  • Kneeling N

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.

*This target salary range is for CA positions only and should not be interpreted as an offer of compensation.

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