Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. The IT Portfolio Manager is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of strategic technology initiatives that power McKesson’s distribution services, ensuring alignment between business priorities and IT execution while optimizing resources and driving measurable outcomes.
Responsibilities
• Manage intake across the portfolio, governance, and reporting.
• Establish cadence and mechanisms for stakeholder prioritization.
• Determine resource capacity and allocation in Planview, ensure real-time visibility into under/overallocation.
• Ensure projects are correctly represented in Planview (red/green/yellow status).
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of Planview reporting, ensuring outputs support decision-making.
• Establish capacity and allocation management across the portfolio.
• Ensure Agile and JIRA practices are applied in day-to-day project management.
• Standardize project management practices across the portfolio; project managers own updates end-to-end from BFF through hypercare.
• Implement reporting mechanisms that provide strategic visibility across all participating teams.
• Ensure project managers actively find and drive solutions, not just report issues.
• Navigate independently in unknown domains with urgency, ownership, and strong communication.
• Create portfolio MBRs with business leaders, providing transparency into all projects, resourcing, and capacity availability.
• Standardize intake from other teams, requiring upfront details on who, how long, and how many hours are needed.
Skills
• Degree or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires 6+ years of professional experience and 0-2 years of supervisory experience.
• IT project/portfolio management with increasing responsibility.
• Proven track record managing enterprise-scale portfolios with complex dependencies and regulatory requirements.
• Strong knowledge of supply chain technology domains (WMS, WCS, TMS, automation).
• Proficiency with portfolio and project management tools (Planview, JIRA, MS Project).
• Deep understanding of IT governance, compliance, and risk management.
• Financial acumen in budgeting, forecasting, and cost tracking.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• Certifications preferred: PMP, PfMP, PgMP, SAFe.
Benefits
• Competitive compensation package
• Annual bonus
• Long-term incentive opportunities
Company Overview
• McKesson distributes medical supplies, information technology, and care management products and services. It was founded in 1833, and is headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.mckesson.com.
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