Lean Portfolio Leader & Transformation Coach

Optomi; Short Hills (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Optomi is seeking a Lean Portfolio Manager / Enterprise Transformation Coach to join a growing Lean Portfolio Management Office. You will partner with senior leaders to mature governance, strategic planning, and enterprise transformation across portfolios.

In this hybrid role (Charlotte, NC; Hartford, CT; Short Hills, NJ), you’ll coach portfolio leaders, facilitate quarterly planning, and develop governance frameworks that drive alignment, prioritization, and execution at scale.

Qualifications

• Background in Agile Coaching, Release Train Engineering, Enterprise Transformation, or Portfolio Leadership.
• Experience facilitating executive governance meetings and portfolio reviews.
• Strong change management and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Experience with portfolio prioritization, intake processes, governance, and strategic planning.
• Knowledge of Agile forecasting, capacity planning, OKRs, and value stream funding.
• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, or Targetprocess.
• Strong presentation and cross-functional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coach portfolio leaders and executives on Lean Portfolio Management.
• Facilitate portfolio planning, quarterly planning, and steering committees.
• Support governance processes and operating model improvements.
• Partner with business and tech leaders to improve prioritization and alignment.
• Drive organizational change by adopting governance practices.
• Develop executive communications and governance materials.
• Promote consistent Lean Portfolio Management across the enterprise.

Skills

Portfolio management

Executive coaching

Agile transformation

Change management

Governance

Strategic planning

Facilitation

Executive communication

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Rally

Targetprocess

Job description

Optomi is seeking a Lean Portfolio Manager / Enterprise Transformation Coach to join a growing Lean Portfolio Management Office. You will partner with senior leaders to mature governance, strategic planning, and enterprise transformation across portfolios.

In this hybrid role (Charlotte, NC; Hartford, CT; Short Hills, NJ), you’ll coach portfolio leaders, facilitate quarterly planning, and develop governance frameworks that drive alignment, prioritization, and execution at scale.