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# IT Portfolio Manager, Security

- **Company:** University of Miami
- **Location:** Miami, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Software Applications, Office Suite
- **Published:** October 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/75753063-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.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.