Enterprise IT Portfolio Strategy Lead

Humana; Louisville (KY); Remote; USD 142,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana is looking for an IT Portfolio Management Principal to collaborate with business and technology leaders, guiding enterprise portfolio maturity and investment governance. You will provide strategic consultation, shape long‑term portfolio strategies, and drive organizational transformation across the enterprise.

In this role, you will partner with executive and segment leaders to improve portfolio performance, operating models, and funding approaches, while developing executive-ready

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Management, Finance, Business or related field.
• 10+ years of technical, business, portfolio management, transformation, or related experience.
• 2+ years of experience supporting strategic initiatives, investment portfolios, or enterprise transformation efforts.
• Demonstrated experience in Portfolio Management and Investment Governance, including prioritization, portfolio planning, portfolio health, funding, and investment decision‑making processes.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders to develop strategy, improve operating models, and improve organizational capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines while navigating ambiguity and creating clarity.
• Ability to communicate effectively and deliver presentations to senior leaders across Technology and the Enterprise.
• Advanced experience facilitating complex stakeholder discussions, influencing decisions, and encouraging alignment.
• Experience developing executive recommendations, strategic roadmaps, frameworks, or enterprise-wide practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and continuous improvement skills.
• Must be passionate about advancing ways of working that improve organizational effectiveness and consumer experiences.

Responsibilities

• Help develop and execute multi-year portfolio strategies that improve portfolio effectiveness, investment outcomes, and strategic understanding.
• Identify and lead initiatives that strengthen portfolio health, value realization, capacity planning, and funding approaches.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to segment and enterprise leaders, helping address portfolio management challenges and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with Segment Portfolio leaders to identify adoption challenges, improvement opportunities, and practical solutions that strengthen portfolio outcomes and organizational effectiveness.
• Collaborate with portfolio partners to design, test, implement, and scale new practices, tools, frameworks, and ways of working.
• Develop strategic recommendations, and executive-ready materials that support informed decision-making.
• Facilitate alignment across business, technology, portfolio, and governance stakeholders to improve strategic objectives.
• Lead or support enterprise initiatives focused on portfolio transformation and operational excellence.
• Influence adoption of portfolio management practices through partnership, coaching, communication, and change leadership.
• Serve as the portfolio integration lead for the Corporate, Strategy and Operations Segment, providing a cohesive view of investments, priorities, risks, and outcomes.

Skills

Portfolio management

Strategic planning

Executive communication

Stakeholder leadership

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Management, Finance, Business or related field

Tools

SAFe Lean Portfolio Management Certification

Lean Six Sigma Certification

Job description

Humana is looking for an IT Portfolio Management Principal to collaborate with business and technology leaders, guiding enterprise portfolio maturity and investment governance. You will provide strategic consultation, shape long‑term portfolio strategies, and drive organizational transformation across the enterprise.

In this role, you will partner with executive and segment leaders to improve portfolio performance, operating models, and funding approaches, while developing executive-ready