Manager, Portfolio Management (Products and Solutions Engineering)

Job Summary

The Manager Portfolio Management will be responsible for establishing and leading the companys enterprise-wide product development portfolio management practices. As the first dedicated portfolio leader in our critical infrastructure organization this individual will work across all product lines and global functions to develop capacity planning resource management and project approval processes that align with company strategy and business priorities.

Responsibilities:

This role will drive transparency into how resources are allocated ensure prioritization of the most impactful NPDI initiatives and help senior leaders make informed trade-off decisions based on data. The successful candidate will combine a strong foundation in project and program management with the strategic vision to build a scalable cross-functional portfolio management system. Over time this role may evolve to lead a small team of portfolio analysts and metrics experts. Key aspects of role are as follows:

Portfolio Governance & Prioritization:

• Develop and implement a portfolio governance process for NPDI ETO and SFA projects. Facilitate prioritization frameworks that align with business strategy ROI and capacity constraints.

Product Line Capacity & Resource Management:

• Build and run a standardized process for analyzing and reporting resource capacity (internal & functional support) by Product Line function and region. Partner closely with all key Cross-Functional leaders.

NPDI Project Approval Framework:

• Design and maintain a formal Cross-BU project approval process for NPDI initiatives integrated with Phase Gate readiness and business case rigor.

Portfolio Reporting to Executive Team

• Deliver recurring executive-level insights and presentations on portfolio mix risks status and resourcing

Tool & Process Development

• Assess and improve portfolio tools (e.g. Smartsheet Power BI AppSheet) to support scalable decision-making scenario planning and real-time KPI visibility.

Portfolio Health Monitoring

• Track and assess health of the full project portfolio (e.g. NPDI sustaining ETO) identify systemic risks and ensure portfolio alignment to strategic and operational objectives.

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Business discipline; Master Degree a plus
• 7 years of experience in project or program management within a product development environment
• Proven success in implementing or improving phase-gate processes (NPDI ETO SFA)
• 3 years directly involved in portfolio management or strategic PMO leadership
• Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering Operations Procurement AME Quality and Marketing
• Demonstrated ability to lead executive-level reporting and influence without authority
• Develop scenario modeling tools for what-if tradeoff analysis during investment and resourcing decisions
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment workshops to ensure prioritization is jointly owned by all stakeholders
• Lead periodic portfolio health reviews with functional and business leaders
• Establish a learning loop to refine prioritization criteria and KPIs over time
• Partner with IT and digital transformation teams to ensure portfolio tools are scalable and user-friendly
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking; able to balance long-term goals with operational realities
• Analytical mindset to drive capacity modeling scenario planning and KPI tracking
• Expertise with project and portfolio tools (Smartsheet AppSheet Power BI MS Project etc.)
• Outstanding verbal visual and written communication skills for senior-level audiences
• Self-starter with a high sense of ownership and the ability to build from scratch
• Able to navigate ambiguity and influence at multiple organizational levels
• Educations & Certifications:
  • Required: Bachelors degree in Engineering Business Program Management or related field
  • Preferred: Formal training in Project Management (e.g. PMP PRINCE2 or similar)
  • Preferred: Masters degree (MBA . or related discipline)
  • Preferred: Portfolio Management Certification (PMP MoP or similar)
  • Preferred: Agile and/or Lean Six Sigma certification
    

The successful candidate will embrace Vertivs Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES:Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture
• CustomerFocus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

VERTIVBEHAVIORS

• Ownit
• Actwith urgency
• Foster acustomer-first mindset
• Thinkbigandexecute
• Lead byexample
• Drivecontinuous improvement
• Learn andseek out development
• Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv(NYSE: VRT)brings together hardware software analytics and ongoing services to enable itscustomers vital applicationstoruncontinuouslyperform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing todays data centers communicationnetworksand commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio ofpower cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services thatextendfrom the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered inWesterville Ohio USA Vertiv employs around34000 peopleand does business in more than 130 countries. Visit to learn more.

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