Sr. Portfolio Analyst

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Sr. Portfolio Analyst for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Insurance clients in Hartford, CT or Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities :

• Financial Accountabilities
  • Assist with Financial Operations includes assisting with department financials, including outlook locks, op planning, monthly reserving, capitalization, financial reporting supporting the CIO and business as needed, and various related items e.g. expense approver.
• Vendor management , icluding contracts, Purchase Orders, MBM, invoice approvals.
  • Partner with Director of Portfolio Lead to champion the finance evolution to Agile funding value streams, product vs. project mindset, Agile estimation
• Workforce Accountabilities :
  • Assist in developing and maintaining a workforce strategy, inclusive of vendor partners, such that the ratios of employee and or vendor, onshore and or offshore, HIG offices, etc. are considered to achieve an optimum balance.
  • Provides support for data capture, metrics, measurement, ratios, projections around work force.
  • Understanding current and target team compositions, and path forward via hiring and other levers.
  • Coordination of required or needed training, continuous learning activities.
• Portfolio Accountabilities
  • Contribute towards the identification and definition of development value streams across the portfolio and alignment to CIO areas technology roadmap.
  • Portfolio Kanban partner closely with Director Portfolio Lead to contribute to ensuring the phase gate deliverables are complete and establishing the investment prioritization process is transparent and collaborative.
  • Provide support to establish portfolio flow to visualize and limit Work in Process WIP, reduce batch sizes of work, and control the length of longer-term development queues.
  • Assist with establishing and maintaining an overall CIO portfolio view.
  • Provide support to prepare for portfolio health reviews, scorecards, MOR meetings.
  • Assist with the reporting of key portfolio metrics e.g., employee engagement, customer satisfaction, productivity, agility, time to market, quality, partner health.
  • Contribute toward creating a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, adopting OwnIT,
  • Agile and DevOps mindsets, leveraging Harvest, enabling high performance.
  • Assists with coordinating a continuous approach to ensure compliance with audit and regulatory requirements and non-discretionary initiatives.
  • Assists with Rally support and data management.
  • Strong influencing skills and ability to build partnerships at various levels of the organization.
  • Strong financial acumen and knowledge of IT financial management practices.
  • Proven ability to build commitment and empower others, communicate with clarity, courage and timeliness ???????

Required Skills:

• 3 years of portfolio management experience or equivalent experience (Scrum Master, RTE, Agile Coach, etc.)
• 2+ experience with Agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, etc. SAFe LPM certification a plus
• Established understanding of Agile and Scaled Agile.
• 3 years of related industry experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of software development processes and procedures to understand team needs includes fundamentals of iterative and incremental development.???????

Preferred Skills:

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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