Director, Portfolio Strategy

Fitpoint Talent Solutions; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

FitPoint Talent is recruiting on behalf of a confidential global client for a senior portfolio leader to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Operations, and Compliance. The role offers visibility to senior stakeholders and the chance to steer governance and delivery of priority work.

You will lead a portfolio of strategic projects, define scope and milestones, monitor budgets, and provide reporting. This is a senior, strategic role in a global context.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional portfolios, programmes, or strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of strategic projects from planning through delivery.
• Define scope, milestones, timelines, risks, dependencies, and delivery plans.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, and Compliance teams to align priorities.
• Monitor budgets, resourcing, delivery progress, and portfolio performance.
• Provide clear, decision-ready reporting to senior leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement across portfolio management and cross-functional execution.

Skills

Portfolio leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Budget monitoring

Executive reporting

Job description

FitPoint Talent is recruiting on behalf of a confidential global client for a senior portfolio leader to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Operations, and Compliance.

This is an opportunity to bring clarity, pace, and governance to high-priority work, helping senior stakeholders turn agreed priorities into well-managed delivery.

What You’ll Do

• Lead a portfolio of strategic projects and programmes from planning through delivery.
• Define scope, milestones, timelines, risks, dependencies, and delivery plans.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, and Compliance teams to align priorities.
• Monitor budgets, resourcing, delivery progress, and portfolio performance.
• Provide clear, decision-ready reporting to senior leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement across portfolio management and cross-functional execution.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional portfolios, programmes, or strategic initiatives.
• Strong project and programme management skills, including planning, risk management, dependency management, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience working with technology, product, operations, and compliance-focused teams.
• Confidence with budget monitoring, resource planning, and executive-level reporting.
• Strong communication, judgement, and process-improvement capability.

Why This Role

You will help a global organisation deliver its highest-priority initiatives with greater visibility, accountability, and execution discipline. The role offers meaningful exposure to senior stakeholders and the chance to shape how strategic work is governed and delivered.

FitPoint Talent will share further information about the client and selection process with shortlisted candidates. Please do not submit banking, tax, passport, or other sensitive identity information during the initial application process.

FitPoint Talent and its client are equal opportunity employers. Hiring decisions are based on role-related skills, experience, and business needs.