Product/ portfolio management

Ports North; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 83,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ports North in Columbus, OH is seeking a Product Portfolio Manager to support the Fulfillment & Archive Services (FAS) organization. You will manage dependency requests, gather business requirements, and coordinate with technical teams to prioritize backlogs across a diverse portfolio of applications.

The ideal candidate combines portfolio management, project coordination, and Agile delivery experience with strong stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a portfolio of interdependent projects across multiple business areas.
• Ability to gather business requirements and translate them into actionable work for technical teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage intake and triage of dependency requests across multiple business areas.
• Facilitate requirement gathering sessions with business stakeholders.
• Coordinate with technical product teams to obtain high-level estimates and timelines.
• Assess incoming work and determine impacts across supported applications.
• Track work through intake, estimation, prioritization discussions, and backlog placement.
• Serve as the primary liaison between clients and technical teams.
• Conduct initial discovery and meet-and-greet sessions with business partners.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across Asset & Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Corporate functions, HR, and other business units.
• Support quarterly prioritization discussions and backlog planning.
• Operate within an Agile environment using Jira.
• Support backlog management activities.
• Collaborate with product owners, technology teams, and portfolio partners.
• Help align capacity planning with incoming demand.
• Communicate priorities, dependencies, risks, and timelines.
• Escalate issues when appropriate.

Skills

Portfolio management

Dependency management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Jira

Tools

Jira

Job description

Position Overview

The Product Portfolio Manager will support the Fulfillment & Archive Services (FAS) organization, one of the largest and most technically complex product groups within Consumer & Community Banking. This role is responsible for managing incoming dependency requests, gathering business requirements, coordinating with technical teams, facilitating estimates and prioritization discussions, and helping maintain product backlogs across a diverse portfolio of applications.

The ideal candidate combines portfolio management, project coordination, Agile delivery experience, and strong stakeholder management skills. While not a hands-on technical role, candidates with technical backgrounds tend to be more successful due to the complexity of the systems and discussions involved.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio & Dependency Management

• Manage intake and triage of dependency requests across multiple business areas.
• Facilitate requirement gathering sessions with business stakeholders.
• Coordinate with technical product teams to obtain high-level estimates and timelines.
• Assess incoming work and determine impacts across supported applications.
• Track work through intake, estimation, prioritization discussions, and backlog placement.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary liaison between clients and technical teams.
• Conduct initial discovery and meet-and-greet sessions with business partners.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Asset & Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Corporate functions, HR, and other business units.
• Support quarterly prioritization discussions and backlog planning.

Agile & Delivery Support

• Operate within an Agile environment using Jira.
• Support backlog management activities.
• Collaborate with product owners, technology teams, and portfolio partners.
• Help align capacity planning with incoming demand.

Communication & Coordination

• Communicate priorities, dependencies, risks, and timelines.
• Escalate issues when appropriate.
• Support a fast-paced, high-volume environment with multiple competing priorities.
• Translate business requests into actionable items for technical teams.

Title Product Portfolio Manager

Location Columbus, OH

Client Industry Fintech

Compensation $60-65/hr