IT Program & Portfolio Manager
- Compensation
- $120K–$140K / yr
- Location
- Central Office - New York, NY
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Finance
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 7+ years of experience in program management, portfolio management, PMO, technology operations, or a related field, with 5+ years leading complex cross-functional initiatives and working with senior s
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent technology programs and projects across infrastructure, applications, data, cybersecurity, digital transformation, or related domains.
- Strong experience establishing project governance, portfolio management, prioritization, status reporting, risk management, and executive dashboards.
- Experience facilitating project and portfolio review meetings with senior technology and business leaders.
- Strong understanding of project delivery methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid approaches.
- Experience with portfolio/project management platforms such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Jira, or similar tools.
- Strong business and financial acumen with experience tracking project budgets, resources, vendors, and investments.
- Excellent executive communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to translate complex technology initiatives into clear business outcomes and executive-level communications.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent relevant professional experience will be considered.
- PMP, PgMP, Agile/Scrum, Prosci, or similar certifications preferred.
Full description
About Us:
The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) believes stable and sustainable affordable housing is the foundation of strong communities, and we strive to contribute to comprehensive neighborhood revitalization through our lending and partnerships. A nationally recognized leader in affordable housing finance, CPC has provided a consistent source of capital to underserved housing markets throughout New York State since our inception in 1974.
Today, CPC stands as the largest CDFI solely committed to investing in multifamily housing, having invested more than $15 billion to finance the creation and preservation of more than 230,000 units of quality housing in neighborhoods across New York State and beyond. CPC has a robust construction lending platform, a mortgage bank, and equity and impact investment platforms that focus on our three goals: Expanding Affordable Housing, Closing the Racial Wealth Gap and Investing in the Green Economy.
As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work on impactful projects that make a real difference in people's lives. We're looking for talented individuals who are passionate about our mission and share our values of commitment, respect, excellence, accountability, and collaboration.
Role Summary:
The IT Program & Portfolio Manager is a key member of CPC’s Business Technology organization responsible for establishing and managing the processes, governance, and visibility required to successfully deliver CPC’s technology portfolio.
Reporting to the CIO, this role will work across Technology Operations, Applications, Data & Analytics, and Strategy & Portfolio Management to coordinate programs and projects, maintain the enterprise technology roadmap, facilitate prioritization, track delivery, manage dependencies and risks, and provide clear reporting to technology and business leadership.
The Program & Portfolio Manager will serve as the central coordination point between technology teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and executive leadership, ensuring initiatives are well-defined, appropriately prioritized, effectively governed, and aligned with CPC’s business priorities. The ideal candidate is a highly organized, collaborative, and business-oriented program leader who can bring structure and transparency to a complex portfolio while enabling teams to execute successfully.
What You’ll Do:
Technology Portfolio Management
- Establish and maintain CPC’s consolidated Technology Portfolio and Roadmap across Technology Operations, Applications, Data & Analytics, Digital Workplace, Automation & AI, and other strategic initiatives.
- Maintain visibility into active, planned, proposed, and completed initiatives.
- Establish consistent project intake, evaluation, prioritization, and approval processes.