The Hartford · 1 month ago
Senior Portfolio Analyst
Hartford, CT
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$98K/yr - $148K/yr
3+ years expThe Hartford is a leading insurance company focused on making a difference beyond coverages and policies. The Sr. Portfolio Analyst role is pivotal in aligning strategy and execution through Lean and Agile methodologies, overseeing portfolio management, and ensuring financial accountability for products and solutions.
Auto InsuranceCommercial InsuranceEmployee BenefitsFinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceProperty Insurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Oversee portfolio backlog to visualize work, manage flow, and improve predictability
Drive metrics and reporting focused on value delivery, throughput, and portfolio health
Define and maintain portfolio-level objectives that align with enterprise strategy
Facilitate prioritization of initiatives based on value, capacity, and risk
Partner with IT and business portfolio teams, product management, and delivery teams to ensure transparency and enable executive reporting
Facilitate portfolio-level ceremonies and reviews to foster collaboration and alignment
Drive innovation by identifying opportunities to leverage generative AI and other emerging technologies within portfolio management and delivery processes
Supports vendor management, including contracts, Purchase Orders, MBM, invoice approvals
Supports LOB Strategic Themes informing Value Stream OKRs/KPIs
Partners with Portfolio Lead to champion the finance evolution to Agile – funding value streams, product vs. project mindset, and actively uses Agile estimation
Assists in maintaining a workforce strategy, inclusive of vendors, such that employee/vendor ratios, onshore/offshore, HIG offices, etc. are considered to achieve an optimum balance
Monitors current and target team compositions, and path forward via hiring and other levers
Participates in required or needed training, continuous learning activities, participates in CoP
Supports and mentors on lean principles and a continuous improvement and innovation culture
Partners with all roles within the LPM function as necessary to support and with Value Stream leadership and agile teams as necessary to support to drive organizational agility and maximize business outcomes while implementing LPM strategies
Actively supports 1 – 2 LPM Pillars to ensure solutions will deliver the business vision
Assists with the Independently makes trade-off decisions within agile team
Supports Portfolio Kanban to balance and manage Business and IT portfolio mix
Enables support for maintaining healthy, sustainable Portfolio backlogs, visualize and limit Work in Process (WIP), reduce batch sizes, and improve release time/ frequency/quality
Provides support to schedule and prepare health reviews, scorecards, risks, MORs
Informs how to continuously improves Portfolio ways of working, practices, and flow
Accountable for monitoring use of Rally and Clarity, including and data management
Drives guardrails to support dynamic financials, performance, compliance, and/or delivery
Support investment prioritization is transparent and collaborative across Business and IT
Regularly monitor the multiyear roadmap balances business and IT strategies and priorities
Drives continuous compliance with audit, regulatory, and non-discretionary needs
Qualification
Required
3 years' of portfolio management experience or equivalent leadership experience
Proven ability to build commitment and empower others, communicate with clarity, courage and timeliness
Effective Communication Skills: Written, Verbal, Presentation
Strong understanding of Agile and Scaled Agile
Strong knowledge of software development processes and procedures to understand team needs includes fundamentals of iterative and incremental development
Candidate must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship
Preferred
3 years' of industry experience preferred
Experience with Agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, etc
SAFe LPM certification a plus
Benefits
Short-term or annual bonuses
Long-term incentives
On-the-spot recognition
Company
The Hartford
The Hartford is an industry leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1995-12-15IPO
Leadership Team
Christopher Swift
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
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