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Portfolio Manager, Deloitte Technology

Date: Jun 27, 2024

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company: Deloitte

Job Type: Permanent

Work Model: On-site

Reference code: 126507

Primary Location: Toronto, ON

All Available Locations: Toronto, ON; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Halifax, NS; Saint John, NB; St. John's, NL; Vancouver, BC; Winnipeg, MB

Our Purpose

At Deloitte, we are driven to inspire and help our people, organization, communities, and country to thrive. Our Purpose is to build a better future by accelerating and expanding access to knowledge. Purpose defines who we are and gives us reason to exist as an organization.

By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.

• Be encouraged to deepen your technical skills…whatever those may be.

• Partner with clients to solve their most complex problems

• Experience MyFlex and an agile work environment where work is what you do not where you do it

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What will your typical day look like?

As a manager within the Portfolio Management team, you will be responsible for supporting specific portfolios in partnership with Business Relationship Managers to enable our clients. Our collective goal is to elevate our internal IT organization (DT-CA) to strategic advisor levels for our IT clients.

As a manager of the team – you will be responsible for:

• Elevating the team from “status and data reporting” to delivering “insights and direction” that drives change in the way the firm operates across organizational boundaries.

• Instill effective constraint management techniques and processes to collectively manage risks/issues, financial health, scope change management and resource allocation along with mentoring and coaching

• Continuing to elevate the DT - CA group to be strategic partners and advisors to our revenue driving and enabling area clients through the development of deep relationships across all levels of our organization.

• Developing, supporting, and driving the team’s strategy in alignment with broader strategic goals and direction

• Embracing and living Deloitte’s purpose and values

• Creating an environment that attracts, enables, and retains top candidates to the team.

• Standardizing and providing direction on critical portfolio management responsibilities and initiatives that add value.

• Actively reducing the number of transactions required to bring demands and requests to fruition.

• The personal and professional growth of team members in the tradition of Deloitte’s culture of diversity, inclusiveness, wellness, and job-satisfaction.

As a Portfolio Manager - you will be responsible for:

• Enabling impactful client demands to come to life through support of the demand lifecycle

• Play an advisory liaison role between client and technology teams

• Participate in meetings with business clients to understand upcoming initiatives

• Collaborate with technology teams to determine design, selection and estimation of the proposed solutions

• Support the development of business cases for complex projects

• Deriving and providing stakeholders with insights, analysis, and regular updates on all aspects of their portfolio.

• Managing and providing oversight on portfolio and project constraints including risks/issues, financial health, scope change management and resource allocation

• Supporting the development of a technology strategy and, technology future state to meet the needs of the business

• Developing a deep understanding of service/business group strategies to support and drive priorities within the portfolio

• Transitioning demands to the execution teams, monitor progress and

• Communicating with various leaders and groups across Deloitte’s technology and business organizations in the capacity of a trusted advisor.

• Driving conciseness around data maintenance within our core systems

About the team

The Planning and Project Services (PPS) team within the Deloitte Technology - Canada (DT-CA) requires a Manager within the Portfolio Management team to collaborate closely with various leaders across Deloitte’s external and internal business organizations as a trusted advisor, assisting in the advancement of the Business Relationship Management team within the firm. The PPS office provides leadership in the design, development, and execution of technology strategy to ensure business satisfaction and overall organizational growth. The Portfolio Management (PFM) team is part of the Business Relationship Management (BRM) team that is comprised of Business Architects, Portfolio Managers and Business Relationship Managers.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

Experience

• A university degree in business, information technology, or equivalent educational or professional experience and/or qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years working on technology strategy, managing projects, business analysis and leading work streams focused on enabling a business strategy

• At least 2 years’ experience in Portfolio Management and/or Project Management or related role (e.g., managing and prioritizing initiatives to implement business strategy)

• Experience with initiating projects, project intake and project gating processes

• Experience collaborating with and influencing senior management, including C level executives

• The ability to work closely with both business and technical resources at all levels

Technical

• A broad understanding of technology at a generalist level

• Advanced Microsoft Office proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Word

• In-depth experience with ServiceNow

• Analytical experience with data tools (Power BI preferred)

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• A collaborator, motivated and innovative Experience working within a matrix organization

• Strong influencing skills and effective consensus building skills

• Strong Project Management and Business Analysis skills

• Strong analytical, interpretive, and critical thinking skills

• Proven track record with handling, analyzing, and managing complex and high volume of data

• Ability to manage work under constantly changing conditions and tight deadlines

• Ability to work closely with both business and technical resources at all levels

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $156,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. Some representative examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, 38+ days off (including 10 firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days"), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.

Our promise to our people: Deloitte is where potential comes to life.

Be yourself, and more.

We are a group of talented people who want to learn, gain experience, and develop skills. Wherever you are in your career, we want you to advance.

You shape how we make impact.

Diverse perspectives and life experiences make us better. Whoever you are and wherever you’re from, we want you to feel like you belong here. We provide flexible working options to support you and how you can contribute. Be the leader you want to be.

Be the leader you want to be

Some guide teams, some change culture, some build essential expertise. We offer opportunities and experiences that support your continuing growth as a leader.

Have as many careers as you want.

We are uniquely able to offer you new challenges and roles – and prepare you for them. We bring together people with unique experiences and talents, and we are the place to develop a lasting network of friends, peers, and mentors. Our TVP is about relationships – between leaders and their people, the firm and its people, peers, and within in our communities.

The next step is yours

At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively – that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, candidates from Indigenous communities, and candidates from the Black community in support of living our values, creating a culture of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and our commitment to ourAccessAbility Action Plan (https://www2.deloitte.com/ca/en/pages/public-sector/articles/accessability-action-plan.html) , Reconciliation Action Plan (https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/ca/Documents/public-sector/ca-rap-report-aoda-en.pdf) and the BlackNorth Initiative (https://www2.deloitte.com/ca/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/black-in-canada-acknowledging-our-past.html) .

We encourage you to connect with us at accessiblecareers@deloitte.ca if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations) or indigenouscareers@deloitte.ca for any questions relating to careers for Indigenous peoples at Deloitte (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).

By applying to this job you will be assessed against the Deloitte Global Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards to provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte experience globally.

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