Director, Enterprise Planning & Portfolio Management - Virtual
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Position Summary
The Director, Enterprise Planning & Portfolio Management leads the enterprise capability that converts strategic priorities and technology-enabled demand into a capacity-informed investment plan and actively manages the health, performance and value of the approved portfolio. The role integrates enterprise planning, investment governance, portfolio management, decision intelligence and PPM enablement into one management system that improves how Technology allocates constrained resources. A successful leader will drive proactive portfolio leadership, forward-looking decision support and disciplined investment management across the enterprise.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Planning & Investment
- Lead the enterprise technology planning and investment cadence, connecting strategic priorities, demand, economics, risk and capacity into an integrated plan.
- Establish prioritization criteria, investment-governance practices and decision frameworks that enable consistent enterprise trade-offs.
- Oversee capacity and scenario planning to frame sequencing options, constraints and implications as priorities or available resources change.
- Coordinate business-case enablement, financial and resource-sizing inputs, planning assumptions and commitment baselines required for investment decisions.
- Maintain a forward-looking demand pipeline and trigger replanning when enterprise conditions materially change.
Portfolio Leadership & Optimization
- Lead active management of technology portfolios, with accountability for strategic alignment, health, investment performance, capacity constraints, systemic risk and cross-initiative dependencies.
- Develop fact-based recommendations to accelerate, rebalance, sequence, defer, pause or stop work when portfolio conditions warrant leadership action.
- Establish decision-oriented portfolio governance and reporting focused on implications, trade-offs and interventions.
- Lead and develop Portfolio Managers to operate as proactive portfolio leaders who challenge assumptions and surface enterprise-level recommendations.
- Connect portfolio insights to Program Execution and Enterprise Transformation so investment decisions reflect execution realities.
Portfolio Intelligence & Decision Support
- Ensure leaders have timely, reliable and forward-looking insight into demand, investment, capacity, execution performance, risk and value.
- Establish common portfolio metrics, analytical definitions and management information across portfolio areas.
- Translate trends, constraints, concentration risks and performance exceptions into clear executive insights and actions.
PPM Product, Data & Tooling
- Set direction for the PPM management infrastructure required to operate at enterprise scale, including taxonomy, data standards, workflows, dashboards, integrations and automation.
- Ensure a prioritized roadmap is maintained while improving data quality, usability and adoption.
- Reduce manual portfolio administration through fit-for-purpose technology, automation and AI-enabled capabilities.
Leadership & Scope
- Lead a lean, multi-disciplinary organization that includes Portfolio Managers, Enterprise Planning & Investment leadership and analysts, and senior PPM/tooling expertise.
- Influence senior Technology, Product, Finance and business leaders across a highly matrixed environment and challenge investment assumptions with facts and clear recommendations.
- Own the integrated management capability
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Qualifications
- 12+ years of progressive experience across enterprise portfolio management, technology planning, investment management, strategy, business operations or related disciplines, including significant leadership experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing a large, complex technology or transformation portfolio in a scaled enterprise environment.
- Proven experience in investment prioritization, portfolio governance, capacity/scenario planning, resource allocation and executive decision support.
- Proven ability to move portfolio-management organizations beyond reporting and administration toward active portfolio leadership.
- Financial and business acumen; ability to synthesize complex data into clear executive recommendations.
- Experience leading teams and improving PPM processes, data, tooling and automation.
Application and Interview
By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.
Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video. Please be aware that Alight is a camera-on culture and may require occasional travel to one of our physical office locations.
Our commitment to Inclusion
We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.
At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.
As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact alightcareers@alight.com.
Equal Opportunity Policy Statement
Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state, or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ disabled persons, disabled veterans, and other covered veterans.
Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request reasonable accommodations/modifications by contacting their recruiter.
Authorization to work in the Employing Country
Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not, now or in the future, require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.
Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.
We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
Salary Pay Range
Minimum :
245,000.00 USDMaximum :
270,000.00 USDPay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: Wellbeing and Benefits Selector Page - Alight
DISCLAIMER:
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.