The Hartford

Senior Portfolio Analyst

The Hartford

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Connecticut • Florida • United States

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Salary

💰 $98,400 - $147,600 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Champions adaptability and a positive change mindset across Small Business teams, as teams evolve process, data and technology capabilities on our path to $10B by 2030.
  • Implements and supports strategies that reduce resistance and enhance adoption of new initiatives.
  • Drives leader accountability in adoption and leadership through change, acting as a transformation coach, supporting employees in navigating change.
  • Leads teams in the development and execution of change management plans, including communications, upskilling, and stakeholder engagement campaigns, to support organizational transformation goals and anchor changes.
  • Ensures technology implementations are aligned with business needs and user adoption strategies.
  • Develops, improves, and maintains key Portfolio artifacts in collaboration with Finance and technology teams.
  • Drafts Invest reporting deliverables and other key portfolio artifacts including powerpoint decks, excel spreadsheet and visualizations.
  • Provides support and guidance to Value Stream Owners and Agile Portfolio Managers (APMs) on a regular basis.
  • Supports 3-year roadmapping efforts in partnership with Value Streams and Lean Portfolio Management (LPM Team).
  • Actively manages and refines all aspects of the KPI reporting process in close partnership with the LPM Business Lead, Finance, and Value Stream Owners.
  • Owns Portfolio-level KPI artifacts and monitors Portfolio KPIs against plan.
  • Liaises with Finance to drive Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) refresh efforts.
  • Coordinates and manages monthly and quarterly reporting in Portfolio Syncs and Strategic Roadmap Reviews.
  • Organizes and executes working sessions with stakeholders to solicit input on key tasks, identify completion dates, risk, and issues.
  • Follows up diligently with stakeholders. Drives resolution of open risks and issues.
  • Partners closely with the cross-functional Lean Portfolio Management Teams to ensure adherence to exit criteria as epics move through the Kanban; support overall health of the Portfolio Kanban.
  • Assists with Rally support and data management.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of either P&C, project management, finance, or Agile experience is required.
  • Strong Change Management mindset and Hands-on experience with change frameworks (ADKAR, Kotter or Change Consulting) is required.
  • Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Teams preferred.
  • Process mapping / improvement background preferred.
  • Exposure to agile methodologies and frameworks such as Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum, Kanban, etc. and Rally or similar agile workflow management tools preferred.
  • Consistent and outstanding attention to detail with both numbers and words.
  • Forward-thinking self-starter with the ability to understand "what the team needs to do next" and document those actions into a plan.
  • Ability to Lean In – Seek to understand content, challenge & question, look for improvement opportunities, raise new ideas, build relationships and high-trust, with a focus on adding value
  • Effective written and verbal communications skills with the ability to use data to tell a story and identify the "so what."
  • Strong facilitation, collaboration and influence skills, including the ability to manage multiple stakeholders across multiple business units.
  • Self-motivated individual with demonstrated ability to handle multiple high-priority demands, manage expectations, and achieve objectives in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must be highly adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity; passionate about continuous improvement and innovation.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Bonuses
  • Long-term incentives
  • On-the-spot recognition
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
change managementADKARKotterchange consultingprocess mappingScaled Agile Framework (SAFe)ScrumKanbanKPI reportingCost Benefit Analysis (CBA)
Soft Skills
adaptabilitycommunicationfacilitationcollaborationinfluenceattention to detailself-motivatedproblem-solvingrelationship buildingcontinuous improvement