Remote Lean Portfolio Leader – Strategy & Execution

Lumen; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 132,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a senior Lean Portfolio Manager to drive portfolio strategy, governance, and execution across Product Infrastructure. You will align initiatives with corporate priorities, work with Product Management, Engineering, Finance and executives to optimize investment and delivery.

This remote US role emphasizes governance, risk, and outcomes. You will partner with product managers to ensure strategic alignment, roadmaps, and benefits realization, while maintaining clear executive

Qualifications

• 10+ years of leadership experience in portfolio, program, product, or strategy.
• Experience managing large enterprise portfolios and cross‑functional initiatives.
• Strong financial acumen coordinating investment inputs with cross‑functional partners.
• Executive planning and reporting support; no day‑to‑day ops ownership.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio strategy and governance across Product Infrastructure.
• Coordinate governance, prioritization, risk management, and execution.
• Provide portfolio oversight for enterprise programs with multiple stakeholders.
• Deliver executive briefings, reporting, and decision support.
• Develop metrics and dashboards to track portfolio health and benefits.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Analytical judgment

Influence senior leaders

Education

PfMP

PMP

Agile

Lean Six Sigma

Tools

Power BI

Clarity PPM

JIRA

Confluence

SharePoint

Visio

Microsoft Copilot

Executive reporting tools

Job description

Lumen is seeking a senior Lean Portfolio Manager to drive portfolio strategy, governance, and execution across Product Infrastructure. You will align initiatives with corporate priorities, work with Product Management, Engineering, Finance and executives to optimize investment and delivery.

This remote US role emphasizes governance, risk, and outcomes. You will partner with product managers to ensure strategic alignment, roadmaps, and benefits realization, while maintaining clear executive