This position is responsible for:

Managing the Portfolio Manager I resources assigned to the ES (IT) team, responsible for performance management, career development, process standardization and enforcement.

Building relationships across multiple ES portfolios to ensure Portfolio Managers have a good understanding of career opportunities and growth.

Helps manage the Portfolio Management Community of Practice – A community of practice is an internal group of Sr Managers from all portfolios that works collaboratively on defining portfolio management best practices and tools.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for managing a team of Portfolio Manager I resources in an assigned portfolio area.
• Works with assigned resources to build individual development plans, provide career mentoring and coaching.
• Leads team members to an optimal team member experience and environment which includes demonstration of leadership capabilities in feedback, development, attraction, selection and retention of talent.
• Leads resources to ensure that portfolio outcomes are per specifications and stakeholder expectations.
• Participates in and helps guide the Grainger Portfolio management Community of Practice.
• Helps drive portfolio management best practices and standards across the entire portfolio management team.
• Responsible for staying current on portfolio management practices and techniques including change management efforts.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and works with portfolio managers and peers to remove roadblocks and to drive consistency.
• Develops resource allocation plans, evaluating workload across portfolio managers and assigning team members to Delivery teams. 
• Modifies plans as appropriate based on evolving demand from business units.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCES AND COMPETENCIES:  

• BA/BS in Computer Science or similar subject or equivalent experience preferred.
• 7 - 10 years of related experience.
• Strong background in program and portfolio management, information aggregation, process rollout and operational change management across large teams.
• Demonstrated experience in process governance and in continuous improvement.
• Proven leadership ability that manifests itself in quickly earning sponsorship and key stakeholder trust; mobilizing and motivating teams; setting direction and approach; resolving conflict; delivering tough messages with grace; ability to influence higher levels in the organization; executing with limited information and ambiguity.
• Must have a proactive, results oriented attitude, lead by the example of serving others, and have a superb work ethic and flexibility to work within an environment of constant change.
• Ability to identify issues and risks across many teams, proposing solutions and understanding when to escalate to leadership.