Portfolio Manager

About the Opportunity

The Portfolio Manager manages the day-to-day operations of the Office of the CIO (OCIO), the IS unit that defines and maintains the core management functions of the Information Services (IS) Department.
The Portfolio Manager reports to the Sr. Director of the Office of the CIO and collaborates closely with the CIO, IS Leadership Team, IS Management, and cross-functional Business Partners. The Portfolio Manager will have the depth and breadth of expertise to own and drive the areas of Project Management, IS Project Portfolio Governance, Information Services (IS) Processes & Methodologies, IS Performance Measurement, and IS Strategy and Planning. The Portfolio Manager will manage a team, work independently and develop creative solutions to complex problems, recommend best practices, juggle multiple priorities, connect the dots between operational, tactical, and strategic areas, and lead projects and teams.

 Responsibilities

• Manage the IS Portfolio governance by establishing and maintaining a common methodology, policies/processes, and tools to drive and facilitate the successful management of the IS project portfolio.
• Responsible for Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) ServiceNow module support and provide expertise and leadership on the portfolio status, enabling visibility to portfolio performance and metrics
• Manage the IT resource planning function, including time tracking, demand planning, and capacity planning.
• Manage and contribute to the IT Performance Measurements to develop and establish key performance metrics and dashboards for measuring IS services and solution quality, effectiveness, and progress.
• Manage and support IT Audit controls and audit process
• Manage the ServiceNow platform and support enhancements, upgrades and implementation of new features
• Manage and support the day-to-day operations of the Office of the CIO
• Responsible for process improvement and training, including planning/developing/updating internal policies and process documents
• Ensure policies, procedures, and SLAs relating to Office of CIO responsibilities are met across business units and global support functions
• Manage and support reconciliation of the IT Assets, Construction in Progress (CIP) projects and depreciation to ensure all IT assets are tracked and accounted.
• Manage and support project funding, Capital Purchase Request and Operation Purchase Request process.
• Contributes to the Business Unit’s people priorities and objectives regarding: people leader effectiveness, engaged employees, and enabling others to perform.   
• Recruit, onboard, and coach staff to ensure robust learning and career development consistent with the Company’s values and rapidly globalizing profile
• Represents Driscoll’s in an ethical and business-like professional manner in all interactions with growers, co-workers, suppliers, customers and the business community at large.
• In addition to the functional responsibilities of the role, as a Driscoll’s people manager, you will accomplish work individually and through others while delivering on functional accountabilities connected to the employee lifecycle, including:

• Workforce Planning: Aligning the people plan to the business plan
• Hiring: Find, evaluate, and hire new team members
• Onboarding: Integrating new employees into the organization
• Managing: Organize and coordinate activities of a team in order to achieve defined strategic objectives
• Development: Partnering with your employees to create a plan to grow in their existing or potential future roles
• Employee Safety: Ensure both physical and psychological safety in the workplace
• Off-boarding: Ending an employment relationshi

    Candidate Profile

Requirements

• Education, Knowledge and Experience

Academic Degree:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Professional experience on the job:

• 10+ years experience
• 5+ years of Project Management or Portfolio Governance or PMO experience, including people management
• Professional experience on the functional area:
• 10+ years

Areas of experience:

• Project & Portfolio Management.
• ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management
• Process management and documentation
• Managing Performance metrics, KPIs, Reports and dashboards
• IT Audit controls and audits
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio

Compensation and Benefits

The following information is provided in good faith as a general description of the salary range and benefits for the position posted.  The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate is dependent upon experience, skills, education, work location, internal pay equity, and other objective job-related factors. 

Salary Range estimated for the Portfolio Manager: $140.000.00/year to $160.000.00/year. 

Driscoll’s is committed to a culture of care and offers an benefits package that varies between our locations. Benefits may include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, and disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week (US). Other benefits may include:  401(k) with employer match, profit-sharing participation, paid sick time, paid vacation, paid personal and family care leave, and a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP).  More detailed information regarding the benefits package based on your geographic location, will be shared during the application process.