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Job Description
The Portfolio Delivery Manager is responsible for managing data product deliveries across multiple initiatives-ensuring projects progress smoothly, meet timelines, stay within budget and scope, and adhere to governance and compliance standards. The role partners with product owners, engineering teams, business stakeholders and cross functional teams to plan & track activities, resolve issues, and deliver projects on time/budget.
This role needs to have deep understanding of technical components and platform capabilities (such as AWS, Snowflake, Databricks) to manage interdependencies efficiently across systems and teams. This technical awareness enables proactive risk management, realistic planning, and successful end-to-end delivery of complex data products.
Key Responsibilities
Day-to-Day Delivery Management
Manage daily operations for data product delivery, ensuring tasks are executed on time and within scope .
Plan and coordinate projects with internal development teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
Track status and reporting , maintain delivery dashboards, and provide regular updates to leadership.
Manage issues, risks, and dependencies across multiple projects, ensuring timely resolution and mitigation.
Manage project timelines, cost, and scope to ensure successful delivery within agreed parameters.
Manage the intake lifecycle for new project engagements; ensure proper evaluation, onboarding, and resourcing.
Agile Collaboration
Collaborate with one or multiple agilists who manage different scrum teams to ensure alignment and smooth delivery.
May act as an agilist for particular scrum team , facilitating ceremonies and supporting agile best practices.
Stakeholder Coordination & PMO Engagement
Serve as the central point of contact for delivery-related communication .
Facilitate collaboration between product managers, engineering teams, governance, and business stakeholders.
Work closely with the PMO to provide senior leadership status reporting and portfolio-level updates.
Budget & Financial Management
Manage project budgets and track financials , ensuring cost control and alignment with approved funding.
Provide regular financial reporting and variance analysis to leadership.
Governance & Compliance
Enforce delivery frameworks, governance processes, and access management standards across all data product projects.
Monitor adherence to data governance, security, and compliance policies; support audit needs.
Resource & Capacity Planning
Coordinate resource allocation across projects to optimize delivery efficiency.
Identify skill gaps; work with leadership to address resourcing needs .
Technology & Interdependency Management
Understand technical components and platform capabilities (AWS, Snowflake, Databricks) to manage interdependencies across systems and teams.
Collaborate with engineering leads to validate technical dependencies and timelines .
Intake & Process Improvement
Identify progress gaps and implement process improvements to enhance delivery efficiency and predictability.
Manage prioritization with senior leaders across the portfolio to align capacity with strategic outcomes.
Leadership & Strategy
Establish portfolio-level OKRs and a value tracking framework (e.g., adoption, efficiency, revenue enablement, risk reduction).
Evangelize product thinking and promote standardization of data product operating models (intake, discovery, build, release, support).
Create and maintain delivery playbooks (governance checkpoints, access patterns, release management, post-release adoption).
Influence architecture and platform roadmaps by articulating dependencies, constraints, and trade-offs from delivery data products.
Institute a predictable delivery cadence : portfolio stand-ups, risk reviews, and quarterly portfolio planning.
Drive continuous improvement via retrospectives and root-cause analyses ; reduce cycle time and unplanned work.
Lead benefits realization tracking-quantify and report realized value (e.g., reduced time-to-data, improved data quality, business KPI lift).
Build a culture of accountability and transparency ; use metrics to manage performance and course-correct quickly .
Mentor agilists, PMs, and delivery leads; develop delivery talent and succession plans.
Basic Qualifications
-Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
-PMI Project Management Professional credential
-At least 10 years experience with tools and techniques for planning, organizing, monitoring and controlling IT projects.
Preferred Skills/Experience
Extensive experience in:
-System development life cycle
-Project planning and organization
Subject matter expert in:
-IT project management
Location Expectations
This role is hybrid. Team members who are in a hybrid role typically spend three days a week at the listed U.S. Bank location(s), while having flexibility on their work location for the other working days.
If there's anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants (https://careers.usbank.com/global/en/disability-accommodations-for-applicants) .
Benefits:
Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members' whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):
Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
Basic term and optional term life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Pregnancy disability and parental leave
401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
Adoption assistance
Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.
E-Verify
U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program (https://careers.usbank.com/verification-of-eligibility-for-employment) .
The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $133,365.00 - $156,900.00
U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.
Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.
Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.
