Senior Staff- FinTech Portfolio Manager

GEICO is seeking a Senior Staff, FinTech Portfolio Manager to assist in the managing and delivery of a portfolio of product innovation projects. You will be joining a growing team on the ground level of an initiative with company-wide impact and visibility. You will provide thought leadership in developing strategy and plans for rollout across the entire portfolio. In this role, you will collaborate across all IT and Business functions as part of the portfolio management responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establishes, maintains, and provides management reporting using appropriate metrics.
• Engages key stakeholders to evaluate proposed and ongoing projects based on value, risk, effort, cost and strategic alignment.
• Ensures effective communication with project sponsors, project managers, functional and resource managers, and other stakeholders within both business and IT.
• Works with key stakeholders and budget managers to assess and track financial impact of portfolio project work.
• Aligns the portfolio process with the IT and corporate planning process.
• Coordinates project intake, prioritization, and evaluation framework for managing and reporting on GEICO’s project portfolio.
• Develops relationships with stakeholders and executives in order to gain buy-in and adoption.
• Creates internal and external communication of portfolio management for all levels of IT and corporate leadership.
• Performs analysis and delivers recommendations for governance tools, templates, guidelines, procedures and processes.
• Performs other duties as assigned by manager.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of progressive experience with large scale enterprise IT project portfolio management.
• 10+ years of experience with introducing new processes (with and without related supporting technology assessment and recommendation).
• 8+ years of experience defining and managing product or value streams.
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communications skills; demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with multiple stakeholder groups as well as leadership of all levels.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing a large portfolio.
• Experience with Scaled Agile, Scrum, Kanban techniques
• Experience facilitating workshops.
• Experience with Portfolio Management Software (i.e. Planview, VersionOne, Clarizen, Primavera, etc.), including visualization of work, metrics, and reporting across portfolio.
• Demonstrated ability to be an effective agent of change
• Relies on strong critical thinking, technical skill, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and decision-making skills 
• Demonstrates the keen ability to recognize and apply an appropriate sense of urgency
• Demonstrated ability to manage time and priorities
• Ability to manage complex projects and tasks with attention to detail
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite of tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in Organizational Change Management
• PMP certification, certification in Agile Methodologies (PMI-ACP or other industry standard certification) are preferred
• Familiarity with Microsoft’s Azure DevOps (ADO)
• Experience with introducing new technology and technology assessment and recommendations

Annual Salary

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind.  You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.