84.51˚ · 1 day ago
Portfolio and Operations Manager (P4002)
Cincinnati, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$99K/yr - $146K/yr
4+ years exp84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. The Portfolio & Operations Lead is responsible for driving portfolio execution and operational excellence for one or more medium-to-large Business Teams, ensuring that portfolios are structured, prioritized, and executed to meet both short-term objectives and long-term strategic goals.
Management Consulting
Responsibilities
Strategic Planning – Operationalizes the Business Teams’ (BT) strategy through creation and maintenance of BT portfolio hierarchy in partnership with Business Leadership, ensuring the Business Teams’ portfolios are optimized and enabled to deliver against the long and short-term strategic goals of the business
Strategic Leadership Identify and drive alignment across critical dependencies and risks in the portfolio. Provide advice, analytics and actionable insights to key stakeholders and decision makers for investment and prioritization decision-making; Facilitates portfolio management meetings, ceremonies and processes for assigned Business Teams
Operational Excellence – Ensures portfolio metadata is completed and maintained (intake and prioritization process, data accuracy, data synchronization with other platforms) by effectively engaging and influencing the accountable leaders and helping to offload some of the duplicative data requirements between systems
Benefits Realization – Partner with Finance team to leverage Value Framework to measure how portfolio initiatives deliver value to the enterprise and key stakeholders
Strategic Partnership – Serve as the central coordination point for the Director, Kroger Model Strategy & Execution Leader and Business Team leadership
Strategic Planning - Coordinate deliverables connected to annual/quarterly/periodic planning and reporting as needed. Support rollout of new processes, governance updates, or business-wide communications
Operational Excellence – Help teams adopt new ways of working by providing clear expectations, documentation, and training. Supports the BT’s weekly, monthly, and quarterly operating rhythms and manage recurring reporting responsibilities (e.g., weekly business updates, KPI reporting, status summaries, All Hands Meeting decks)
Benefits Realization – Maintain dashboards, trackers, and templates used in operational reviews
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree required
4–7 years of experience in Project, Program, and/or Portfolio Management, preferably with complex, cross-functional, or large-scale engagements
Demonstrated experience working in a matrixed environment with multiple stakeholders (e.g., business, technology, product, finance)
Strong portfolio management and planning skills, including prioritization, scenario modeling, and resource/capacity considerations
Proven ability to translate strategy into actionable portfolios and to connect high-level goals to specific initiatives and measurable outcomes
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to turn data into insights and clear recommendations for senior leaders
Strong communication, facilitation, and influencing skills; comfortable presenting to and challenging senior stakeholders in a constructive way
High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple initiatives and stakeholders simultaneously
Proactive, collaborative, and approachable; able to develop trusted advisor relationships with Business Team leaders and project/program owners
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
Preferred
Experience with portfolio or project management tools (e.g., Strategic Portfolio Management platforms, Shibumi, PPM solutions); advanced Excel and/or data visualization (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is a plus
Benefits
Health: Medical: with competitive plan designs and support for self-care, wellness and mental health.
Dental: with in-network and out-of-network benefit.
Vision: with in-network and out-of-network benefit.
Wealth: 401(k) with Roth option and matching contribution.
Health Savings Account with matching contribution (requires participation in qualifying medical plan).
AD&D and supplemental insurance options to help ensure additional protection for you.
Happiness: Paid time off with flexibility to meet your life needs, including 5 weeks of vacation time, 7 health and wellness days, 3 floating holidays, as well as 6 company-paid holidays per year.
Paid leave for maternity, paternity and family care instances.
Company
84.51˚
84.51° helps companies create sustainable growth by putting the customer at the center of everything.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
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Director, Product - Platform Components
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