Sr Manager, Strategic Initiative Portfolio - Pilot Company

Pilot Company is an industry-leading network of travel centers with more than 30,000 team members and over 750 retail and fueling locations in 44 states and six Canadian provinces. Our energy and logistics division serves as a top supplier of fuel, employing one of the largest tanker fleets and providing critical services to oil operations in our nation's busiest basins. Pilot Company supports a growing portfolio of brands with expertise in supply chain and retail operations, logistics and transportation, technology and digital innovation, construction, maintenance, human resources, finance, sales and marketing.

Founded in 1958 by Jim A. Haslam II and currently led by CEO Adam Wright, our founding values, people-first culture and commitment to giving back remains true to us today. Whether we are serving guests, a fellow team member, or a trucking company, we are dedicated to fueling people and keeping North America moving.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Military encouraged to apply.

The Sr. Manager, Strategic Initiatives Portfolio is responsible for driving excellence in delivery of the strategic Initiatives portfolio through leading, coaching and supporting a group of program and project leaders across multiple lines of business.  This position requires significant interaction with cross-functional departments within all levels of the organization from executive leaders, functional leaders, teams and vendor partners.  They take a direct and hands-on approach to ensuring each strategic initiative delivers within scope, quality, schedule, and budget constraints. They are an evangelist for delivering with a high degree of excellence through leveraging standard delivery frameworks, tools and behaviors.  They resource program and project managers, drive performance and provides active coaching.

• Accountable to ensure end-to-end delivery of the strategic initiatives within their assigned portfolio, including ensuring scope, cost, schedule resources, scope, quality, and risk are progressing as planned
• Evangelizes, coaches and teaches proven delivery practices including frameworks, tools and behaviors
• Ensures dependencies of multiple related programs and projects are known and managed
• Supports team by removing barriers, escalating risks and issues, building consensus, and driving decisions
• Owns portfolio governance including portfolio status, financial management and reviews and executive alignment.
• Drives portfolio evaluation through ensuring scoping, estimating, resource demand planning and road mapping are defined
• Recruits, motivates, leads and develops a superior team of professionals who can lead enterprise level initiatives through internal and external pipelines
• Provides clear, consistent leadership, management and mentoring for direct reports and the broader delivery organization. Inspires, empowers and motivates the organization, leading by example

• B.S. or equivalent degree in Business Management, Business Administration, or related field
• 10+ years’ progressive delivery offices, program management offices, or management consulting practice with a minimum of 5+ years in an established leadership role overseeing large-scale enterprise initiatives
• 3+ years’ experience successfully managing, leading, and developing a team of program and project management professionals
• PMP, Agile, or other relevant certifications highly preferred
• Advanced Microsoft Office Skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, OneNote, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Experience with portfolio management tools such as Smartsheet & Jira
• Extensive In-depth understanding of multiple delivery methodologies including but not limited to waterfall, agile, and Lean
• Comprehensive knowledge and progressive experience managing enterprise programs and projects, managing a group of programs and projects, managing project portfolios, and establishing processes for governance & control frameworks
• Exceptional experience in resource capacity planning, budgeting, and financial management. Strong planning and organizational skills
• Very strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact professionally and build relationships with a diverse group of executives, managers, vendors, and subject matter experts
• Deep quantitative and analytical abilities with a clear understanding of the business, excellent problem-solving skills, and sound judgment
• Established people leader with a proven track record in organizational management and rapid organizational growth
• A driven self-starter obsessed with moving the company forward, who thrives in a fast paced, rapid execution environment. A solid executor, someone who gets things done
• Ability to present complex ideas and influence stakeholders and partners at all levels

• Travels less than 5% of the time.