Project Portfolio Analyst

Come be a part of our mission and make a meaningful and positive impact with the industry leading provider of language services for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing!

Full time Benefits              

• Paid Vacation Time and Paid Sick Time and Paid Holidays


• 401k 6% match with immediate vesting


• Nationwide Medical Insurance plans and coverage (Medical, Dental/Orthodontia, Vision)




• TeleDoc


• HSA company match


• 3 Medical plan options including a Low Deductible PPO Medical Plan Offering




• Employee Assistance Program


• Engaged Employee Resource Groups


• Outstanding Learning and Career Development Opportunities

Pay Range: Actual pay may vary up or down depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for incentive compensation.

* Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role *

Job Summary

The Project Portfolio Analyst will be responsible for supporting and ensuring compliance to processes to enable consistent and repeatable Technology investment decision making, with a focus on balancing project portfolio demands with resource supply based on strategy and prioritization. The Project Portfolio Analyst will be responsible for tracking the overall project portfolio roadmap by monitoring resource capacity, allocation, and demand, working with technical program managers and technical team owners to identify resourcing constraints and assisting in the development of trade-off delivery options to be presented to technology leadership. The Project Portfolio Analyst will support portfolio reporting, metrics and dashboard for various stakeholders and leaders. This position requires a strong grasp of project and portfolio financial analysis, the ability to assist with planning, scheduling, identifying cost, and staffing requirements for prioritized projects in a portfolio, working in a rapidly changing team environment, and meeting business expectations by providing analysis, documentation, communication, and/or presentations throughout the portfolio process to confirm acceptance and satisfaction.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in developing the current and future state project portfolio, including scheduling, staffing recommendations, assignment of work and review of individual project efforts.


• Work with resource managers to effectively align resources across projects based on resource capacity & forecast analysis.


• Support and maintain project and program selection through objective prioritization of investments.


• Update existing portfolio roadmap based on impact of in-flight project change requests, updated portfolio prioritization and potential new project requests.


• Assist in the creation and delivery of presentations that focus on key strategies, tactics, deliverables and financial projections.


• Communicate, and enforce project portfolio governance policies and procedures around project lifecycle management.


• Identify, develop, implement, and enhance project portfolio metrics, reporting, and dashboards capturing weekly, monthly, and accumulative trending.


• Consolidate reports to manage expectations. Create portfolio communication plans/reporting methods/dashboards.


• Assist with ad hoc analysis requests from Technology, Finance, Audit, or business around project portfolio, project budgets, and resource management.


• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Travel Requirements

Travel Requirements:  Less than 25%

Education

Minimum of a 4 Year / Bachelors Degree In a related field or equivalent experience and/or education.

Experience

Minimum of 1 years of experience acting as a portfolio analyst or experience in a similar role.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to manage change control, understand the impact of changes to the overall portfolio and clearly articulate risks/issues to manage expectations


• Collaboration and relationship management skills


• Organizational, time-management and analytical skills


• Competencies in metric development and data analysis (KPIs)


• Experience in report creation and reporting tools, portfolio scoring models and prioritization


• Self-starter with passion for learning and applying past best practices


• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills


• Advanced MS Office usage skills in Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint


• Professional attitude and team player able to work across company departments

Company Summary

Our Mission…Harnessing the power of language, we connect diverse people and enrich the human experience.

 Our Vision…To provide global language services that expand opportunities, nurture belonging, and empower the world to connect beyond words.

As one of the world’s leading language services providers, Sorenson combines patented technology with human-centric solutions. We strive to increase accessibility and inclusion through communication solutions for all: call captioning and video relay services, over-video and in-person sign language and spoken language interpreting, translation, real-time captioning, and post-production language services. Sorenson’s impact vision and plan extends to enhancing generational wealth and inclusive workplaces for our employees and the communities we serve.

We achieve great things together working “The Sorenson Way” with our employee values: Customer First, Can-Do Attitude, Collective Action, Growth Mindset, Ownership, and Connect Direct.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Sorenson Communications is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.