Portfolio Guidance Lead and Coordinator

Introduction: 
The GTM Portfolio Team is responsible for shaping what we take to market, enabling us to activate Microsoft, win new clients, and grow our mid market presence. As part of the Growth Office, the team collaborates with Client Solutions, Sales, Marketing, Delivery, and Global Practices to meet client needs and drive success.

About the role: 
As a strategic, collaborative, delivery minded leader, you will organize and manage Portfolio priorities and workstreams, driving alignment within the Portfolio team and across Avanade through our governance process.
Your work ensures we plan and execute effectively by keeping teams connected, ensuring quarterly deliverables are on time and delivered with high quality. You are a skilled collaborator and communicator who works confidently across Avanade to coordinate a governance process that supports clarity, action, and measurable results. You are highly organized, proactive, and able to self direct in a dynamic, agile, fast paced environment.

What you will do: 
You will coordinate workstreams across the Portfolio and partner with the Portfolio Lead to establish governance, set priorities, organize work, and maintain alignment. To maximize the effectiveness of our Portfolio efforts, you will:
•    Capture, prioritize, and manage the Portfolio’s most important initiatives
•    Establish governance processes and ways of working
•    Build a deep understanding of our business, clients, and delivery model
•    Drive alignment across the Portfolio team, ensuring everyone is informed, connected, and focused
•    Organize and manage cross workstream plans, team meetings, rituals, team sites/workspaces, and team communications
•    Serve as a strategic thought partner to the Portfolio Lead—providing feedback, guidance, and acting as a proxy when needed
•    Lead preparation, facilitation, and follow up for all Portfolio led governance meetings and forums
•    Partner with executive stakeholders to drive strategic alignment
•    Oversee large projects and initiatives, connecting stakeholders to enable effective decision making
•    Fill operational gaps and lead special projects or cross functional efforts as needed

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Skills and experience:
•    BA in business, computer science, or a related field
•    10+ years in delivery management
•    5+ years leading complex, large scale programs
•    Exceptional communication skills
•    Knowledge of the Microsoft ecosystem preferred

About you:
Characteristics that support success in this role
•    Consultative, collaborative, and relationship oriented
•    Able to think systematically and logically, with strong problem solving skills
•    Resilient, adaptable, and flexible
•    Intellectually curious and passionate about technology
•    Skilled storyteller and engaging content creator
•    Strong written and verbal communication skills to enable effective collaboration and negotiation

Enjoy your career  
Some of the best things about working at Avanade  
•    Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)   
•    Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally   
•    Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth  
•    Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you   
   
Find out more about some of our benefits here.  
  
A great place to work  
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!  
 
We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our Inclusion & Diversity page.  
  
Create a future for our people that focuses on  
• Expanding your thinking   • Experimenting courageously   • Learning and pivoting  
   
Inspire greatness in our people by  
• Empowering every voice   • Encouraging boldness   • Celebrating progress   
   
Accelerate the impact of our people by  
• Amazing the client   • Prioritizing what matters    • Acting as one  
  
Learn more   
To learn more about the types of projects our Delivery Management team works on check out these case studies:  
•    https://www.avanade.com/en/clients/seattle-childrens-digital-transformation 
•    https://www.avanade.com/en/clients/seattle-goodwill-dynamics-365 
•    https://youtu.be/5A41tfinqEw 
•    https://www.avanade.com/en/clients/mec-dynamics-365 
•    https://www.avanade.com/en/clients/unicef-netherlands 
  
Interested in knowing what’s going on inside Avanade? Check out our blogs:  
•    Avanade Insights – exchange ideas that drive tomorrow’s innovation  
•    Inside Avanade – explore what life is like working at Avanade  

 For US pay transparency: 

Compensation at Avanade varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Avanade provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

We anticipate this job posting will be posted on 1/29/2026 and open for at least 15 days.

Avanade offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.
 
See more information on our benefits here:

 U.S. Employee Benefits | Avanade

California $120,000-150,000

Cleveland $120,000-150,000

Colorado $120,000-150,000

District of Columbia $145,000-175, 000

Illinois $150,000-170,000

Maryland $120,000-150,000

Massachusetts $120,000-150,000

Minnesota $140,000- 170,000

New York $155,000-185,000

New Jersey $155,000-185,000

Washington $145,000-175,000

At Avanade, we are committed to ensure our people feel appreciated and empowered to succeed both personally and professionally.

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