Portfolio & Program Manager

Description

Who are we, and what do we do?

At Corteva Agriscience, you will help us grow what's next. No matter your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture - leading breakthroughs in the innovation and application of science and technology that will better the lives of people all over the world and fuel the progress of humankind.

The Portfolio & Program Manager is responsible for driving the execution of Corteva IT's programs and projects in alignment with other IT functions both regionally and globally.

This individual will be responsible for creating and maintaining portfolio and program budgets, collaborating with the broader organization to identify budget requirements and allocate accordingly.

The Portfolio & Program manager is responsible for the collaboration with the IT Portfolio functions (PMO, IT Finance, etc.) and their components. Management of capital and operational expenses, budget forecasting, identification of requirements, risks, project schedules, resource planning, status are all requirements.

What You'll Do:

• Orchestrate the execution of the programs managing financials, dependencies and cross collaboration within IT and business.

• Ensure seamless demand and portfolio operations with focus on value realization.

• Collaborate with the broader IT organization to inform and align on requirements.

• Manage budget, financials and maintain transparent reporting and accurate budget forecasting.

• Works with product/regional teams to build processes for better cross product/region alignment and communication.

• Act in a Project Management capacity for efforts as needed.

• Focus on managing relationships and resolving conflicts demonstrating a leadership style that facilitates and manages the political aspects of the stakeholder management.

• Monitor projects and ongoing work through governance structure.

• Measure success in terms of ROI, new capabilities, and benefit delivery.

• Be prepared to embrace change, as programs may require adjustments to meet organizational benefit expectations.

Qualifications

What Skills You Need:

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology/management, or related fields are highly desired but not required .

• 7+ years of industry experience, and 3+ years in a leadership position.

• Proven ability to build, manage and control execution for programs in large scale in fast-paced environments.

• Ability to lead in a team-oriented, matrix, multicultural environment.

• Self-directed and strong organizational skills to coordinate multiple tasks.

• Proven communications skills to facilitate discussion at all levels both with Business and IT. Ability to influence without authority.

• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly and master diverse technologies and techniques.

• Experience in Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, ITIL and Waterfall frameworks

Preferred Skills:

• PMP or PgMP
• Microsoft Project, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, ITIL, Power BI and/or Sharepoint experience .

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Benefits

• How We'll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills

• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place

• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment

• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays

• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father

• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program

• Learn more about our total rewards package here

• Corteva Benefits

• Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life

Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.