Portfolio Analyst

CompanyFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

The St Louis Fed is one of 12 Reserve Banks serving all or parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas with branches in Little Rock, Louisville and Memphis. The St. Louis Fed’s most essential responsibilities include: promoting stable prices and economic growth, fostering a sound financial system, providing payment services to financial institutions, supporting the U.S. Treasury's financial operations, and advancing economic education, community development and fair access to credit.

The Delivery, Strategy and Operations (DSO) team in the IT Division is looking for a Portfolio Analyst to join our team. As our Portfolio Analyst, you will partner closely with the IT Portfolio Lead and other stakeholders to ensure that our IT investments and initiatives align with strategic objectives and maximize value delivery. In your role, you will play a critical part in supporting the oversight and management of our IT portfolio, focusing on tracking performance, analyzing resource allocation, and shaping informed decision making. This role emphasizes data-driven analysis and reporting, coordination across teams and functional areas, and maintaining visibility into portfolio health.

You will report up through the Product and Portfolio Office that values innovation, independence of views, and a diverse and inclusive working environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Portfolio Lead to align the IT Portfolio with business and IT strategies, ensuring initiatives deliver measurable value
• Track and report on portfolio key performance metrics, including budget, resource allocation, initiative progress, benefit realization, dependencies, and risks
• Produce and maintain portfolio dashboards and/or visualizations, providing real-time visibility into portfolio health, spend, status, and trends
• Maintain and administrate strategic project and portfolio management software, as well as related data repositories
• Collaborate with IT stakeholders, including project managers, product owners, business liaisons, and financial points-of-contact
• Analyze data to identify high-level trends, insights, risks, and opportunities
• Partner with Scrum master and technical teams to participate in agile ceremonies (showcases, retrospectives, sprint planning).
• Manage portfolio process documentation
• Support overall activities and responsibilities of the IT Portfolio Management team.
• Support the growth and execution of the Portfolio Management discipline across the Federal Reserve System

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or commensurate experience.
• 3+ years relevant experience as a data analyst, preferably within an agile team environment.
• Must exhibit strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative style and can share technical ideas and approaches with others.
• IT Cloud Infrastructure, software development process and technical software experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with Kanban, Agile, or Scrum processes.
• Experience with Clarity PPM or other strategic project and portfolio management software is a plus.
• Experience with Jira is a plus.
• Experience with FinOps is a plus.
• Proficient with Excel
• Experience with Power BI is a plus
• Travel (5%)
• US Citizen or Permanent Resident with 3 years of residency

Total Rewards

Bring your passion and expertise, and we'll provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growth—along with a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health, wealth, and life.

Salary: $77,600-99,000

In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that all brought together in a flexible work environment where you can truly find balance:

• Generous paid time off
• Tuition & Training assistance/reimbursement
• 401(k) match & Annuity/Pension fund
• Top-notch health care benefits
• Child and family care leave
• Professional development opportunities
• And more...

At the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, we are committed to a strong and resilient economy for all. We prioritize inclusion and strive to be a workplace where all employees can thrive. Learn more about Bank’s culture.

The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #LI-Hybrid

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