Senior Director, Agile Portfolio Management

Job Title:

Senior Director, Agile Portfolio Management

About Skyhigh Security:

Skyhigh Security is a dynamic, fast-paced, cloud company that is a leader in the security industry. Our mission is to protect the world s data, and because of this, we live and breathe security. We value learning at our core, underpinned by openness and transparency.

Since 2011, organizations have trusted us to provide them with a complete, market-leading security platform built on a modern cloud stack. Our industry-leading suite of products radically simplifies data security through easy-to-use, cloud-based, Zero Trust solutions that are managed in a single dashboard, powered by hundreds of employees across the world. With offices in Santa Clara, Aylesbury, Paderborn, Bengaluru, Sydney, Tokyo and more, our employees are the heart and soul of our company.

Skyhigh Security Is more than a company; here, when you invest your career with us, we commit to investing in you. We embrace a hybrid work model, creating the flexibility and freedom you need from your work environment to reach your potential. From our employee recognition program, to our Blast Talks learning series, and team celebrations (we love to have fun!), we strive to be an interactive and engaging place where you can be your authentic self.

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Role Overview:

About the Role

The Senior Director, Agile Portfolio Management has accountability for the effective operation of the Agile portfolio delivery office, comprising a team of programme managers that assist with the delivery of a portfolio of software products across the Skyhigh Security SaaS and on-premise platforms.

The portfolio delivery office is concerned with the following activities. (1) Delivery coordination for cross-team portfolio initiatives, (2) coordination of new product introduction (NPI), (3) Economic and value-based alignment with business strategy driven by data and insights, (4) Portfolio-level reporting aligned to key business value outcomes, (5) driving standardisation and best practice across delivery teams.

This position reports to the Chief Technology Officer.

About the Role

The Senior Director, Agile Portfolio Management has accountability for the effective operation of the Agile portfolio delivery office, comprising a team of program managers that assist with the delivery of a portfolio of software products across the Skyhigh Security SaaS and on-premise platforms.

The portfolio delivery office is concerned with the following activities. (1) Delivery coordination for cross-team portfolio initiatives, (2) coordination of new product introduction (NPI), (3) Economic and value-based alignment with business strategy driven by data and insights, (4) Portfolio-level reporting aligned to key business value outcomes, (5) driving standardisation and best practice across delivery teams.

This position reports to the Chief Technology Officer.

Key Accountabilities:

• Define, establish and operate the Portfolio Delivery Office, including working principles, key processes and cultural transformation. Tailor industry best practice to meet the specific needs of Skyhigh Security

• Refine the role of the programme managers & develop the team to work effectively with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, and Product Marketing as part of the Skyhigh SDLC in a high trust / high accountability environment

• Manage the allocation of programme managers in-line with demand

• Ensure that key cross-functional initiatives have clear leadership and coordination and that portfolio dependencies and risks are managed

• Drive a consistent approach to NPI that spans across the Product, GTM, and Delivery organizations to ensure product investments are effectively delivering value to customers

• Create a consistent approach to portfolio delivery & work tracking, driving data and reporting into the toolchain (Jira etc) wherever possible

• Explicit tracking of workforce allocation against business defined goals and budget guardrails

• Maintain explicit linkage of strategy to execution through annual, quarterly and monthly cycles

• Monthly and quarterly reporting to business executive

• Coordination of annual portfolio planning in cooperation with sales operations and customer operations.

• Create and maintain transparent access to portfolio delivery information

• Foster operational excellence with a focus on transparent KPIs

• Instill a learning culture with continuous improvement. Harvest best practices, identify bottlenecks and streamline the product portfolio process

About You

• Strong Agile practitioner with experience working with large geographically distributed teams

• Experience managing the delivery of enterprise software products (SaaS and on premise)

• Experience managing product investments from investment decision to value realisation.

• Experience leading team transformations to Agile ways of working

• Experience working through strategy and investment funding cycles within a software product business

• Experience in managing budgets

• Familiarity with Agile scaling models LeSS/SAFe etc

• Strong influencing skills

Company Benefits and Perks:

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

• Retirement Plans
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Support for Community Involvement

Were serious about our commitment to diversity which is why we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.