IT Portfolio Manager

We are a Firm where people truly believe in what they do and strive to achieve the highest standards of performance and success. This position may be based at the Firm's Global Operations Center in Tampa, Florida or at the Firm's office in Dallas. General Description: We are seeking an IT Portfolio Manager to join our team. The IT Portfolio Manager manages the business unit's project portfolio while leading large, complex initiatives end to end ensuring delivery of measurable value aligned with strategic objectives. This role provides visibility, analysis, and coordination across initiatives, balancing hands‑on project execution with portfolio oversight. They apply advanced project management practices to drive clarity, while maintaining rigorous governance, proactive risk management, strong stakeholder alignment and disciplined execution across enterprise‑level efforts. Key Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions: Project Leadership & Execution Lead largescale, complex initiatives end-to-end, ensuring delivery meets defined scope, schedule, budget, quality, and value expectations. Apply advanced project and program management practices to ensure outcomes deliver measurable strategic value. Establish and validate project scope, value drivers, success criteria, and delivery approach. Develop and maintain integrated project plans incorporating critical path, resource strategy, and value delivery sequencing. Drive disciplined execution, accountability, and delivery excellence across diverse cross functional teams. Tailor multimodal delivery approaches (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid) while enforcing governance rigor and organizational standards. Manage vendor activities, including RFP development, evaluation, selection, and oversight of vendor performance and contracted deliverables. Stakeholder Management & Communication Operate as the primary interface to executive sponsors, business, and technical leaders as well as project stakeholders. Drive broad alignment across projects, business, and technical teams through structured engagement and feedback loops. Proactively communicate to stakeholder project status, risks, dependencies, and decisions, as appropriate. Produce executive ready reporting on portfolio status and impact. Travel as needed to support stakeholder engagement and project oversight. Risk, Issue & Dependency Management Identify and manage portfolio and project level risks, issues, and dependencies. Optimize mitigation strategies across portfolios, remove systemic blockers swiftly and escalate risks and issues with clarity and urgency. Assess impacts of changes to timelines, scope, resources, or priorities and guide decision-making. Financial & Resource Management Manage project budgets, forecasts, and variance in alignment with PMO standards. Support annual planning by capturing desired outcomes, benefits, costs, and estimated ROI. Track forecasts and actuals escalating projected overages. Coordinate resource planning