Sr. D&T Manager – Agile Portfolio Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead evolution of Agile Portfolio Management, fostering an agile culture and continuous value delivery. Manage and optimize value streams, ensuring strategic alignment.
• Manage a hybrid portfolio (projects & products), utilizing and contributing to standardized best practices for optimal outcomes. Contribute to a dynamic roadmap, adapting to changing business needs in partnership with Product Group and Value Stream leadership.
• Advance the MillsWork 2.0 Agile Transformation serving as a strategic Agile coach and change champion for Value Stream Leaders.
• Support value stream/product activation, ensuring strategic alignment, business cases, and resource management. Establish lightweight governance, leveraging performance data (OKRs, KPIs) for continuous improvement.
• Lead portfolio planning and resource allocation across value streams, advancing a value-stream-based funding model while ensuring technology roadmap alignment and transparent product cost/value.
• Ensure consistent agile practices. Drive continuous prioritization, aligning initiatives with strategic objectives.
• Define and track key metrics (flow efficiency, cycle time, business outcomes). Proactively identify and mitigate risks, ensuring portfolio stability.
• Foster collaboration across teams. Lead and mentor a high-performing project management/agile coaching team.
• Partner with Finance/HR for financial transparency and resource allocation. Champion efficiency and prioritization across the portfolio.
• Collaborate for continuous improvement. Develop and deliver compelling portfolio narratives and presentations.
• Steward value-driven decision-making across the SPMLC. Align portfolio work to business outcomes using measurable metrics.
• Lead change management for effective portfolio delivery and agile adoption.

Qualification & Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field
• Willingness to work flexible/extended hours in collaboration with multiple time zones.
• 20+ years of overall experience, including 8-10 years in program and portfolio management with a focus on Agile methodologies and Lean Portfolio Management (LPM).
• Experience in business case development, working in digital and technology projects and managing standards-based programs.
• Proven leadership and influence, achieved through strategic vision and strong partnerships, maximizing portfolio prioritization, decisions, and outcomes in a dynamic environment.
• Strong financial acumen, experience with business case development, and/or finance experience.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and unforeseen challenges, leading through ambiguity to consistently deliver portfolio success.
• Ability to see programs with both a deep and broad perspective, understanding the interconnectedness of initiatives.
• Proactive risk management, identifying and mitigating potential risks before they impact the portfolio’s success. This includes developing contingency plans and proactively addressing emerging challenges.
• Ability to identify challenges and bring forward solutions in a collaborative way.
• Exceptional communication skills, comfort presenting to large groups, and experience with storytelling and deck creation.
• Comfort with guiding productive discourse discussions and making tough decisions.
• Collaborative by nature with a strong focus on enabling team culture.
• People management experience with a proven track record of effectively developing talent.
• Deep understanding and experience with Traditional Project (Waterfall) & Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, XP), and Agile scaling frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, etc.) and strategic application to work to maximize outcomes and effective ways of working.
• Experience with value stream mapping, roadmapping, and interdependency identification.
• Understanding of portfolio management and delivery tools.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with General Mills standard/best practices for Portfolio/Project Management, Agile ways of working, Continuous Improvement, and Change Management.
• Experience leading change and transformations with influential leadership.
• Proficiency with data, insights, and performance metrics to support data-driven decision-making and value realization.
• Experience managing large, techno-functional portfolios and programs, with demonstrated ability to bridge Digital & Technology and Business teams.
• Strong business analysis skills.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, complex, and transforming environment.
• Flexible, reliable, and proactive with a strong sense of ownership and a “can-do” attitude.

Benefits

• Insurance Benefits
• Retirement Benefits
• Vacation Policy
• Other Perks and Benefits…