Project Portfolio & Resource Prioritization Manager

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Chicago, IL, USA
In-Office
108K-149K Annually
Mid level
Food
The Role
Owns enterprise project portfolio data integrity, maintains the single source of truth for initiatives, analyzes resource capacity and demand, supports reporting and dashboards, and develops the Enterprise Deployment digital capability roadmap. Partners with portfolio, business, data, project management, and technology stakeholders to improve prioritization, governance, automation, and enterprise decision-making.
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Job Description:

The Project Portfolio & Resource Prioritization Manager plays a critical role in enabling enterprise prioritization by owning the integrity, structure, and usability of the data that powers strategic decision-making. This role ensures the accuracy and completeness of the single source of truth for enterprise so feed the quality information into prioritization and therefore make timely decision for resource allocation.
In addition, this role owns the digital technology capability and roadmap for the Enterprise Deployment function, connecting the digital needs across Enterprise Deployment’s three pillars and identifying opportunities to create greater enterprise value through integrated tools, data, automation, and insights.
The role partners closely with the Portfolio Director, Portfolio Managers, Enterprise Deployment leaders, Project Managers, functional leaders and data owners, and Digital/Technology partners to continuously strengthen the processes, data, and technology capabilities that enable enterprise-level decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the portfolio data, ensuring completeness, consistency, and accuracy of initiative records through manual exercise initially before system integration becomes reality. Liaise with functional data owners to ensure accuracy and the integrity of the project level data across key portfolios. Ensure all prioritized initiatives are properly captured, updated, and reflected in portfolio reviews and decision forums.
  • Maintain and update the single source of truth for all active, proposed, and deprioritized projects across key portfolios — including metadata such as ownership, phase, resource load, value, timing, and status.
  • Analyze portfolio dynamics (e.g., resource capacity vs. demand, value distribution, phasing patterns) and provide data-driven recommendations that inform prioritization, investment decisions, and governance outcomes. conduct ad hoc deep-dive analytics to answer critical business questions and uncover root causes of portfolio challenges.
  • Support reporting and dashboarding needs, including recurring updates and ad hoc deep dives in partnership with analytics or visualization leads.
  • Own and shape the digital capability roadmap for Enterprise Deployment, identifying how technology, data, analytics, and automation can improve the effectiveness of the function. Connect the needs across the three Enterprise Deployment pillars, ensuring digital solutions are designed as an integrated ecosystem rather than independent tools or processes.

Key Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree required; 3–5 years of experience in data management (strongly preferred), project management, finance, business operations, or data analytics.
  • Detail-oriented and highly organized, with a continuous improvement mindset and a passion for high-integrity data.
  • Effective communicator able to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to synthesize complex datasets into actionable insights. Proficiency in Excel is a must.
  • Experience with platforms such as Monday.com, Siemens portfolio/resource management solutions, Sopheon PPM, PowerBI or comparable enterprise portfolio technologies is highly desirable.

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.

The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 108,160.00 - USD 148,720.00

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 3-5 years of experience in data management, project management, finance, business operations, or data analytics
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Continuous improvement mindset and commitment to high-integrity data
  • Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Strong analytical ability to synthesize complex datasets into actionable insights
  • Proficiency in Excel
  • Experience with Monday.com, Siemens portfolio/resource management solutions, Sopheon PPM, Power BI, or comparable enterprise portfolio technologies

Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.

  • Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.

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The Company
HQ: McLean, VA
41,866 Employees
Year Founded: 1911

What We Do

For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.

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