Portfolio Manager

HFF; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical, dental, and vision

Generous paid time off

Mentorship from day one

Job summary

HFF in Kansas City, MO seeks a Portfolio Manager who treats problem solving as a core discipline. With 7 years of leadership experience, you will mentor teams, own backlog clarity, and align project management with a human-first workflow in a hybrid work environment.

You will drive ownership, translate mentoring complexity for non-technical audiences, and defend PM fundamentals while pursuing continuous learning.

Qualifications

• 7 years of portfolio management or related leadership experience.
• Experience at the manager level inside a hybrid role.
• MO work history or strong fit for Missouri market.
• Ability to mentor and translate mentoring complexity to non-technical audience.

Responsibilities

• Convert mentoring chaos into a backlog someone can actually work.
• Own your mistakes loudly and your wins quietly.
• Stitch together Project Management and Work Ethic into one coherent workflow.
• Keep showing up for the Kansas City, MO work after the launch buzz fades.
• Defend the Project Management fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them.
• Notice the learning-obsessed gap between the spec and the shipped thing.
• Keep skills current through ongoing training and self-directed learning.

Skills

Ownership

Mentoring

Project Management

Hybrid work experience

Non-technical translation

Independence

Learning agility

Job description

The general ground is shifting, and HFF wants a Portfolio Manager in MO who sees Problem Solving as the way through. For the human-first Portfolio Manager with 7 years, HFF answers with $79,000 - $126,000, a hybrid setup, and a ladder built for climbing.

Key Responsibilities

• Convert Mentoring chaos into a backlog someone can actually work
• Own your mistakes loudly and your wins quietly
• Stitch together Project Management and Work Ethic into one coherent workflow
• Keep showing up for the Kansas City, MO work after the launch buzz fades
• Defend the Project Management fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them
• Notice the learning-obsessed gap between the spec and the shipped thing
• Keep skills current through ongoing training and self-directed learning

What You'll Bring

• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities
• Experience translating Mentoring complexity for a non-technical audience
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• A MO work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway
• The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard
• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
• Experience at the manager level inside a hybrid role

HFF is the nimble Kansas City, MO company that general insiders recommend but rarely the one that advertises. People here care as much about how we work together as what we ship.

Expect $79,000 - $126,000 plus full medical, dental, and vision benefits, generous paid time off, and real mentorship from day one.

Re-confirmed open this morning, the manager seat at HFF stays available.