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Own Demand Management intake governance, ensuring adherence to PMO and SPM best practices while providing leadership with clear visibility into demand. * Lead and centralize portfolio scorecarding ...

Associate Portfolio Manager

Purchase, NY · On-site

$104.10K - $174.30K/yr

Own Demand Management intake governance, ensuring adherence to PMO and SPM best practices while providing leadership with clear visibility into demand. * Lead and centralize portfolio scorecarding ...

Associate Portfolio Manager

Chicago, IL · On-site

$104.10K - $174.30K/yr

Own Demand Management intake governance, ensuring adherence to PMO and SPM best practices while providing leadership with clear visibility into demand. * Lead and centralize portfolio scorecarding ...

Associate Portfolio Manager

Purchase, NY · On-site

$104.10K - $174.30K/yr

Own Demand Management intake governance, ensuring adherence to PMO and SPM best practices while providing leadership with clear visibility into demand. * Lead and centralize portfolio scorecarding ...

Associate Portfolio Manager

Plano, TX · On-site

$104.10K - $174.30K/yr

Own Demand Management intake governance, ensuring adherence to PMO and SPM best practices while providing leadership with clear visibility into demand. * Lead and centralize portfolio scorecarding ...

Associate Portfolio Manager

Chicago, IL · On-site

$104.10K - $174.30K/yr

Own Demand Management intake governance, ensuring adherence to PMO and SPM best practices while providing leadership with clear visibility into demand. * Lead and centralize portfolio scorecarding ...

Associate Portfolio Manager

Plano, TX · On-site

$104.10K - $174.30K/yr

Own Demand Management intake governance, ensuring adherence to PMO and SPM best practices while providing leadership with clear visibility into demand. * Lead and centralize portfolio scorecarding ...

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How much do project portfolio management jobs pay per year?

As of May 30, 2026, the average yearly pay for project portfolio management in the United States is $72,482.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $54,000.00 and $84,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in Project Portfolio Management, and why are they important?

To thrive in Project Portfolio Management, you need expertise in project management methodologies, strategic planning, and financial analysis, often supported by a relevant degree and certifications like PMP or PgMP. Familiarity with portfolio management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, or Oracle Primavera is typically required. Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills are crucial for aligning projects with organizational goals and ensuring effective communication. These skills enable the successful oversight, prioritization, and execution of multiple projects to maximize business value and resource efficiency.

How does a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) professional collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize projects and allocate resources effectively?

A PPM professional regularly works with stakeholders across different departments to gather input on project priorities, business goals, and resource constraints. This collaboration often involves facilitating portfolio review meetings, analyzing project proposals, and using structured frameworks to evaluate alignment with strategic objectives. By maintaining clear communication channels and leveraging project management tools, PPM professionals help ensure that resources are allocated to the most valuable initiatives while balancing risk and capacity. Effective stakeholder engagement is key to managing expectations and achieving organizational goals.

What is Project Portfolio Management?

Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is the centralized management of an organization’s projects, programs, and initiatives to achieve strategic objectives. It involves evaluating, prioritizing, and selecting projects based on their alignment with business goals and available resources. PPM helps organizations maximize the value of their project investments by ensuring that the right projects are executed at the right time. This process also includes monitoring progress, balancing resources, and adapting to changing business needs.

What is the difference between Project Portfolio Management vs Project Manager?

AspectProject Portfolio ManagementProject Manager
Primary FocusOverseeing multiple projects to align with strategic goalsManaging individual projects from initiation to completion
CertificationsPMP, PgMP, PMI-SPPMP, CAPM
Work EnvironmentStrategic planning, portfolio analysis, executive collaborationProject planning, team coordination, task execution
Industry UsageOrganizations managing multiple projects or programsProject teams across various industries

While Project Portfolio Management focuses on selecting and managing a collection of projects to meet strategic objectives, Project Managers handle the execution and delivery of individual projects. Both roles require PMI certifications and are essential in organizations that handle multiple projects, but their scope and responsibilities differ significantly.

