Job Description
Skechers is seeking a Portfolio Management Office (PMO) Analyst to play a key role in supporting the overall Skechers Portfolio Management Lifecycle process and our IT ecosystem. The PMO Analyst will be part of the new Skechers Portfolio Management team within IT Business Operations. The PMO Analyst will work closely with internal IT teams, IT project managers and business customers, in overseeing all portfolio management operational functions. This role will report into the Senior Manager, IT Portfolio Management and support project planning, data analysis, and reporting while ensuring project management discipline is applied across all facets of the lifecycle.
** ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIILITIES **
- Responsible for ensuring data reliability and availability in the portfolio
- Analyze portfolio data and provide thought leadership on data trends, reports and dashboards
- Content spar with project teams on escalation and approval documentation to be presented to the Portfolio governing board or other approval authority
- Partner with project teams to identify interdependencies and facilitate cross-funcitonal working teams to ensure interdependencies are managed
- Gather and document initial business requirements during the demand phase, analyze specifications and potential impact on portfolio prioritization
- Participate in the design phase of the project including project plans, resource planning, budgeting/forecasting, and timeline prediction.
- Continuously look for improvement of processes and tools to further evolve portfolio management and the use of industry best practices
- Configure and administer our portfolio management tool used for project intake, tracking, and dashboard reporting (tool TBD)
- Monitor metrics and generate reports to highlight the value of IT and bring visibility to achievements and issues requiring resolution
- Actively champion portfolio management best practices to drive better project planning, delivery and change management
- Assist in enforcement of project deadlines, financial tracking, and change requests
- Assist in identifying client needs and alternative business solutions.
- Assist in the facilitation of team and client meetings
- Deliver informative, well-organized presentations and manage inputs from others
- Assist in closure for all projects and perform required benefit analysis in collaboration with project team and maintain record of all documentation
_ JOB REQUIRMENTS_
Have 3-5 years’ PMO or portfolio experience in either IT or a Business function (Product, Sales, HR, etc.)
Familiarity with project management methodologies including Waterfall & Agile (Kanban or Scrum)
Ability to develop functional requirements and facilitate requirements gathering across multiple groups, documenting clear, accurate, testable requirements
Good planning skills and ability to handle multiple assignments at the same time
Good English communication skills with an ability to discuss technical issues with non-technical people
Strong partnering skills and ability to build and maintain working relationships
Strong understanding of project development methodologies and familiar with SDLC (Software Development Life cycle) concepts
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Ability to effectively negotiate and facilitate problem resolution
_ KEY ATTRIBUTES_
- Keen understanding of data-driven decision making
- Takes initiative and anticipates what needs to be done
- Business acumen with attention to detail
- Have started building executive polish
- Systems thinking approach to problem-solving
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills
- Ability to handle multiple projects and priorities
- Thrives in the face of ambiguity where taking initiative, collaboration and lean continuous improvement are favored
- Develop and maintain close and trusted relationships with clients
- Consistently deliver high-quality results in a timely manner
- Understand principles of the matrix organizational model and operate within it
_ TECHNICAL SKILLS_
- Experience with all Microsoft Office products – especially Excel
- Data analytics
- Previous use of a project or portfolio management tool
- Project Management certification a plus
- ServiceNow experience a plus
- Smartsheet experience a plus
- COBIT concepts and framework a plus
- Change management a plus
- Ability to support the adoption of new tools and processes to track and analyze projects (tools TBD)
_ ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILTES_
_ SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES_