Title: Portfolio Manager (Maya) Location: Onsite 2 days a week in Rosemead, CA Type: Contract Duration: 12 months Hours: 40/week Start: ASAP Rate: 95/hr Laptop: Provided
Job Description: The Portfolio Manager leads a high-performing team of Program and Project Managers to ensure the successful delivery of complex, high-impact client programs that drive strategic business outcomes at scale. This role provides portfolio-level oversight across multiple concurrent delivery engagements, ensuring consistent governance, operational excellence, stakeholder alignment, and financial accountability across the entire book of business. Beyond portfolio leadership, this role serves as a force multiplier - elevating the capabilities of Strategic Program Managers through active mentorship, coaching, and the cultivation of a delivery culture rooted in collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate brings deep experience leading leaders, managing large and diverse program portfolios in a client-facing environment.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in business management, engineering or related field; Advanced degree or MBA preferred.
PMP or PgMP, Agile, SAFe, or ITIL certifications a plus.
10+ years in program/project management, with 5+ years leading large, complex, cross-functional IT or infrastructure programs in a Professional Services and/or Managed Services environment
The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, strategic thinking abilities, and a proven track record of successfully managing complex project portfolios. They will lead multi-disciplinary teams to ensure effective project execution and portfolio management.
Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting for multimillion-dollar programs.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills including the ability to communicate complex ideas and information to different audiences and levels.
Knowledge of IT infrastructure, governance, risk management, and program planning tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Power BI).
Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and conflict-resolution skills, with a high degree of emotional intelligence.
Required Soft Skills: Executive presence, command and control, able to have the hard conversations internally and externally, ability to hold people accountable to expectations, provide direct feedback and coaching, basically act as a COO.
Title: Portfolio Manager (Maya) Location: Onsite 2 days a week in Rosemead, CA Type: Contract Duration: 12 months Hours: 40/week Start: ASAP Rate: 95/hr Laptop: Provided
Job Description: The Portfolio Manager leads a high-performing team of Program and Project Managers to ensure the successful delivery of complex, high-impact client programs that drive strategic business outcomes at scale. This role provides portfolio-level oversight across multiple concurrent delivery engagements, ensuring consistent governance, operational excellence, stakeholder alignment, and financial accountability across the entire book of business. Beyond portfolio leadership, this role serves as a force multiplier - elevating the capabilities of Strategic Program Managers through active mentorship, coaching, and the cultivation of a delivery culture rooted in collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate brings deep experience leading leaders, managing large and diverse program portfolios in a client-facing environment.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in business management, engineering or related field; Advanced degree or MBA preferred.
PMP or PgMP, Agile, SAFe, or ITIL certifications a plus.
10+ years in program/project management, with 5+ years leading large, complex, cross-functional IT or infrastructure programs in a Professional Services and/or Managed Services environment
The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, strategic thinking abilities, and a proven track record of successfully managing complex project portfolios. They will lead multi-disciplinary teams to ensure effective project execution and portfolio management.
Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting for multimillion-dollar programs.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills including the ability to communicate complex ideas and information to different audiences and levels.
Knowledge of IT infrastructure, governance, risk management, and program planning tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Power BI).
Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and conflict-resolution skills, with a high degree of emotional intelligence.
Required Soft Skills: Executive presence, command and control, able to have the hard conversations internally and externally, ability to hold people accountable to expectations, provide direct feedback and coaching, basically act as a COO.
What You'll Do
Bachelor's degree in business management, engineering or related field; Advanced degree or MBA preferred.
PMP or PgMP, Agile, SAFe, or ITIL certifications a plus.
10+ years in program/project management, with 5+ years leading large, complex, cross-functional IT or infrastructure programs in a Professional Services and/or Managed Services environment
The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, strategic thinking abilities, and a proven track record of successfully managing complex project portfolios. They will lead multi-disciplinary teams to ensure effective project execution and portfolio management.
Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting for multimillion-dollar programs.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills including the ability to communicate complex ideas and information to different audiences and levels.
