Technology Investment Management & Value Performance Lead

American Electric Power; North Carolina; On-site; USD 137,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power in North Carolina seeks a senior leader to shape technology investment planning and governance, defining multi-year business plans and value realization across the Technology portfolio. You will build financial models, KPIs, and dashboards, collaborate with technology and business leaders, and drive standardized processes for prioritization and measurable outcomes.

This on-site role requires strong analysis, stakeholder influence, and experience in PMO or investment

Qualifications

• Experience in business analysis, portfolio planning, finance, or strategy roles.
• Strong experience building business plans, investment models, and financial forecasts.
• Proven ability to define and implement KPIs, performance tracking frameworks, and value measurement approaches.
• Demonstrated experience influencing stakeholders and driving process adoption at scale.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience in Technology PMO, Portfolio Management, or investment governance functions.
• Background in financial modeling, budgeting, or capital planning.
• Familiarity with benefits realization and portfolio performance frameworks.
• Experience supporting executive-level planning and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain multi-year technology business plans and investment roadmaps aligned to strategic priorities
• Build forward-looking financial models and forecasts covering budget, investment timing, benefits, and resource needs
• Partner with Technology and business leaders to ensure alignment between strategy, demand, and funding plans
• Continuously refine plans based on changing priorities, performance trends, and emerging opportunities
• Define and standardize business case development practices, including cost, benefits, assumptions, risks, and KPIs
• Ensure all investments are evaluated using consistent, data-driven criteria
• Improve quality, comparability, and transparency of investment proposals across Technology
• Drive adoption of standardized intake, planning, and prioritization processes
• Ensure initiatives are clearly defined with measurable objectives and value outcomes
• Coach stakeholders to develop well-structured, value-driven proposals aligned to portfolio priorities
• Define and implement KPIs and metrics for benefits realization and investment performance
• Track planned vs. actual results across the portfolio, including financials, benefits, and outcomes
• Identify value leakage, performance gaps, and risks to achieving expected ROI
• Enable enterprise visibility into portfolio performance and strategic value delivery
• Develop and maintain portfolio dashboards, reports, and analytics models
• Provide insights to support investment prioritization, scenario planning, and trade-off decisions
• Analyze trends across initiatives to identify systemic risks and opportunities for optimization
• Establish and refine standards for business planning, investment tracking, and value management
• Drive adoption of consistent tools, templates, and methodologies across Technology teams
• Improve data quality, reporting accuracy, and decision-making capabilities
• Advance organizational maturity in value-based portfolio management and performance measurement
• What we’re looking for:Education,Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, business or related field of study; Or associate’s degree in computer science or related field of study with 2 years of relevant work experience; Or High school diploma/GED with 4 years of relevant work experience.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science information systems business or related field

Associate’s degree in computer science or related field with 2 years experience

High school diploma/GED with 4 years of experience

Job description

Job Posting End Date

09-10-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

This role is responsible for shaping how Technology plans, evaluates, and measures investments and outcomes. This position is responsible for defining and scaling best practices for business planning, investment governance, and value realization across the Technology portfolio.

A key focus of this role is building and maintaining forward-looking business and investment plans, ensuring alignment between strategy, funding, delivery, and measurable outcomes. You will enable a more disciplined, transparent, and performance-driven portfolio through strong analytical frameworks, standardized processes, and actionable insights.

Job Description

What you’ll do:

Forward-Looking Business & Investment Planning

• Develop and maintain multi-year technology business plans and investment roadmaps aligned to strategic priorities
• Build forward-looking financial models and forecasts covering budget, investment timing, benefits, and resource needs
• Partner with Technology and business leaders to ensure alignment between strategy, demand, and funding plans
• Continuously refine plans based on changing priorities, performance trends, and emerging opportunities

Business Case & Investment Frameworks

• Define and standardize business case development practices, including cost, benefits, assumptions, risks, and KPIs
• Ensure all investments are evaluated using consistent, data-driven criteria
• Improve quality, comparability, and transparency of investment proposals across Technology

Adoption of Portfolio Planning & Intake Practices

• Drive adoption of standardized intake, planning, and prioritization processes
• Ensure initiatives are clearly defined with measurable objectives and value outcomes
• Coach stakeholders to develop well-structured, value-driven proposals aligned to portfolio priorities

Value Measurement & Performance Tracking

• Define and implement KPIs and metrics for benefits realization and investment performance
• Track planned vs. actual results across the portfolio, including financials, benefits, and outcomes
• Identify value leakage, performance gaps, and risks to achieving expected ROI
• Enable enterprise visibility into portfolio performance and strategic value delivery

Portfolio Analytics & Decision Support

• Develop and maintain portfolio dashboards, reports, and analytics models
• Provide insights to support investment prioritization, scenario planning, and trade-off decisions
• Analyze trends across initiatives to identify systemic risks and opportunities for optimization

Practice Definition & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and refine standards for business planning, investment tracking, and value management
• Drive adoption of consistent tools, templates, and methodologies across Technology teams
• Improve data quality, reporting accuracy, and decision-making capabilities
• Advance organizational maturity in value-based portfolio management and performance measurement

What we’re looking for:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, business or related field of study; Or associate’s degree in computer science or related field of study with 2 years of relevant work experience; Or High school diploma/GED with 4 years of relevant work experience.

Experience:

• In addition to any experience required above, 13 years of relevant work experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in business analysis, portfolio planning, finance, or strategy roles
• Strong experience building business plans, investment models, and financial forecasts
• Proven ability to define and implement KPIs, performance tracking frameworks, and value measurement approaches
• Demonstrated experience influencing stakeholders and driving process adoption at scale
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Experience in Technology PMO, Portfolio Management, or investment governance functions
• Background in financial modeling, budgeting, or capital planning
• Familiarity with benefits realization and portfolio performance frameworks
• Experience supporting executive-level planning and reporting

What Success Looks Like:

• Clear, actionable multi-year business and investment plans aligned to strategy
• High adoption of standardized planning, intake, and business case practices
• Improved visibility into portfolio investment performance and ROI
• Strong alignment between planned investments, delivery execution, and realized value
• Reduction in value leakage and increased confidence in planning and forecasting

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At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company — we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!

Compensation Data

Compensation Grade:

SP20-010

Compensation Range:

$136,539.00 - $177,503.00

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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