Sr Manager, Strategic Initiative Portfolio

Pilot Company - Knoxville, TN

Full-time - Senior

Knoxville, TN

10,001+ employees

Food and Beverage Retailers

About the position

The Sr. Manager, Strategic Initiatives Portfolio is responsible for overseeing the delivery of strategic initiatives across multiple lines of business. This role involves leading and coaching program and project leaders, ensuring that initiatives are executed within scope, quality, schedule, and budget constraints. The position requires significant interaction with various departments and levels of the organization, focusing on excellence in delivery through standard frameworks and tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive excellence in the delivery of the strategic initiatives portfolio.
• Lead, coach, and support program and project leaders across multiple lines of business.
• Ensure end-to-end delivery of strategic initiatives, managing scope, cost, schedule, quality, and risk.
• Evangelize and teach proven delivery practices, frameworks, tools, and behaviors.
• Manage dependencies of multiple related programs and projects.
• Remove barriers, escalate risks and issues, and build consensus to drive decisions.
• Own portfolio governance, including status, financial management, and executive alignment.
• Drive portfolio evaluation through scoping, estimating, resource demand planning, and road mapping.
• Recruit, motivate, lead, and develop a team of professionals for enterprise-level initiatives.
• Provide clear leadership, management, and mentoring for direct reports and the broader delivery organization.

Requirements

• B.S. or equivalent degree in Business Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• 10+ years' experience in delivery offices, program management offices, or management consulting, with at least 5+ years in a leadership role overseeing large-scale enterprise initiatives.
• 3+ years' experience managing and developing a team of program and project management professionals.
• PMP, Agile, or other relevant certifications preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Office Skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, OneNote, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Experience with portfolio management tools such as Smartsheet & Jira.
• In-depth understanding of multiple delivery methodologies including waterfall, agile, and Lean.
• Comprehensive knowledge of managing enterprise programs and projects, and establishing governance processes.
• Exceptional experience in resource capacity planning, budgeting, and financial management.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a fast-paced, rapid execution environment.
• Ability to present complex ideas and influence stakeholders at all levels.