Portfolio Strategy and Operations Manager

at  Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

ABOUT NEEA

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is an alliance of more than 140 electric and natural gas utilities and energy efficiency organizations working on behalf of Northwest energy consumers to increase the adoption of energy-efficient products services and practices. Since 1997, the region has achieved the equivalent to enough energy to power more than 700,000 Northwest homes each year.
The alliance is powered by harnessing the energy, brainpower, and innovative thinking of motivated professionals like you. NEEA places a high value on diversity, and welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, identities and fields of expertise, with or without previous experience in the energy industry. Are you talented, committed, and motivated? If the answer is yes, we encourage you to apply to help us create a vibrant future for all Northwest communities.
Follow this link to our website and learn more about the organization.
This position is based in the Portland, OR metro area, with a hybrid work location. We are looking for candidates who can meet the requirement of working at least 2 days per week onsite at NEEA’s office location. Finalists must have eligibility to work in the US as NEEA is not able to provide VISA sponsorship or have remote work outside of the US.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Portfolio Strategy and Operations Manager plays a critical role within the Portfolio Management Office (PMO), and is responsible for managing cross-functional alignment, operational processes, and communications to ensure the successful planning and execution of NEEA’s energy efficiency and other portfolios of work. This role helps to set portfolio priorities and identify business needs, communicate for internal alignment and awareness, and manage action items so that the organization is aligned and able to meet business objectives.
The Portfolio Strategy and Operations Manager will oversee portfolio planning, resource management, and budget allocation processes for portfolio management across the Market Transformation Division. This role will manage the cross functional Portfolio management team and collaborate to solicit inputs across functions and apply strategic and analytical insights to support and document decision-making. This position will have oversight of key portfolio metrics and manage related assets for internal and external communications.
This role reports to the Director, Portfolio Management Office (PMO).
The candidate will participate in defining and building new processes and content needed to support the growth of the organization and apply a continuous improvement lens across the work.

Salary range: $100,000 - $120,000, exempt

• Salary is based on the applicants Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.

YOUR EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND SKILLS:

• 5+ years of experience in portfolio management, business, financial or strategic planning, or similar cross-functional leadership roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• MBA or other advanced degrees a plus.
• Experience in facilitating cross-functional team meetings and related operational and decision-making processes, action items and accountability needs
• Strong project management, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft tools: Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
• Experience with Asana (or other project management tools) and accessing data from financial and other reporting systems a plus.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with experience presenting to peers, management and key stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and meeting management and organization skills, with the ability to align teams toward solutions and actions and hold individuals accountable.
• Proven ability to join quantitative metrics with qualitative inputs and make strategic recommendations that drive business decisions is a plus.

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.