IT Portfolio Manager

Key Responsibilities\n\nThe IT Portfolio Manager is responsible for planning, prioritizing, and governing the organization\u2019s IT investment portfolio. This role ensures that IT initiatives are aligned to business strategy, deliver measurable value, and are balanced across run, grow, and transform priorities. The IT Portfolio Manager works closely with business leaders, IT leadership, and finance to provide transparency into demand, cost, value, and risk across all IT initiatives.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nPortfolio Strategy \u0026 Alignment\n\n * Own and manage the enterprise IT portfolio, covering applications, infrastructure, data, and digital initiatives.\n * Ensure IT investments align with business strategy, CIO priorities, and enterprise goals.\n * Translate business demand into a structured, prioritized portfolio roadmap.\n\n\n\nInvestment Planning \u0026 Prioritization\n\n * Lead intake, evaluation, and prioritization of IT initiatives using agreed value, cost, risk, and capacity criteria.\n * Partner with finance to support annual planning, budgeting, and multi-year investment planning.\n * Balance the portfolio across regulatory, operational, and innovation initiatives.\n\n\n\nGovernance \u0026 Decision Support\n\n * Define and operate portfolio governance processes, forums, and decision frameworks.\n * Prepare executive-ready portfolio views (dashboards, scorecards, and summaries).\n * Provide data-driven recommendations to leadership on start, stop, continue, or pivot decisions.\n\n\n\nFinancial \u0026 Value Management\n\n * Track portfolio-level spend, forecasts, and benefits realization.\n * Monitor value delivery against approved business cases.\n * Identify opportunities to optimize cost, eliminate duplication, and improve return on investment.\n\n\n\nDemand \u0026 Capacity Management\n\n * Work with engineering, application owners, and delivery teams to understand capacity and constraints.\n * Align approved demand with available funding and delivery capacity.\n * Flag conflicts, risks, and bottlenecks early and propose trade-off options.\n\n\n\nReporting \u0026 Transparency\n\n * Deliver regular portfolio health reports covering scope, cost, schedule, value, and risk.\n * Maintain a single source of truth for portfolio data.\n * Support CIO, SLT, and executive reviews with clear insights and recommendations.\n\n\n\nContinuous Improvement\n\n * Mature portfolio management practices, tools, and metrics over time.\n * Introduce standard definitions, lifecycle stages, and performance indicators.\n * Promote a culture of data-driven decision-making and accountability.\n\n\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\n * Bachelor\u2019s degree in Information Technology, Business, or a related field.\n * 5+ years of experience in IT, program management, PMO, or portfolio management roles.\n * Strong understanding of IT delivery models, application lifecycles, and enterprise platforms.\n * Proven ability to work with senior leaders and influence decisions.\n * Experience with financial planning, budgeting, and business case development.\n * Strong analytical, communication, and executive presentation skills.\n * Certification such as PMP, PgMP, SAFe LPM, or ITIL is a plus.\n\n\n\n## Qualifications\n\n### Education:\n\nBachelor\u0027s Degree (Required)\n\n### Skills\n\n### Certifications:\n\n### Languages:\n\n### Years of Experience:\n\n4 - 7 Years\n\n### Work Experience:\n\n## Additional Information\n\n### \n\n### Shift:\n\n10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America)\n\n### \n\n### Travel:\n\nYes, 10% of the Time\n\n### \n\n### Relocation Eligible:\n\nNo\n\n### Referral Payment Plan:\n\nEmployee Referral (Standard)\n\nU.S. Salary Range:\n\n$100,000.00 - $137,500.00\n\nThe salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable. \n\nFor all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.\n\nApplied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. \n