The Senior Director, Portfolio Management acts as a critical bridge between strategy and execution, ensuring teams stay aligned to deliver the ASPCA’s highest-impact initiatives successfully.
This leader partners closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams across the organization to translate strategic priorities into cohesive, value‑driven portfolios that align resources, sequence work, and advance the Organization’s Strategic Framework.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in project and portfolio management—ideally with PMP certification—paired with exceptional communication, organization, and facilitation skills.
This leader will guide multi‑year roadmaps, support key decision‑making, and provide targeted coaching to strengthen project portfolio management capabilities across the Organization, ensuring best practices are embedded and consistently applied.
To thrive in this role, they’ll need sharp critical thinking, strong change‑management skills, and the ability to build trusting and collaborative relationships across teams.
The Senior Director must be able to see the big picture while understanding day‑to‑day realities, connecting strategic goals to practical execution.
A proactive, data‑driven, solution-oriented mindset is essential, as is comfort operating in ambiguity and the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and environments.

Requirements

B.A./B.S. preferred or equivalent professional experience
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred.
Minimum of 8 years of experience working in project or portfolio management, including 5+ years leading large-scale projects in a complex business or nonprofit environment.
Experience overseeing high-visibility project portfolios required
Proficiency with technology, including Microsoft Office/Office 365, Box, Canva, Teams, virtual whiteboards, and developing dashboards required
Advance project management platform skills preferred.
Planview Adapativework experience is a plus.
Comfort in exploring new technical platforms, analyzing their application across the organization and leading implementation and training as needed.
Experience leading change management required
English (Required)

Benefits

Affordable health coverage, including medical, employer-paid dental and optional vision coverage.
Flexible time off that includes vacation time, paid personal time, sick time, bereavement time, paid parental leave, and 10 company paid holidays that allows you even more flexibility to observe the days that mean the most to you.
Competitive financial incentives and retirement savings, including a 401(k) plan with generous employer contributions — we match dollar-for-dollar up to 4% and provide an additional 4% contribution toward your future each year.
Robust professional development opportunities including classes, on-the-job training, coaching and mentorship with industry-leading peers, internal mobility, opportunities to support in the field and so much more.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementportfolio managementchange managementdata analysisdashboard developmentstrategic planningcoachingcritical thinkingproblem-solvinglarge-scale project leadership

Soft Skills

communicationorganizationfacilitationcollaborationtrust-buildingadaptabilityproactivitysolution-oriented mindsetstrategic alignmentrelationship management

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)