- Company Name
- LeverageTek Staffing Solutions
- Job Title
- IT Project Portfolio Analyst
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** IT Project Portfolio Analyst
**Role Summary:**
Provide end‑to‑end support for the organization’s Project Management Framework over a 3‑month contract. Manage portfolio governance, project intake, and resource planning while delivering performance metrics and continuous improvement recommendations.
**Expectations:**
- Deliver complete project artifacts (business cases, change requests, status reports).
- Facilitate project approval processes with senior management and steering committees.
- Monitor KPIs, risks, and compliance; suggest enhancements to project workflows.
- Maintain accurate resource forecasting and capacity tool.
- Align projects with strategic objectives through intake, ideation, and prioritization.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Support delivery and governance of the PMF and portfolio processes.
- Prepare and present business cases, change requests, and updates to SMC and ITSC.
- Track and report portfolio KPIs, progress, risks, and compliance.
- Manage the project portal capacity tool for accurate resourcing.
- Facilitate intake, ideation, and prioritization, balancing strategic alignment.
- Audit and improve PMO processes; recommend best practices for planning, delivery, and monitoring.
- Participate in CAB meetings and support change management activities.
- Coordinate release deployments, production risk, and rollback planning.
- Engage stakeholders, push back, and reprioritize when necessary.
**Required Skills:**
- Project portfolio / PMO framework experience.
- Strong analytical, systems‑thinking, and problem‑solving skills.
- 2–3 years in an IT analyst, project analyst, or PMO support role.
- Minimum 5 years IT experience in development, analysis, architecture, or leadership roles.
- Proven change‑management support, milestone tracking, and deadline fulfillment.
- Release coordination, production risk management, and rollback planning.
- Stakeholder management, negotiation, and prioritization skills.
- Familiarity with APIs, server environments, system upgrades.
- Excellent communication, organization, and documentation.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Post‑secondary degree in Business, Technology, or related discipline.
- Optional certifications in PMO, PMP, PRINCE2, or similar.
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