PMO Portfolio Resource Manager

Leupold + Stevens, Inc.; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Training and professional development

401K retirement account contributions

Job summary

Leupold + Stevens, Inc. is seeking a PMO Portfolio Resource Manager to oversee enterprise resource planning, portfolio intake, prioritization, and governance.

You will partner with Executives, Directors, and the PMO to shape the project portfolio, optimize talent deployment, and support senior leadership in making informed decisions. You will lead the governance cadence for the Executive Steering Committee and provide strategic insights on staffing, scheduling, and prioritization across all

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, project management, operations, or related field required; Master’s in business administration preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in program portfolio management, resource planning, or enterprise PMO leadership.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with Executives and Director-level leaders in strategic decision-making.
• Strong expertise in portfolio management, capacity planning, prioritization frameworks, and governance processes.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and influencing skills, with the ability to convey complex data-driven insights to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee organization-wide resource planning, portfolio intake, prioritization, and governance.
• Shape the project portfolio, optimize talent deployment, and support high-level decision making.
• Lead governance cadence for the Executive Steering Committee and advise senior leadership on tradeoffs and alignment.
• Manage enterprise intake process and ensure initiatives align with strategy, capacity, benefits, and risks.
• Provide executive-level portfolio reporting including resourcing insights, risks, decisions, scenarios, and recommendations.

Skills

Communication

Facilitation

Influencing

Data-driven analysis

Executive level presenting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/related field

Master’s in business administration preferred

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Starting Base Salary Range of $130,000 to $150,000(DOE)

For over 100 years, we’ve manufactured high-quality products right here in the USA. We still operate out of our Oregon-based factory to this day, producing innovative, battle-proven optics for the world's most relentless hunters, shooters, law enforcement officers, and military personnel. We design, build, and test our best-in-class products with a single-minded focus - to make sure they’ll perform forever.

At Leupold + Stevens we work hard and play hard. We’re American to the Core and passionate about what we do. Product excellence and uncompromising quality are our top priorities. We’ve built a collaborative, high-performance culture where team players with innovative ideas and a sense of urgency thrive.

And our benefits package is amazing:

• affordable health and dental insurance
• a strong commitment to training and professional development including an internal skills development program for all manufacturing team members
• company contributions up to 8% of base pay into a 401K retirement account
• profit sharing
• and product discounts to name a few

What You’ll Be Doing as a Program Management Office Portfolio Resource Manager:

The PMO Portfolio Resource Manager is a strategic role responsible for overseeing organization wide resource planning, portfolio intake, prioritization, and governance. This position ensures that all corporate initiatives are evaluated, resourced, and sequenced according to organizational strategy and capacity. The role partners extensively with Executives, Directors, and PMO Team to shape the project portfolio, optimize talent deployment, and support high level decision making. The PMO Portfolio Resource Manager leads the governance cadence for the Executive Steering Committee and plays a critical role in advising senior leadership on portfolio tradeoffs, resourcing impacts, and strategic alignment across all business areas. This position reports to the Director of the Program Management Office (PMO).

Organization-wide Resource Strategy

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve enterprise capacity planning processes, models, and tools
• Maintain forward‑looking capacity and demand forecasts across all projects and programs
• Provide strategic recommendations for staffing, hiring, and skill development to support organizational priorities
• Conduct scenario‑based modeling to assess the implications of new initiatives, timeline shifts, and strategic decisions
• Lead and manage the enterprise intake process, ensuring new initiatives are consistently evaluated based on strategic alignment, capacity, benefits, risks, and organizational readiness
• Facilitate prioritization sessions with Executives and Directors to establish portfolio sequencing and decision rationaletion
• Maintain a centralized, transparent view of the corporate portfolio, including status, dependencies, and resourcing implications

Executive & Cross‑Functional Partnership

• Partner with Executives, Directors, and functional leaders to align strategic plans with resourcing realities and organizational capacity
• Provide insights, analysis, and recommendations that influence cross-functional resource planning and investment decisions
• Serve as a primary advisor on resource constraints, tradeoffs, and portfolio feasibility
• Identify, escalation, and resolve cross‑project resource conflicts using data‑driven analysis and prioritization frameworks
• Guide adjustments to project schedules, scopes, or staffing based on changing priorities or constraints.

Executive Steering Committee Governance

• Manage preparation, facilitation, and documentation for Executive Steering Committee meetings.
• Deliver executive‑level portfolio reporting, including resourcing insights, risks, decisions, scenarios, and recommendations
• Track decisions, follow‑through, and governance actions to maintain strategic alignment and accountability

Skills/Experiences Needed as a Program Management Office Portfolio Resource Manager:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, project management, operations, or related field required; Master’s in business administration preferred
• 10+ years of experience in program portfolio management, resource planning, or enterprise PMO leadership
• Demonstrated experience partnering with Executives and Director‑level leaders in strategic decision‑making
• Strong expertise in portfolio management, capacity planning, prioritization frameworks, and governance processes
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and influencing skills, with the ability to convey complex data‑driven insights to senior leadership
• Proficiency in resource and portfolio management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, or similar)
• PfMP, PgMP, or equivalent advanced certification required

Work Environment for a Process Engineering Technician 2:

Normal office environment with occasional exposure to manufacturing operations.

* A core business objective at Leupold & Stevens is to maintain a workplace in which each employee can achieve their full potential. The company was founded on the principle of giving customers and our team members ‘A Square Deal’; to us, this means advocating for the employment opportunities and advancements of all individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We resolutely believe all aspects and privileges of employment should be determined by skills and behaviors, not personal identities. We also post the federally required “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” notice for all employees and applicants.

* With our commitment to make our application process and workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities, we will provide reasonable accommodations upon request, for an individual applicant to participate in the job application process.

* Leupold + Stevens, Inc. is a drug free workplace. All final candidates must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

* Leupold + Stevens, Inc. complies with all applicable FAR & DFAR regulations.

* We hire U.S. citizens and persons lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. All new employees must complete an INS Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9). Positions may require a deemed export control license for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Leupold + Stevens, Inc.’s ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf.