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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT Portfolio Manager, Security - **Company:** University of Miami - **Location:** Miami, FL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $37,440.0 - $54,080.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Software Applications, Office Suite - **Published:** August 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/59359536-it-portfolio-manager-security ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in relevant field * Minimum 7 years of relevant experience * Operational Management: Optimizes day-to-day operations and processes for efficiency and effectiveness. * Organizational Development: Ability to implement strategies to improve organizational effectiveness, engagement, and manage change. * Financial Oversight: Knowledge of financial operations and management. * Team Leadership: Ability to create and maintain a cohesive and productive team environment, build positive working relationships and work collaboratively with others. * Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications. * Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey ideas clearly and persuasively. Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered. ## Description The University of Miami Health System, "UHealth", IT Department has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time IT Portfolio Manager to drive the strategic planning and execution of a high-impact portfolio of cybersecurity programs and projects. In this critical leadership role, you will influence enterprise-wide security investments, collaborate with senior executives and technology leaders, and ensure that cybersecurity initiatives deliver measurable value to the organization. This is more than a portfolio management position, it is an opportunity to shape the future of cyber resilience, enable innovation securely, and make a lasting impact on the institution's mission of education, research, and patient care and ensure the successful delivery of programs that strengthen cyber resilience across the organization. Core Responsibilities: * Works to develop and implement best practices, processes, and toolsets for effective portfolio/project management, and helps educate staff on best practices and effective project execution. * Manages and leverages the life cycle of a wide range of cross departmental initiatives, investments, programs, projects, and outcomes to optimally achieve enterprise goals and objectives. * Recalibrates the portfolio as necessary when the demands of the business dictate a change in delivery or scope of work. * Collaborates with Project Intake Team to manage the processes of reviewing new requests, assessing project priority, and making go / no-go recommendations to Executive Steering Committee. * Coordinates with Enterprise PMO on management of large, strategic initiatives. * Works with the leadership team, department directors and project business sponsors to provide a comprehensive overview of capital and operational projects (overview includes the anticipated overall budget for each initiative in the portfolio). * Partners with the PMO on project requests, processes and procedures through project completion including projects specifically managed by PMO/PMs. * Provides oversight to program and project managers within the portfolio and quality assurance ensuring that initiatives are being well managed and adhering to appropriate standards and good practice; develops and facilitates regular portfolio performance review presentations for Executive Steering Committee. * Manages all aspects of change control and risk oversight. * Develops an overall understanding of each initiative in the portfolio to understand the potential customer impact and service requirements generated by each initiative in the portfolio. * Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. Department Specific Functions: * Manage and oversee large, complex portfolios of technology and cybersecurity initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and strategic priorities. * Administer portfolio governance processes, including project intake, evaluation, prioritization, and enterprise portfolio management activities. * Develop, analyze, and present portfolio health, risk, and performance reports to executive leadership and governance committees. * Lead cross-functional collaboration with executive leaders, business stakeholders, IT teams, and external vendors to support portfolio and project objectives. * Apply strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills to facilitate decision-making, manage priorities, and support successful portfolio execution. 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