Manager, Portfolio Management Review

Kraft Heinz; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible work arrangements

Wellbeing programs

401k

Job summary

Kraft Heinz is seeking a Manager, PMR to drive capability, governance, and tooling improvements across North America’s innovation program. The role partners with BU leaders, Portfolio/PMO teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to standardize execution, improve visibility, and enable stronger pipeline health, prioritization, and delivery.

The position emphasizes transforming processes, governance, and reporting with a focus on executive-ready insights and disciplined prioritization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in project, program, portfolio management, commercialization, or transformation roles.
• Experience with portfolio metrics and business/financial concepts.
• Strong stakeholder management across cross-functional teams.
• Experience implementing processes, governance, or management systems.
• Structured problem solving and ability to simplify complex topics.
• Clear communication translating data into executive-ready insights.
• Collaborative leadership and follow-through.
• High attention to detail and data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Support NA rollout of Innovation Transformation priorities and governance.
• Build and maintain portfolio management routines and governance.
• Establish portfolio health metrics and performance routines.
• Translate portfolio and execution data into clear insights for leaders.
• Help refine and implement prioritization approaches to guide investment decisions.
• Standardize and support adoption of business case formats and governance.
• Improve visibility to project resource demand and capacity.
• Identify root causes behind portfolio changes and drive corrective actions.

Skills

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Structured problem solving

Executive communication

Collaborative leadership

Data integrity

Tools

BI dashboards

Job description

Job Description

Job ID R-107061

Date posted 09/25/2026

Team Business Development / Strategic Growth

Location Chicago, IL, US

Job Description The Manager, PMR will help drive the capability, process, governance, and tool improvements required to strengthen Kraft Heinz North America’s innovation performance. This role partners closely with Business Unit leaders, Portfolio/PMO teams, and cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Finance, Marketing) to standardize “how we run innovation,” improve visibility and decision-making, and embed consistent routines that enable stronger pipeline health, prioritization, and execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Support NA rollout and adoption of Innovation Transformation priorities (capability, culture, ways of working, governance).
• Build and maintain portfolio management routines and governance (e.g., portfolio reviews/PMRs, Stage Gate routines), including clear expectations for who does what and when.
• Establish and reinforce portfolio health metrics and performance management routines (e.g., status, risk, escalation, prioritization, pipeline, resourcing).
• Translate portfolio and execution data into clear insights for leaders (visibility to progress, risks, bottlenecks, tradeoffs).
• Help refine and implement prioritization approaches (filtering, scoring, and governance logic) to guide investment and sequencing decisions.
• Standardize and support adoption of business case formats, thresholds, and governance to improve decision quality and speed.
• Improve visibility to project resource demand and capacity.
• Support creation of resourcing governance and routines to proactively manage constraints and enable delivery.
• Identify root causes behind portfolio changes or performance gaps and drive practical corrective actions.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in project, program, portfolio management, commercialization, or transformation roles.
• Demonstrated experience working with portfolio metrics and business/financial concepts (e.g., investment levels, tradeoffs, prioritization).
• Strong stakeholder management skills across cross-functional teams; able to drive alignment and accountability.
• Experience implementing or improving processes, governance, and/or management systems to support execution.
• Structured problem solving (ability to simplify complex topics into clear steps and decisions).
• Clear communication (can translate data into executive-ready insights and actions).
• Collaborative leadership (drives outcomes through influence, facilitation, and follow-through).
• High attention to detail and data integrity (ensures accuracy in portfolio and performance reporting).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Stage Gate routines, PMR/portfolio review cadences, or structured governance in a commercialization/innovation setting.
• Experience with analytics/BI dashboards, portfolio tools, or system-enabled performance reporting
• Exposure to resource capacity planning approaches in project-based environments.

Our Total Rewards philosophy is to provide a meaningful and flexible spectrum of programs that equitably support our diverse workforce and their families and complement Kraft Heinz’ strategy and values.

New Hire Base Salary Range:

$104,200.00 - $130,200.00

Bonus: This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.

The compensation offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors

Benefits:

Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs. Coverage for benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

Wellbeing:

We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.

You’ll be able to participate in a variety of benefits and wellbeing programs that may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors, for example:

• Physical - Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Screenings/Assessments
• Social - Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Leave of Absence, Flexible Work Arrangements, Recognition, Training
• Emotional – Employee Assistance Program , Wellbeing Programs, Family Support Programs
• Financial – 401k, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability

Location(s)

Chicago/Aon Center

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for protected individuals, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact [e-mail] for assistance.