Portfolio & Program Governance Lead

Required Technical / Functional Skills

• Lead portfolio, program, and project management for complex, cross-functional technology initiatives.
• Own intake, demand management, prioritization, and alignment to enterprise strategic objectives.
• Apply Agile and DevOps practices to ensure predictable, high-quality delivery and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical and delivery governance across engineering teams to ensure execution quality.
• Drive large-scale cloud transformation programs, including AWS and GCP adoption.
• Develop and execute strategic roadmaps, operating models, and governance frameworks.
• Design and optimize delivery processes to improve efficiency, transparency, and flow of work.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate delivery, operational, and technology risks.
• Establish governance standards, KPIs, and reporting for portfolio visibility and performance tracking.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Operate effectively in regulated, enterprise-scale environments.
• Lead delivery of complex, multi-stream cloud programs across AWS and GCP.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to manage stakeholder expectations and drive alignment.
• Provide sufficient technical oversight to validate engineering outputs and ensure delivery integrity.
• Act as an Agile delivery expert focused on flow efficiency and engineering productivity.
• Drive execution using Kanban and Scrum; facilitate stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.
• Ensure strong governance across multiple value streams and engineering teams.

Generic Managerial Skills

• 8+ years of professional software engineering and delivery experience.
• Strong expertise in Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• Proven experience managing multiple engineering teams and large-scale portfolios.
• Excellent stakeholder management, executive communication, and decision facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead governance, portfolio oversight, and value stream delivery.

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