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Senior Manager, Portfolio Management

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Senior Manager, Portfolio Management

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Northbrook, IL, USA

Hybrid

140K-175K Annually

Senior level

Automotive • Professional Services • Software • Consulting • Energy • Chemical • Renewable Energy

Our mission is to make the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place.

The Role

Leads the Global Technology portfolio management function, establishing governance, intake, prioritization, investment decision-making, and portfolio execution processes. Partners with executives, finance, business stakeholders, architects, and delivery teams to align technology investments with strategy, capacity, risk, and value objectives. Oversees portfolio health, dependencies, reporting, dashboards, benefits realization, and continuous improvement while managing direct reports and escalating significant risks and resource constraints.

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JOB DESCRIPTION
The Senior Manager, Portfolio Management is responsible for establishing, leading, and continuously improving the Global Technology (GT) portfolio management function. This role drives governance, prioritization, and portfolio execution processes to ensure technology investments align with business strategy, resource capacity, risk appetite, and value realization objectives.
The position serves as a facilitator of portfolio governance forums and is the owner of the Global Technology Intake/Prioritization processes. The Senior Manager partners with executive leadership, business stakeholders, technology leaders, architecture teams, and delivery teams to evaluate incoming demand, guide investment decisions, manage portfolio health, and ensure successful execution of strategic initiatives
This position is hybrid, 3 times in the week at the office in Northbrook, IL.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Portfolio Governance Leadership

Establish and operate the Global Technology portfolio governance framework, including processes, roles, decision rights, stage gates, and meeting cadences.
Develop and maintain a tiered governance structure that supports operational intake reviews, cross-functional portfolio prioritization, and executive investment decision-making.
Facilitate Portfolio Reviews meetings with senior executives, and technology leadership to drive prioritization, funding, sequencing, and trade-off decisions.
Ensure governance processes are scalable, transparent, and aligned with enterprise strategic objectives.
Lead continuous improvement efforts to mature portfolio management capabilities and governance effectiveness.

Portfolio Prioritization & Demand Management

Manage the enterprise technology portfolio and maintain a single source of truth for all approved, proposed, and in-flight initiatives.
Lead the end-to-end process that supports evaluation and prioritization of incoming technology requests based on strategic alignment, business value, risk, capacity, dependencies, and benefit realization potential.
Facilitate prioritization discussions across business and technology stakeholders to resolve competing priorities and resource conflicts.
Drive capacity-aligned investment decisions using portfolio data, resource constraints, and strategic objectives.
Create and maintain scoring models, prioritization frameworks, and decision-support tools that improve investment transparency.

Stakeholder Engagement

Act as a liaison between executive business leaders and Global Technology regarding portfolio investments and prioritization decisions.
Prepare and present executive-level portfolio reviews, dashboards, investment recommendations, risk assessments, and strategic options.
Facilitate cross-functional discussions with SVPs, Finance, business sponsors, and GT leadership to drive alignment and timely decision-making.
Build trusted partnerships across the enterprise to ensure stakeholder engagement and organizational buy-in.

Portfolio Execution & Delivery Oversight

Monitor overall portfolio health, delivery performance, risk exposure, dependencies, and benefit realization.
Ensure approved initiatives move efficiently from intake through planning, execution, and value realization.
Partner with delivery leaders and business sponsors to identify and resolve portfolio-level issues.
Escalate critical risks, resource constraints, and delivery challenges to executive leadership with recommended actions.
Support resolution of cross-functional dependencies impacting strategic initiatives.

Reporting, Analytics & Continuous Improvement

Develop portfolio dashboards, executive reporting, KPIs, and governance metrics for the end to end process.
Measure portfolio performance, demand trends, resource utilization, throughput, benefits realization, and investment outcomes.
Manage the performance of direct reports by defining accountabilities, establishing performance objectives and goals, providing feedback and guidance, and ensuring adherence to organizational policies
Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct, and follow all physical and digital security practices
Performs other duties as directed

QUALIFICATIONS

Advanced portfolio, program, and project management expertise.
Strong strategic thinking and business acumen.
Excellent executive-level communication, influencing, and presentation skills.
Proven ability to balance competing priorities and make data-driven investment decisions.
Deep understanding of financial management, forecasting, and benefits realization.
Ability to lead through ambiguity and organizational change.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Ability to build trusted partnerships across executive, business, and technical teams.
10+ years of experience in project, program, and portfolio management.
Experience managing enterprise or large-scale portfolios with multiple programs and cross-functional dependencies.
Demonstrated experience in portfolio governance, investment prioritization, and capacity planning
Experience developing and presenting executive-level business cases and portfolio reports.
Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred (e.g., MBA, MA in Project Management, or equivalent).
PMP, PgMP, PfMP, Prince2, and/or Agile certifications preferred but not required.

What we offer:

Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated salary range for this position is $140,000-$175,000 and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 20% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).

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ABOUT US
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

Skills Required

Advanced portfolio, program, and project management expertise
Strong strategic thinking and business acumen
Executive-level communication, influencing, and presentation skills
Ability to balance competing priorities and make data-driven investment decisions
Understanding of financial management, forecasting, and benefits realization
Ability to lead through ambiguity and organizational change
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Ability to build trusted partnerships across executive, business, and technical teams
10+ years of experience in project, program, and portfolio management
Experience managing enterprise or large-scale portfolios with multiple programs and cross-functional dependencies
Experience developing and presenting executive-level business cases and portfolio reports
Experience in portfolio governance, investment prioritization, and capacity planning
Bachelor's degree
Advanced degree, such as an MBA or MA in Project Management, or equivalent
PMP, PgMP, PfMP, Prince2, and/or Agile certifications

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UL Solutions Compensation & Benefits Highlights

Strong & Reliable Incentives — All employees are eligible for a broad-based annual incentive bonus, and formal plan language references an All Employee Incentive Plan. This companywide structure is consistently presented as a core element of total rewards.
Retirement Support — U.S. materials describe a meaningful 401(k) match complemented by an additional company contribution after the first year of service. Employer-verified listings also point to protections like disability and life insurance that bolster long-term financial security.
Healthcare Strength — Health plans offer multiple options (PPO and HDHPs) with the employer covering a substantial share of premiums. Complementary features such as dental, vision, HSA/FSA options, and periodic company contributions to accounts are also noted.

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The Company

HQ: Chicago, IL

15,000 Employees

Year Founded: 1894

What We Do

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 100 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Certification Marks serve as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflect an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

Why Work With Us

Science is in our DNA; we are endlessly curious and passionate about seeking and speaking the truth. We take delight in knowing that our work makes a meaningful contribution to society, and we are proud that our culture is centered on integrity, collaboration, inclusion and excellence.