IT Strategy and Portfolio Manager in New York, NY

Opportunity for an IT Strategy and Portfolio Manager. This function ensures the alignment of Information Technology (IT) resources and investments with corporate strategies and objectives; ensures collaboration and communication among stakeholder regarding IT plans and strategies; establishes opportunities to reduce costs and create greater efficiencies. Responsibilities include: Managing and monitoring the IT strategy development process; facilitating project prioritization, resource allocation, and project approval decision-making. Maximizing the value of IT investments while minimizing risk; identifying strategic, company wide technology opportunities; managing the design, development and implementation of an agile, customer focused portfolio management system. Vetting project proposals by matching them with company IT strategic objectives; reviewing key deliverables from projects to ensure continuity with the enterprise level strategy, scalability, and alignment with projected benefits. Assessing cost/benefit impact of strategy and project proposals and recommending solutions; optimizing the use of existing IT contracts and maintaining the contract tracking system. Additional responsibilities include managing company renewals in annual support and maintenance plans across more than 30 vendors. This involves direct supervisory responsibility, validation of renewals and coordination with corporate technical Project Managers, software vendors, and company executive management. Required Skills: Candidates should have an in-depth knowledge of strategic planning and portfolio management. It is necessary for candidates to have excellent project management skills, good written and verbal communication skills, be customer focused and detail oriented. Must possess strong skills in MS Excel, Project, and Visio. Strong procurement process experience is requred. Excellent opportunity to work in a large, complex technical environment. EOE. Apply directly at: ?r=gad To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here