Senior Enterprise Program & Portfolio Lead

U.S. Bank; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 133,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) and employer-funded retirement

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Senior Program & Portfolio Delivery Manager to lead complex, highly visible initiatives across multiple programs, projects, and workstreams.

This role provides oversight of delivery, financial performance, risks, dependencies, resources, and organizational impacts in a large, matrixed organization. The successful candidate will partner with technology, information security, business, finance, and other stakeholders to proactively identify risks, drive resolution, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive project management, program management, portfolio management, or enterprise delivery experience.
• Experience leading multiple interconnected enterprise programs, projects, or workstreams.
• Experience overseeing complex initiatives involving multiple teams, business areas, investments, or technology organizations.
• Strong program and portfolio financial management experience, including budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, and financial performance tracking.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, quantify, and mitigate complex risks and dependencies.
• Experience proactively identifying delivery challenges and driving resolution before they affect execution.
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
• Experience establishing accountability and driving results without direct reporting authority.
• Strong executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate complex delivery information into concise executive updates, recommendations, and decision points.
• Experience leading senior-level program, portfolio, or governance meetings.
• Proficiency with enterprise project and program management tools, including Microsoft Project and Jira.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex enterprise programs, projects, and interconnected workstreams.
• Oversee program and portfolio performance across timelines, budgets, forecasts, resources, risks, dependencies, and expected outcomes.
• Identify and manage cross-program dependencies and downstream impacts across projects, investments, business areas, and technology teams.
• Proactively identify, assess, quantify, and mitigate delivery, financial, resource, and organizational risks.
• Anticipate potential delivery challenges and drive resolution before they affect milestones or business outcomes.
• Develop mitigation and recovery plans for programs or workstreams that are at risk.
• Escalate issues with clear business impact, recommended actions, and decisions required from leadership.
• Lead program, portfolio, and senior leadership meetings focused on delivery health, risks, priorities, financial performance, and decision-making.
• Translate complex program and portfolio information into concise executive-level updates and recommendations.
• Manage program and portfolio financials, including budgets, forecasts, resource requirements, and financial performance.
• Provide direction, coaching, and accountability to project managers, program resources, and cross-functional team members in a matrixed environment.
• Build strong relationships across technology, information security, business, finance, risk, and other stakeholder organizations.
• Ensure teams remain accountable for commitments, milestones, financial performance, and expected outcomes.
• Support program governance, strategic planning, portfolio reporting, and continuous improvement activities.
• Use project and program management tools to maintain accurate plans, schedules, risks, dependencies, financial information, and executive reporting.

Skills

Program management

Enterprise delivery

Cross-functional leadership

Budget forecasting

Risk management

Executive communication

Jira

Microsoft Project

Education

Master's degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Jira

Microsoft Project

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking a Senior Program & Portfolio Delivery Manager to lead complex, highly visible initiatives across multiple programs, projects, and workstreams.

This role provides oversight of delivery, financial performance, risks, dependencies, resources, and organizational impacts in a large, matrixed organization. The successful candidate will partner with technology, information security, business, finance, and other stakeholders to proactively identify risks, drive resolution, and