The Sherwin-Williams Company
Senior IT Portfolio Analyst
The Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, Ohio, us, 44101
The Senior IT Portfolio Analyst is responsible for coordinating portfolio activities across multiple Digital Technology (DT) initiatives in support of various business groups. This role is responsible for working with business stakeholders, the architecture community (EA/DA/SA), and DT delivery team leadership while performing portfolio management activities. This role is responsible for enabling business and DT leadership to make data-informed decisions regarding prioritization and capacity planning. This individual will navigate cross-functionally in pursuit of adhering to Global Transformation Office intake and governance processes. This role will provide inputs to Enterprise Product Delivery leaders to enable informed decision making within Global Transformation Office intake and governance, as well as decentralized intake and governance.
Build knowledge and maintain awareness of technical acquisition and Global Transformation Office standards for enterprise intake, prioritization and governance processesSupport advancement of requests in decentralized governance by conducting discovery efforts that provide clarity in target outcomes, business needs and shape the overall business case proposal in collaboration with business leaders, DT Leaders and ArchitectsAnalyze data and provide key inputs to enable business and DT leaders to make informed prioritization decisions within decentralized governancePartner with Enterprise Product Delivery team leaders to perform capacity planning on a defined cadenceProvide business and DT leaders regular reporting that forecasts capacity and provides a summary of actual capacity allocation across defined key categories of workUtilize enterprise standard tools (ServiceNow, Planview, Jira, etc.) to support portfolio related processesServe as a subject matter expert to peers and DT leaders for use of ServiceNow, Planview and Jira for capacity planning, and portfolio management activitiesCollaborate with the Enterprise Connected Toolset team to provide recommended system enhancements to support portfolio related processesCollaborate with DT leaders to provide status and health reporting for in-progress initiatives within the assigned portfolio, and provide reporting to executive leadershipCollaborate with DT leaders and business leaders to evaluate, measure and report outcomes and business results achieved via technology initiatives within the assigned portfolio, and provide reporting to executive leadershipManage key metrics to evaluate portfolio performance and propose enhancements to portfolio management practices
Formal Education:Required:Bachelor's Degree (or foreign equivalent) or in lieu of a degree, at least 7 years in experience in the field of Information Technology or Business (work experience or a combination of education and work experience in the field of Information Technology or Business).Knowledge and Experience:Required:5+ years IT and/or Business experience4+ years of experience in IT project/program management or experience in leading, coordinating, or delivering large scale processes with multiple resources in a cross-functional environment2+ years experience in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies and knowledge of industry best practicesExperience with multiple large-scale programs/projects, financial planning, capacity planning and forecastingExperience creating dashboarding and reportingKnowledge of business processes, including IT, vendor management, and software development lifecycleExperience in managing stakeholders, collaborating with internal/ external product development teams and working in a complex, cross-functional environmentExcellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skillsExceptional interpersonal and communication abilities for collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholdersPreferred:Experience utilizing ServiceNow, Planview and/or Jira as tools for managing flow of workExperience utilizing Lean principles and practicesExperience leading process optimization efforts, driving simplification and standardization
Technical/Skill Requirements:Required:Business Requirement Gathering & DocumentationSoftware Development Lifecyle (SDLC) MethodologyProject Management ToolsProject Management MethodologyProject Data Analysis & InsightsDemand & Capacity Management and PlanningReporting ToolsThis position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H-1B visa.This position is eligible to work in the office three days a week and has the option to work remotely two days a week.
Build knowledge and maintain awareness of technical acquisition and Global Transformation Office standards for enterprise intake, prioritization and governance processesSupport advancement of requests in decentralized governance by conducting discovery efforts that provide clarity in target outcomes, business needs and shape the overall business case proposal in collaboration with business leaders, DT Leaders and ArchitectsAnalyze data and provide key inputs to enable business and DT leaders to make informed prioritization decisions within decentralized governancePartner with Enterprise Product Delivery team leaders to perform capacity planning on a defined cadenceProvide business and DT leaders regular reporting that forecasts capacity and provides a summary of actual capacity allocation across defined key categories of workUtilize enterprise standard tools (ServiceNow, Planview, Jira, etc.) to support portfolio related processesServe as a subject matter expert to peers and DT leaders for use of ServiceNow, Planview and Jira for capacity planning, and portfolio management activitiesCollaborate with the Enterprise Connected Toolset team to provide recommended system enhancements to support portfolio related processesCollaborate with DT leaders to provide status and health reporting for in-progress initiatives within the assigned portfolio, and provide reporting to executive leadershipCollaborate with DT leaders and business leaders to evaluate, measure and report outcomes and business results achieved via technology initiatives within the assigned portfolio, and provide reporting to executive leadershipManage key metrics to evaluate portfolio performance and propose enhancements to portfolio management practices
Formal Education:Required:Bachelor's Degree (or foreign equivalent) or in lieu of a degree, at least 7 years in experience in the field of Information Technology or Business (work experience or a combination of education and work experience in the field of Information Technology or Business).Knowledge and Experience:Required:5+ years IT and/or Business experience4+ years of experience in IT project/program management or experience in leading, coordinating, or delivering large scale processes with multiple resources in a cross-functional environment2+ years experience in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies and knowledge of industry best practicesExperience with multiple large-scale programs/projects, financial planning, capacity planning and forecastingExperience creating dashboarding and reportingKnowledge of business processes, including IT, vendor management, and software development lifecycleExperience in managing stakeholders, collaborating with internal/ external product development teams and working in a complex, cross-functional environmentExcellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skillsExceptional interpersonal and communication abilities for collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholdersPreferred:Experience utilizing ServiceNow, Planview and/or Jira as tools for managing flow of workExperience utilizing Lean principles and practicesExperience leading process optimization efforts, driving simplification and standardization
Technical/Skill Requirements:Required:Business Requirement Gathering & DocumentationSoftware Development Lifecyle (SDLC) MethodologyProject Management ToolsProject Management MethodologyProject Data Analysis & InsightsDemand & Capacity Management and PlanningReporting ToolsThis position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H-1B visa.This position is eligible to work in the office three days a week and has the option to work remotely two days a week.