Program Manager - Portfolio Planning
Chattanooga
Saturday, 25 April 2026
This Program Manager role plays a critical role in shaping how investment decisions translate into business value. This is not a delivery-only role, it is a financially focused, portfolio-driven leadership position responsible for overseeing large-scale initiatives, funding decisions, and vendor investments across multiple value streams. You will operate at the intersection of strategy, finance, and execution, owning a portfolio of initiatives with multi-million dollar annual budgets, including significant third-party vendor spend. Success in this role requires strong analytical thinking, financial discipline, and the ability to translate complex data into clear insights for senior leaders. Portfolio & Financial Leadership:Own end-to-end portfolio planning and financial oversight, ensuring initiatives are prioritized, funded, and executed in direct alignment with business strategy. Actively manage large, complex budgets including tracking spend, validating invoices, ensuring contracts are in place, and confirming financial accuracy. Analyze monthly financials and portfolio metrics to answer critical questions. Partner with leaders to make informed decisions on what to fund, pause, redirect, or stop Business Value & Strategy Execution:Plan and measure business benefit realization, ensuring initiatives are evaluated not just on delivery, but on the sustained performance of their outcomes. Ensure work across value streams supports key objectives such as operational efficiency, regulatory enablement, customer satisfaction (CSAT), and long-term value creation. Translate financial and operational data into clear, compelling narratives that guide executive decision-making Program & Dependency Management:Provide leadership and integration across multiple teams and value streams, coordinating dependencies and resolving issues that impact delivery or financial health. Maintain real-time visibility into portfolio health, progress, risks, dependencies, and financial exposure. Identify, assess, and proactively manage risks as conditions evolve Governance, Reporting & Influence:Prepare and deliver executive-level reporting that combines financial insight, progress tracking, and risk assessment. Ensure strong governance practices are followed across programs, including time reporting, financial controls, and compliance requirements. Influence without authority, indirectly driving teams, program managers, and stakeholders toward aligned outcomes Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience 8 years of experience in program management, portfolio management, finance, or a related discipline. Demonstrated success managing large, complex initiatives ($1 M ), including significant budgets and vendor spend. Strong financial acumen, able to analyze data, reconcile spend, identify anomalies, and tell the story behind the numbers. Advanced communication skills with the ability to influence executive, business, and technical audiences Preferred Experience:Experience with Agile and Scaled Agile organizations (SAFe or equivalent), with a pragmatic mindset toward delivery. Familiarity with common enterprise tools such as Excel, Tableau, PowerPoint, Rally, and similar reporting platforms. Experience managing vendor contracts and third-party delivery partners#LI-TS 1~IN 1 Our company is built on helping individuals and families, and this starts with our employees. We want employees to maintain a positive balance, which is why we provide access to the benefits and resources they need to invest in themselves. From our onsite fitness facilities and generous paid time off to employee professional development programs, we are committed to helping employees live and work their best – both inside and outside the office.