Portfolio Operations Lead - Project Delivery Manager
Are you an experienced, passionate pioneer in technology who wants to work in a collaborative environment? As an experienced Portfolio Operations Lead - Project Delivery Manager, you will have the ability to share new ideas and collaborate on projects as a consultant without the extensive demands of travel. If so, consider an opportunity with Deloitte under our Project Delivery Talent Model. Project Delivery Model (PDM) is a talent model that is tailored specifically for long-term, onsite client service delivery.
Work you'll do/Responsibilities
You will serve as a Portfolio Operations Lead supporting the AI & Engineering - Engineering as a Service portfolio across financial planning, reporting, and portfolio coordination.
- Coordinate intake of new opportunities and initiatives with Business Relationship Managers and Service Line Leaders.
- Support funding confirmation, charging setup, and financial business case development.
- Translate cost estimates into monthly spend plans and support labor and financial reporting.
- Track budget-to-actuals, invoices, and monthly forecast inputs including LE, ETC, and EAC.
- Support accruals, carry-forward funding, portfolio-level status and health reporting.
- Identify cost, schedule, and value realization risks and support ongoing process improvement.
- Communicate regularly with Engagement Managers (Directors), project team members, and representatives from various functional and/or technical teams, including escalating any matters that require additional attention and consideration from engagement management.
- Independently and collaboratively lead client engagement workstreams focused on improvement, optimization, and transformation of processes, including implementing leading practice workflows, addressing deficits in quality, and driving operational outcomes.
The Team
AI & Engineering leverages cutting-edge engineering capabilities to build, deploy, and operate integrated/verticalized sector solutions in software, data, AI, network, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. These solutions are powered by engineering for business advantage, transforming mission-critical operations. We enable clients to stay ahead with the latest advancements by transforming engineering teams and modernizing technology & data platforms. Our delivery models are tailored to meet each client's unique requirements.
Engineering as a Service focuses on enabling scalable engineering delivery, operational rigor, and portfolio execution excellence across complex technology initiatives.
Qualifications
Required
- 10+ years of experience in IT portfolio management and project financial management
- PMP certification
- Experience leading multiple projects and coordinating across client and internal stakeholder groups
- Experience supporting pre-sales activities, solution design, and project planning
- Experience with SAP Finance, project cost tracking, and labor reporting
- Knowledge of financial planning, business cases, budget-to-actuals, and forecasting
- Understanding of EVMS, Agile performance management, and phase-gating processes
- Ability to manage multiple initiatives and work across stakeholder groups
- Strong communication, facilitation, and virtual collaboration skills
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience
- Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
- Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
Preferred
- Experience with Planview, PPMC, or similar PPM tools
- SAFe or related Agile certification
- Experience leading small teams or supporting SDLC delivery
- Experience with Atlassian tools and SAP BI reporting
- Analytical ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks into manageable work products
- Can operate independently or with minimum supervision
- Excellent written and communication skills
Additional Requirements
- Strong client and team management experience, including proactive value creation activities
- Ability to connect portfolio financials, project execution, and business value realization into clear management reporting
- Strong attention to detail and ability to synthesize portfolio-level insights from multiple data sources
- Ability to balance technical, cost, and schedule constraints to achieve customer satisfaction
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