Harvard University
Associate Director, IT Portfolio & Demand Management
Cambridge, MA, United States · Director
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About the role
- Across this portfolio, commitments are clearly defined with accountable owners, expected outcomes, target dates, dependencies, capacity decisions, and regular executive review.
- The role facilitates decisions about what should start, stop, pause, continue, or be deferred as priorities and organizational capacity change.
- This position serves as a strategic integrator across planning, operations, governance, stakeholder engagement, and delivery.
Responsibilities
- Identify work that is stalled, inadequately defined, competing for constrained resources, or no longer aligned with organizational priorities, and drive timely review, escalation, reprioritization, or closure.
- Maintain a clear record of material portfolio decisions, including work approved, deferred, paused, redirected, or stopped and the rationale for those decisions.
Nice to have
- Demonstrated experience establishing accountability mechanisms, identifying delivery risks, and facilitating timely resolution or executive escalation.
- Strong analytical skills with demonstrated experience using operational and portfolio data to identify trends, risks, capacity constraints, and opportunities.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate decisions involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, limited capacity, and organizational ambiguity.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparing concise executive-level analyses, recommendations, decisions, and presentations.
Skills
- Demonstrated experience managing complex portfolios that include projects, operational commitments, and cross-functional initiatives.
- Experience in higher education or another complex, decentralized organization.
- Company Description
- Why join the Harvard Kennedy School?
- Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is one of 12 graduate and professional schools at the university.
Company info
- We are dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming environment where everyone can thrive.
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