IT Portfolio Manager (m/f/d)
Description
At DB Schenker, you are part of a global logistics network that connects the world. A network that allows you to shape your career by encouraging you to contribute and truly make a difference. With more than 76,000 colleagues worldwide, we welcome diversity and thrive on individual backgrounds, perspectives and skills. Together as one team, we are Here to move.
We need you as a highly competent IT portfolio manager in our IT Demand, Project & Portfolio Management Region Europe Team. In this role you are responsible for the development and implementation of a systematic management framework to ensure an execution portfolio in order to support the business strategies and demands. This includes the management of a strategic portfolio and decision-making and approval process based on a clear understanding of cost, risk, interdependencies, and impact on existing business activities, enabling measurement and objective evaluation of potential changes and the benefits to be realized.
Location: Frankfurt a.M., Essen, Hamburg
Tasks & Responsibilities
- Implementation, development, monitoring and management of an operative and strategic portfolio planning
- Create visibility of IT execution portfolio and provide governance & transparency to ensure the execution within approved time, budget, and scope
- Support of strategic investment appraisal and decision-making and approval process based on clear understanding of cost, risk, interdependencies, and impact
- Analysis and monitoring of resource utilization incl. preparation of feasibility scenarios. Escalate issues in terms of resource availability
- Responsible for controlling tasks (planning, forecasting, reporting, etc.) in connection with the portfolio planning
- Contribute to improvement of methods and procedures for portfolio management incl. operating framework
- Support the Demand2Release Process in cooperation and collaboration with the IT Demand Management, IT Architecture, IT Project Management, and IT Management.
- Responsible for the portfolio management tool and guidance for IT portfolio and project managers in the Region Europe
- Responsibility for Prioritization to foster a balanced Portfolio in cooperation with Business and IT Function Heads and Units
Skills Required:
- Assertiveness and resilience for our governance processes and guidelines
- Ability to influence and convince stakeholders
- Organized and target oriented
- Team player with very good communication and presentation skills
- Agile mindset and willingness for change
- Analytical thinking, Problem-solving skills
- Excellent organisational and planning skills, with an ability to multitask in a busy environment with multiple contacts
- Good understanding of finances and budgets
- Strong customer service orientation
- Understanding of business and IT processes
- Master’s degree in economic science and/or IT, Business Administration, Logistics or related degree or equivalent work experience
- In best case you have work experience in the IT Management and Steering areas (e.g. in IT Governance, Portfolio Management, Project Management and or IT Controlling)
- Fluent German & English (spoken and written)
- Excellent MS Office skills
- Working in and with agile oriented environments
- Experience with remote working teams
- required mobility and willingness to travel