Senior Consultant, Portfolio Strategy – Operations

Xcel Energy

Owns the operating rhythm and strategic planning cadence for a multi-team IT portfolio at Xcel Energy. Collaborates with leadership to translate strategy into actionable plans and outcomes.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeMinneapolis • Colorado, Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $97,600 - $138,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Owns the operating rhythm and strategic planning cadence for a multi-team IT portfolio
Partners with portfolio leadership to translate strategy into a defensible quarterly plan
Runs the meetings that keep delivery teams aligned
Contributes to resourcing and financial planning decisions
Consults with leaders on identifying goals to be achieved by the business area
Responsible to ensure that business unit strategies are integrated across the business area
Facilitates the process to create an implementation plan
Designs and facilitates the use of systematic tools and techniques e.g., SWOT analysis, to identify priority issues
Monitors progress of plans against business results
Owns the end-to-end quarterly planning lifecycle: Strategy Session, Pre-Planning, Planning event, Read-Out, and Retro
Sets agendas, facilitates sessions, coordinates logistics, and drives follow-through on outcomes
Maintains portfolio artifacts: planning decks, org charts, SharePoint site, and supporting documentation
Ensures the effective delivery of strategic communications around all business area activities
Leverages business area systems and data to identify, develop and deliver impactful metrics and other analytics and/or automated solutions
Works with leaders within the business area to develop, implement, and monitor the budget

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
At least seven years of related experience
Demonstrated experience in strategy and with business and operational performance measures
Experience in communications with demonstrated ability to deliver effective and strategic messages to audiences ranging from front line employees to senior executives
Experience leveraging technology
Demonstrated leadership capabilities in project management
Demonstrated ability to meet business and financial objectives
5+ years in IT portfolio operations, program management, or technology strategy preferred
Expert-level knowledge of Agile/SAFe methodologies with hands-on experience leading PI Planning, coaching teams, and driving consistency, predictability, and continuous improvement in delivery execution
Must have the ability to influence, coach, and align cross-functional teams on PI Planning best practices, driving enterprise-level consistency and continuous improvement in planning and execution
Initiative and feature management in Jira
Strong facilitation skills with senior IT and business stakeholders
Working knowledge of OM/ CapEx forecasting and SOW lifecycle

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual Incentive Program
Medical/Pharmacy Plan
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
Health Care Reimbursement Account
Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA)
Transportation Reimbursement Account
Short-term disability (STD)
Long-term disability (LTD)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
Tuition reimbursement
Transit programs
Employee recognition program
Pension
401(k) plan
Paid time off (PTO)
Holidays
Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
Parental Leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic planningfinancial planningSWOT analysisAgile methodologiesSAFe methodologiesproject managementbudget managementmetrics developmentautomated solutionsfeature management

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationfacilitationinfluencecoachingalignmentinitiativecollaborationproblem-solvingorganizational skills