Ahold Delhaize USA · 1 day ago
Director Portfolio Management
Ahold Delhaize USA is part of a leading global food retailer and is seeking a Director of Portfolio Management to provide structure and execution discipline across critical initiatives. This role involves maintaining an integrated roadmap, managing interdependencies, and ensuring initiatives progress effectively while supporting senior leadership in prioritizing and addressing delays.
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Responsibilities
Lead the team that orchestrates program management, value realization, organizational change management, and tech coordination for critical ADUSA initiatives
Own the integrated portfolio roadmap, aligning relevant initiative sequencing, interdependencies, and milestones across business, IT, and transformation portfolios
Operate as a liaison between business and IT leadership to align sequencing and milestone readiness
Lead the portfolio reporting for all managed critical ADUSA initiatives across the organization and share with key stakeholders for visibility and decisions
Guide initiative & portfolio-level issue and risk management, escalating critical blockers as needed and implementing systemic mitigation plans
Coordinate with Strategy, Tech, HR, Communications, Training, & Finance partners on resourcing, retention, value tracking, and organizational change management tied to initiative priorities
Set and enforce the standards for program management (e.g., methods, processes, governance, reporting standards, etc.) within the portfolio team and connected initiative teams
Guide the overall initiative stage gate process to adjust priorities to the highest sources of value and adequately resource supported initiatives
Collaborate with other departments and stakeholders to define critical initiative scope, goals, and deliverables to meet initiative value propositions
Support transformation leadership in strategic communications, governance forums, and other activities necessary to enhance ADUSA's transformation management capability
Provide direction, coaching, training and mentoring to ensure that initiatives are completed on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of stakeholders
Additional job duties and special projects will be assigned as needed to meet the needs of the business and support our values
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business, operations, technology, or related field
7+ years of experience in program or portfolio management within enterprise-wide, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
Proven track record of successfully managing complex projects from conception to completion
Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders
Advanced understanding of project management methodologies and best practices
Experience managing cross-functional teams and working in a matrixed environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to travel 25%
Preferred
Master's degree in business, operations, technology, or a related field
Experience working in both Predictive/Waterfall and Agile/Adaptive delivery environments
Experience in a transformation office (TMO), PMO, or enterprise strategy function
Advanced proficiency with PowerPoint & Excel
PMP Certification
ProSci Certification
Company
Ahold Delhaize USA
Ahold Delhaize USA provides retail media solutions for brands to advertise to grocery shoppers across ADUSA brands using data-driven tools.
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