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Infographic showing various Project Portfolio Management job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 31% Full Time, 59% Part Time, 3% Temporary, 5% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 69% Physical, 9% Hybrid, and 22% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $72,482 per year, or $34.8 per hour.
Associate Portfolio Manager

Associate Portfolio Manager

PepsiCo

Plano, TX

$104.10K - $174.30K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 7 days ago


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7.5

Company rating: 7.5 out of 10

Based on 838 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

124th of 378 rated food and drinks producers


Job description

Overview

The TS&EP Associate Portfolio Manager plays a critical role in enabling effective governance, planning, and execution across the Tech Strategy & Enterprise Product (TS&EP) organization. This role supports the establishment and ongoing management of portfolio governance processes that ensure alignment across short, medium, and longterm planning horizons, including Demand Management, TS&EP owned program execution health and coordination, monthly operations review coordination, coordination between finance and TS&EP leadership for Annual Operating Plan (AOP) development, and visibility to the enterprise project portfolio.

Partnering closely with the TS&EP Chief of Staff, senior leaders, and project leads, the Associate Portfolio Manager helps integrate planning and governance activities into a cohesive, endtoend portfolio view.

As a key enabler of demand aggregation and prioritization, this internally focused role supports senior leadership decisionmaking by providing transparency, structure, and discipline across portfolio intake and prioritization processes. The Associate Portfolio Manager works collaboratively with stakeholders across S&T Capability and Transformation functions, S&T Finance, and the Process Excellence & Transformation Program Management COE to drive consistency, alignment, and delivery excellence across the TS&EP portfolio.


Responsibilities
  • Facilitate demandshaping sessions, leading tradeoff discussions that balance overall portfolio affordability and delivery capacity.
  • Support outofcycle investment requests by integrating them into the broader enterprise portfolio and ensuring alignment with governance standards.
  • Partner with Program and Project Leads, as well as TS&EP Leadership, to prioritize the enterprise portfolio of new technology initiatives.
  • Define and reinforce guiding principles that inform optimal TS&EP investment decisions and initiative selection.
  • Own Demand Management intake governance, ensuring adherence to PMO and SPM best practices while providing leadership with clear visibility into demand.
  • Lead and centralize portfolio scorecarding for TS&EPowned investments, delivering consistent progress, health, and risk reporting for sponsors and key stakeholders.
  • Provide oversight of TS&EP program execution health, enabling alignment and issue resolution across initiatives.
  • Drive monthly operational review rhythms, ensuring accurate reporting and actionoriented discussions.
  • Partner closely with Finance and TS&EP Leadership to support Annual Operating Plan (AOP) development and portfolio consolidation.
  • Deliver ongoing transparency into the enterprise technology project portfolio to enable informed decisionmaking.

Compensation and Benefits:

  • The expected compensation range for this position is between $104,100 - $174,300.
  • Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
  • Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 8% of annual salary paid out annually.
  • Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
  • In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree is required
  • Experience supporting IT portfolio management, governance, or integrated planning activities
  • Strong organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to support committeebased governance forums
  • Ability to work effectively in crossfunctional environments
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

  • Minimum of 5 years of related IT business work experience
  • Experience in matrixed organizational structures
  • IT Financial and Portfolio management experience/skills
  • Big picture expertise and ability to think strategically
  • Strong executive presence and demonstrated ability to develop strong senior leadership relationships
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
  • Experience in conflict management and trust building
  • Excellent written, verbal communication skills with a track record of senior-level interaction, communication and presentation experience
  • Must be self-motivated with track record of driving competing & conflicting priorities

EEO Statement

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Age

If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.

Please view our Pay Transparency Statement

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree is required
  • Experience supporting IT portfolio management, governance, or integrated planning activities
  • Strong organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to support committeebased governance forums
  • Ability to work effectively in crossfunctional environments
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

  • Minimum of 5 years of related IT business work experience
  • Experience in matrixed organizational structures
  • IT Financial and Portfolio management experience/skills
  • Big picture expertise and ability to think strategically
  • Strong executive presence and demonstrated ability to develop strong senior leadership relationships
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
  • Experience in conflict management and trust building
  • Excellent written, verbal communication skills with a track record of senior-level interaction, communication and presentation experience
  • Must be self-motivated with track record of driving competing & conflicting priorities
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PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated $86 billion in net revenue in 2022, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Industry

Food and drink manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Purchase, NY, US

Year founded

1965