Portfolio Lead

Verisk; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Disability benefits

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Verisk is seeking a Portfolio Lead to oversee a portfolio of insurance technology engagements, ensuring successful delivery, strong client relationships, and alignment with business objectives. This leadership role combines insurance domain expertise with technology delivery oversight and client-facing skills.

You will guide cross-functional teams, manage strategic program risks, and serve as the executive point of contact for important clients, driving long-term partnership growth and

Qualifications

• Effective Customer Relationship Management
• Familiarity with cloud-based software platforms and modern architecture

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end accountability for a portfolio of insurance technology customer engagements.
• Provide strategic oversight across multiple programs and projects.
• Identify cross-program risks and drive mitigation strategies.
• Serve as executive point of contact for key clients.
• Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure high customer satisfaction and long-term partnership growth.
• Ensure on-time, on-budget, high-quality delivery across engagements.
• Drive adherence to delivery methodologies (Agile, Hybrid, Waterfall as applicable).

Skills

Strategic thinking

Strong communication skills

Exceptional organization

Tech-savviness

Quick learner

Collaborative team player

Negotiation & influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree or better

Tools

Cloud-based platforms

Job description

Job Description

Are you passionate about building strong client partnerships while leading the successful delivery of innovative technology solutions? We're looking for an experienced Portfolio Lead, to oversee a portfolio of insurance technology engagements, ensuring exceptional customer outcomes, operational excellence, and long-term business growth.

In this highly visible leadership role, you'll serve as a trusted advisor to clients, guide cross-functional teams, and provide strategic oversight across multiple programs and initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to make a direct impact on customer success while helping organizations leverage technology to solve complex business challenges.

Summary/Objective

Effectively manage and drive a portfolio of customer engagements across our insurance technology solutions. This leader will be responsible for ensuring successful delivery, strong client relationships, and strategic alignment with business objectives.

This role combines deep insurance domain expertise with technology delivery leadership and strong client-facing skills.

Essential Functions

• Own end-to-end accountability for a portfolio of insurance technology customer engagements.
• Provide strategic oversight across multiple programs and projects.
• Identify cross-program risks and drive mitigation strategies.
• Serve as executive point of contact for key clients.
• Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure high customer satisfaction and long-term partnership growth.
• Ensure on-time, on-budget, high-quality delivery across engagements.
• Drive adherence to delivery methodologies (Agile, Hybrid, Waterfall as applicable).

Competencies

• Strategic thinking
• Strong communication skills
• Exceptional organization and tech-savviness
• Quick learner
• Collaborative team player
• Negotiation & influence

Qualifications

Requirements

• Effective Customer Relationship Management
• Familiarity with cloud-based software platforms and modern architecture

Preferred Education and Experience

• 5+ Years of Technology Project Management
• 5+ Years of Experience in company-to-company relationship management
• Bachelor’s degree or better
• Proven technology project management experience
• Proven customer relationship management experience
• Life and Annuity Industry Experience is strongly preferred

About Us

For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.

At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed.

For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, the fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and the second consecutive year in Poland. In addition, we’ve been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.

We’re 7,000 people strong. We relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation. And we are looking for people like you to help us translate big data into big ideas. Join us and create an exceptional experience for yourself and a better tomorrow for future generations.

Verisk Businesses

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Property and Restoration Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient

Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance

Catastrophe and Risk Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to catastrophic events.

Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing,relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement

Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.

Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger

Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.

Verisk invests in a benefits package for all employees that includes the following: Health Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Disability benefits, and a Paid Time Off program. We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes base salary determined based on role, experience, skill set, and location.

All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability. Verisk’s minimum hiring age is 18 except in countries with a higher age limit subject to applicable law.