Technology Portfolio Lead - Strategy, Planning & Governance

American Family Insurance; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Pension plan

Annual incentive

9 holidays and 23 days PTO

Job summary

American Family Insurance in Boston seeks a seasoned Technology Portfolio Manager to lead portfolio process enhancements and drive adoption across teams. You will translate strategic priorities into integrated plans, guide technology demand planning, and ensure governance and delivery health align with the SDLC.

You will present to senior leadership and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders. The role requires strong communication, initiative planning, and the ability to manage multiple

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of portfolio intake, demand management, prioritization and governance.
• Experience with SDLC, Agile/SAFe, PI planning, backlog structures, and delivery health.
• Ability to build roadmaps, coordinate multiple efforts, and manage RAID items.
• Comfort presenting to directors and VPs, framing issues and decisions clearly.
• Proven ability to negotiate trade-offs and align stakeholders without authority.
• Proactive approach to identifying pain points and driving adoption of changes.
• Excellent written, verbal, visual, and presentation skills for executives and teams.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Apptio, Targetprocess and related planning dashboards.
• Strong organization, adaptability, and continuous-learning mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio process enhancements and adoption.
• Drive incremental improvements toward Technology Portfolio Management vision.
• Communicate progress through forums, training, and metrics.
• Serve as portfolio liaison and planning partner.
• Translate priorities into initiative plans with milestones and dependencies.
• Lead technology demand planning and annual/quarterly planning.
• Strengthen initiative and backlog planning and governance.
• Clarify outcomes, scope, milestones, risks, dependencies, and decisions.
• Guide backlog planning, dependencies, and readiness for execution.
• Align SDLC governance with stage gates and delivery health.
• Provide governance, insight, and executive communications.
• Run planning cadences, logs, and escalation paths.
• Influence and negotiate priorities across stakeholders.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Demand planning

SDLC knowledge

Agile / SAFe concepts

Roadmap execution

Stakeholder management

Communication & presentation

Jira & Confluence

Apptio & Targetprocess

Planning cadence facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Apptio

Targetprocess

Dashboards/tools for reporting

Job description

American Family Insurance in Boston seeks a seasoned Technology Portfolio Manager to lead portfolio process enhancements and drive adoption across teams. You will translate strategic priorities into integrated plans, guide technology demand planning, and ensure governance and delivery health align with the SDLC.

You will present to senior leadership and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders. The role requires strong communication, initiative planning, and the ability to manage multiple