Senior IT Portfolio & Governance Lead

The Senior IT Portfolio & Governance Lead supports the execution and continuous improvement of IT portfolio management and governance processes across the IT organization. This role coordinates demand intake prioritization activities portfolio reporting and governance administration to help ensure initiatives are evaluated consistently and aligned with business priorities. The position partners with project managers resource managers and business stakeholders to maintain portfolio data facilitate governance processes and support informed decision-making.

This position partners closely with IT and business leadership as well as project and resource managers to ensure governance practices are applied consistently and effectively. The successful candidate brings strong business acumen analytical thinking and communication skills along with deep experience in PMO and Project Portfolio Management (PPM) frameworks and tools. This role requires strong collaboration communication and stakeholder management skills and a commitment to providing guidance and support to project teams while maintaining a high standard of data integrity and confidentiality.

This position is part of the IT PMO within the Digital Enablement (Office of the CIO) group and will be a Remote position located in the USA. At Cepheid our vision is to be the leading provider of seamlessly connected diagnostic solutions.

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Support and continuously improve IT portfolio governance processes including demand intake prioritization portfolio reviews reporting activities governance administration and evaluation of initiatives against established business priorities and capacity constraints.
• Maintain portfolio data integrity and governance visibility by supporting adherence to governance standards preparing portfolio reports dashboards metrics and analytics and facilitating governance discussions decision-making and continuous improvement activities.
• Support PMO process adoption and operational excellence through continuous improvement of PMO processes tools operating procedures governance practices stakeholder engagement and communication initiatives that promote awareness and understanding of PMO services and standards.
• Develop and maintain PMO tools templates and knowledge assets including governance artifacts demand and portfolio management templates project lifecycle documentation knowledge repositories and project information used in governance reviews while ensuring consistency and accuracy across project repositories.
• Provide guidance training and support to project managers resource managers and project teams on PMO processes tools templates methodologies portfolio management practices and governance requirements.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelors degree in Business Information Systems Engineering or a related field or equivalent professional experience.
• 5 years of experience supporting PMO operations portfolio management governance demand management or related functions including 3-5 years of experience working with project and portfolio management methodologies.
• Experience supporting project or program delivery activities within IT organizations including preparation of portfolio reports governance materials dashboards and executive presentations.
• Strong analytical communication facilitation and stakeholder management skills with the ability to support governance processes and effectively collaborate across cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools including Excel PowerPoint SharePoint Teams and Copilot to support portfolio management reporting and governance activities.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Supporting or leading enterprise portfolio governance forums including demand intake reviews prioritization sessions and portfolio decision cadences
• Managing and maintaining governance artifacts systems and repositories used as the system of record.

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At Cepheid we believe in designing a better more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Cepheid can provide.

The salary range for this role is $150k - $170K. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

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