Contract Portfolio Manager Jobs in Boca Raton, FL

Infrastructure Project Manager - InfoSec and InfrastructureJob Location: Plantation, FL (Hybrid - 4 Days a week onsite) Duration: 6+ Months Contract to HireThe IT Sr. Project Manager acts as a strategic partner to IT and Business leadership, translating complex business strategies into executable technology roadmaps. This role is responsible for maximizing business value by optimizing the delivery of either individual projects or project portfolios within a given tech stack, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. You will lead the analysis and optimization of the costs, resources, technologies and processes for all the projects within the assigned portfolio. You will champion agile transformation, drive cross-functional collaboration, and lead high-impact initiatives from concept to launch and include end user and third party provider activities pertaining to the design, development, testing, documentation, and implementation of application product and services. As a senior leader, you will not only manage projects but also mentor teams, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure that our technology investments deliver measurable ROI.Infrastructure & Technical Services with InfoSec: In this critical leadership role, the Sr. Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a diverse project portfolio that bridges physical infrastructure and operational technology services. The portfolio includes high-stakes "bricks and mortar" construction projects – such as building out network and A/V infrastructures for new offices or managing complex moves and expansions – and technology innovation initiatives. Additionally, this role ensures the operationalization of projects within the ITSM practice, BC/DR program, and the Global Tech Support Desk.Professional Experience: Typically 7–10+ years of IT project management experience, with a proven track record in both digital infrastructure and physical office construction/moves. Technical Breadth: Deep understanding of core infrastructure disciplines, including networking, server environments, cloud migrations, and A/V systems. Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP) is highly preferred; ITIL Foundations or higher is recommended given the ITSM focus. While not required, any technical certifications – e.g., CompTIA, Microsoft, Cisco, Google, AWS – would be a plus. Methodological Flexibility: Proficiency in Waterfall (often used for construction) and Agile/Scrum (for technology innovation and software-centric tasks). Champion Security Implementation: Drive the end-to-end implementation of robust security solutions, ensuring strict adherence to deadlines and budget constraints while maintaining the highest standards of data protection. Risk Mitigation & Governance: Proactively assess project risks and apply industry-standard information security program frameworks to safeguard the integrity of outcomes, supporting governance structures that authorize projects throughout their lifecycle. Strategic Security Alignment: Act as a key liaison to manage strategic security initiatives, ensuring that technical execution aligns seamlessly with broader organizational goals and evolving security standards. Cross-Functional Orchestration: Coordinate the efforts of internal IT teams, third-party contractors, and security consultants to deliver complex security programs without disrupting business operations. Resource & Portfolio Optimization: Masterfully allocate resources and optimize project portfolios to maximize risk-adjusted value, ensuring the right security initiatives are prioritized and staffed effectively. Technical Authority: Apply your robust background in project management and information security (CISSP highly desirable) to translate complex security needs into actionable, executed project plans.Project & Portfolio Management Project Intake & Governance: Partner with PMO leadership to drive data-driven portfolio decisions, establishing rigorous go/no-go criteria that align investment with business strategy. Prioritization & Optimization: Evaluate project value to prioritize and allocate resources effectively, ensuring work begins at the optimal time. Portfolio Planning: Develop project sequencing and timing, considering resource constraints and interdependencies. Resource Capacity Planning: Assess resource utilization against available capacity and allocate resources accordingly. Portfolio Intelligence: Transform raw project data into actionable insights for executive leadership, providing transparency into portfolio health, value realization, and strategic alignment. Value Management: Evaluate, measure, and track project benefits at the portfolio level. Communication: Clearly communicate all aspects of project and portfolio progress to relevant stakeholders. Risk & Change Management Assess Risk: Assess and manage portfolio-level risks, dependencies, and critical paths. Change Management: Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and costs using appropriate verification techniques Product & Requirements Management Requirements Elicitation & Analysis: Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to gather, document, and analyze business requirements, translating them into clear, actionable user stories. Backlog Management: Assist the Product Owner in managing and prioritizing the product backlog, ensuring stories are well-defined, appropriately sized, and ready for development. Stakeholder Liaison: Act as a bridge between the development team and business stakeholders, clarifying requirements and fostering a shared understanding of project goals and scope. Documentation: Create and maintain essential documentation, including user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows. Testing Support: Partner with the development team to define test cases and acceptance criteria, and lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Requirements: Ensure projects meet business requirements and compliance standards (e.g., security, privacy, and regulatory). Agile & Scrum Leadership Scrum Facilitation: Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standup, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective, ensuring their productivity and adherence to time-boxes. Servant-Leadership & Coaching: Coach and mentor the development team on agile principles and Scrum practices, promoting self-organization and cross-functionality increasing velocity, quality, and predictability. Impediment Removal: Proactively identify, track, and help the team remove roadblocks and impediments. Continuous Improvement: Guide the team in process improvement through retrospectives and by fostering a collaborative culture. Reporting & Metrics: Track and report on key metrics like milestones, deliverables, and agile metrics (e.g., burndown charts, velocity) to provide transparency into team performance and progress. Documentation: Document lessons learned and conduct post-project evaluations. Technical & Strategic Acumen Technical Understanding: Familiarity with enterprise platforms, including the ability to oversee related projects. Understand software development lifecycles (SDLC) and comfortably collaborate with engineers on technical requirements. Emerging Technologies: Maintain a general awareness of emerging technologies such as Generative AI, Machine Learning, and Robotics. Business Translation: Capable of grasping complex technical concepts, evaluating vendor proposals, and clearly communicating implications to business stakeholders. Comfortable translating technical details into business outcomes and ROI for leadership. Portfolio Management Phase-Gate Governance: Support and maintain the governance structure to evaluate, authorize, and monitor projects as they pass through the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with organizational standards Strategic Portfolio Optimization: Utilize advanced techniques to identify and manage the optimal grouping of projects to maximize risk-adjusted portfolio value while adhering to budgetary constraints. Integrated Reporting and Analytics: Analyze and report on the overall portfolio's health, value, and progress, providing high-level visibility to senior leadership for informed decision-making. Portfolio-Level Risk Mitigation: Assess the risk nature of individual projects and proactively manage consolidated portfolio-level risks to safeguard the success of the broader technology roadmap.Qualifications Education/ Years of Related Experience: · 7-10+ years of experience, specifically leading IT project portfolios · PMP certification required. Additional certifications such as CSM (Certified Scrum Master), ITIL, or equivalent are strongly encouraged · Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, Computer Science, Management, or related Technical field. · Jira, Confluence required. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: · Exceptional executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear business narratives for non-technical stakeholders. · Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale, high-risk IT programs on time and within scope and budget. · Proven analytical, problem-solving, decision making, and prioritization skills · Able to contribute to the big picture, conceptualize outcomes, and identify trends · Leverages business and technical expertise across disciplines, demonstrating a high level of industry knowledge · Possess high-level knowledge and proficiency in Resource Management practices and Change