Lean Portfolio Manager: Strategy & Execution

Lumen; Jackson (MS); Remote; USD 132,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Lean Portfolio Manager to lead strategy, governance, and execution across Product Infrastructure. You will align enterprise initiatives with priorities, coordinate across Product Management, Engineering, Finance, and Operations, and enable measurable business outcomes from concept through launch.

This fully remote role requires strong leadership, governance expertise, and the ability to translate complex data into executive-ready insights.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in Portfolio Management, Program Management, Product Management, Business Operations, or Strategy.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale, enterprise-level portfolios and cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong financial acumen with experience coordinating investment inputs, validating assumptions and financial impacts with cross-functional partners, and translating analysis into executive recommendations.
• Experience enabling executive leadership teams through strategic planning, portfolio governance, executive reporting, decision support, and portfolio operating rhythms; this role does not own day-to-day operational management.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment without direct organizational authority.
• Expertise in portfolio management methodologies, governance frameworks, and strategic planning.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical judgment and the ability to translate complex information into executive-ready insights.
• Experience within telecommunications, technology, infrastructure, SaaS, networking, or related industries preferred.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with detailed execution oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise portfolio planning, prioritization, and governance processes across Product Infrastructure.
• Establish and manage portfolio roadmaps aligned with long-term business and product strategy.
• Facilitate executive decision-making through portfolio reviews, investment recommendations, and strategic trade-off analysis.
• Develop portfolio health metrics, KPI dashboards, and executive reporting structures.
• Coordinate business-case inputs, including risk assessments and executive recommendations, with cross-functional partners.
• Lead NPI governance and coordinate development execution across each gate and other decision points.
• Monitor benefits realization and performance against approved business cases.
• Provide portfolio-level oversight for complex, enterprise-wide programs across multiple organizations.

Skills

Leadership & influence

Portfolio management

Financial analysis

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Risk management

Cross‑functional collaboration

Industry knowledge

Governance frameworks

Tools

Power BI

Clarity PPM

JIRA

Confluence

SharePoint

Visio

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Lean Portfolio Manager to lead strategy, governance, and execution across Product Infrastructure. You will align enterprise initiatives with priorities, coordinate across Product Management, Engineering, Finance, and Operations, and enable measurable business outcomes from concept through launch.

This fully remote role requires strong leadership, governance expertise, and the ability to translate complex data into executive-ready insights.