Director Portfolio Management

This newly established role will serve as the critical link between corporate strategy and portfolio investment decisions across our global solutions portfolio. Reporting into Product & Technology leadership, this individual will help determine where the company should invest, partner, build, buy, or acquire capabilities to drive long-term growth and competitive differentiation.

The Director, Portfolio Strategy will provide leadership visibility across a complex portfolio of software, hardware, services, and innovation initiatives, enabling executive teams to make informed decisions regarding R&D investments, strategic priorities, and portfolio direction.

This role is initially an individual contributor position with the opportunity to build and lead a small team as the function evolves.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Strategy & Investment Planning

• Translate corporate strategy into portfolio strategy, investment recommendations, and roadmap priorities.
• Evaluate portfolio performance and identify opportunities for growth, innovation, and market expansion.
• Assess build, buy, partner, and acquisition opportunities to strengthen portfolio competitiveness.
• Develop portfolio frameworks that balance core, adjacent, and transformational investments.

Governance & Prioritization

• Establish portfolio governance processes, operating mechanisms, and decision-making frameworks.
• Lead portfolio review processes and facilitate executive discussions on investment trade-offs.
• Develop visibility into R&D investments, portfolio health, resource allocation, and strategic outcomes.
• Support annual and long-range planning processes related to portfolio investment decisions.

Executive Alignment & Influence

• Align Product, Engineering, Corporate Strategy, Finance, Commercial, and regional leaders around portfolio priorities.
• Facilitate discussions that resolve competing priorities and drive organizational alignment.
• Present strategic recommendations and portfolio insights to senior executives and ELT stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Product & Technology leadership regarding strategic investment decisions.

Market Intelligence & Growth Strategy

• Monitor market trends, competitive dynamics, emerging technologies, and industry disruption.
• Develop executive-level recommendations regarding future growth opportunities.
• Assess strategic technology partnerships and ecosystem opportunities that support long-term business objectives.

Required Experience

• 10-15+ years of experience in Portfolio Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Strategic Planning, Management Consulting, Product Portfolio Management, or a related function.
• Demonstrated experience influencing portfolio-level investment decisions across software, hardware, and services environments.
• Strong understanding of R&D investment planning, capital allocation, business case development, and ROI analysis.
• Experience building executive governance processes and facilitating strategic decision-making discussions.
• Ability to translate complex data and portfolio information into actionable business recommendations.
• Strong executive presence with experience presenting to senior leadership teams.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in both corporate and consulting environments.
• Exposure to technology-enabled businesses, enterprise software, payments, financial services, retail technology, or complex solution portfolios.
• Global experience working across North America, Europe, and India.
• Experience evaluating M&A, strategic partnerships, or technology investment opportunities.

• MBA or advanced business degree preferred but not required.