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PURPOSE OF POSITION: The IT Portfolio and Project Leader provides coordination and leadership for assigned projects and portfolio management activities. The incumbent supports the planning, execution, monitoring, and closing of projects while assisting with the governance, prioritization, reporting, and management of the broader portfolio of initiatives. The role partners with business stakeholders, Project Sponsors, and IT leadership to ensure projects align with strategic objectives, deliver business value, and effectively utilize available resources. The incumbent will have demonstrated project leadership capabilities and contribute to portfolio planning and continuous improvement efforts. RESPONSIBILITIES (DUTIES) OF POSITION: Understand the business problems and strategic objectives being addressed by projects and portfolio initiatives by working with Project Sponsors, business stakeholders, and customers. Assist in defining and maintaining portfolio governance processes, prioritization criteria, and performance measures. Coordinate project planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closing activities for assigned projects and sub-projects. Support portfolio intake, demand management, project evaluation, and prioritization activities. Develop, maintain, and report project and portfolio status, schedules, risks, issues, financial performance, perks realization, and resource utilization. Coordinate acquisition and assignment of project resources including personnel, funding, equipment, materials, and time. Facilitate communications with Project Sponsors, functional leadership, project teams, customers, and portfolio stakeholders. Monitor project and portfolio performance against established objectives, budgets, timelines, and key performance indicators. Identify risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and prospects across projects and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies. Support portfolio reviews, governance meetings, business case develo . skill: Project Management, Portfolio Management, Strategic Planning, Resource Management, Risk Management, Communication Skills, industry: IT Services & Consulting .