Portfolio Manager Advanced Connector Termination Technologies (ACTT)

AFL manufactures industry-leading fiber optic cable connectivity and accessories and provides engineering and installation services for some of the largest telecom customers in the world. Our company was founded in 1984 with a single fiber optic cable and today we manufacture thousands of products generate an excess of $3B in revenue and employ approximately 12000 associates worldwide. At AFL we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We hire and train each individual investing in them to ensure success in their careers. With a commitment to professional development and growth let us connect you to your next career opportunity.

What We Offer:

• A hybrid in office schedule for qualifying employees
• Flexible time off policy
• 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
• Professional development training and tuition reimbursement programs
• Excellent medical dental vision and life insurance policy options
• Opportunities for career advancement with an industry leading company!

The Portfolio Manager is responsible for driving portfolio operations for the Data Center business units automation initiatives. Partnering closely with the ACTT Leader and BU Engineering this role runs the portfolios operating machinery: portfolio planning investment visibility prioritization governance resource alignment and executive reporting across multiple concurrent programs and workstreams. The Portfolio Manager provides the structure insights and reporting needed to help leadership make informed decisions on sequencing capacity and investment while also establishing consistent portfolio management practices that improve execution and scalability across the portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day portfolio coordination for multiple concurrent automation initiatives within the Data Center business unit.
• Maintain portfolio visibility across priorities timelines interdependencies resource needs and key risks.
• Track portfolio spend against plan identify variances and prepare recommendations to support leadership decision-making.
• Partner with Business Operations Finance and engineering leaders to develop sequence and monitor ACTT capital requests in alignment with business plans and review cycles.
• Facilitate portfolio governance including milestone reviews stage-gate readiness status reporting and risk and issue management.
• Coordinate cross-functional dependencies to ensure initiatives remain aligned with broader business unit objectives roadmaps and shared commitments.
• Support portfolio prioritization and sequencing by providing clear insight into capacity constraints tradeoffs and execution risks.
• Monitor staffing and resourcing plans and escalate potential gaps conflicts or over-commitments.
• Manage external partner deliverables timelines and follow-through to support portfolio execution.
• Develop and maintain executive-level dashboards reports and presentations for business and finance leadership.
• Establish standardize and continuously improve portfolio management processes tools templates and reporting practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering operations business or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8 years of relevant experience including 4 years in portfolio program or project management.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives and lead crossâfunctional teams without direct authority.
• Strong financial analytical and problem-solving skills including experience with budget or capital tracking forecasting and risk management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to prepare clear executive-level updates and presentations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in engineering manufacturing automation R&D or other technical product development environments.
• Familiarity with manufacturing automation and capital project management.
• Working knowledge of stageâgate or portfolio governance frameworks.
• Experience building dashboards and reports in Power BI or similar reporting tools.
• Experience working with external suppliers integrators or other third-party partners in support of program execution.

Personal Qualities

• Initiative willingness to take on additional responsibilities.
• Teamwork works effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Communication possess strong written and verbal skills.
• Flexible - detail oriented and able to quickly adapt under pressure to meet deadlines.

Working Conditions

• Office & Lab Environment
• Hybrid work flexibility aligned with business needs
• Occasional travel to development labs and manufacturing sites

Required Experience:

Manager