Hybrid Application Portfolio Manager

University of Minnesota Physicians; 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

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