Program & Portfolio Manager Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the program & portfolio manager position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for portfolio Managers with guidance and assistance in the establishing project portfolio management best practices in their respective areas.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Municipal Market familiarity and experience - basic credit, trading and quantitative expertise
• Has successfully managed a team of at least 10 Project Managers
• Has performed interviews and employee appraisals
• Has ensured best project management practices are applied and tools and templates are used
• Has successfully managed the delivery of large and complex infrastructure programs and projects
• Has applied good control of activities and quality assurance processes
• Has excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills
• Experience within a professional services / managed services organization with be a significant asset

In response to your job posting for program & portfolio manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for deep subject matter expertise in project and portfolio management, including knowledge of external best practices and leveraging the EPMO.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Experience implementing technology under a defined corporate and compliant methodology
• Demonstrated project portfolio management skills
• Can manage through ambiguity, driving efforts forward with limited information and intelligent risk taking
• Proficient in project management techniques and methods
• Experience of managing the work of a technical functional area/business unit and demonstrates taking specific actions to enable the team to function efficiently and effectively
• Knowledge and experience in change management efforts, influencing skills at all levels and strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Adapts approach, considers what is important to different audiences and tailors messages accordingly to influence senior management within the business
• See multiple relationships, identifying several likely causes or consequences of a situation to determine the key insights for the business

In response to your job posting for program & portfolio manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for content and thought leadership for Enterprise Portfolio Management Methodology Center and Knowledge Center; provide consultation and training to transfer project management methodologies and knowledge internally.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Work closely with stakeholder organizations to ensure communications (Marketing), systems (Sales Operations), revenue recognition (Finance), internal Services (Enablement) and Sales (Sales Enablement) are optimized to support new product launch and readiness
• Experience as a senior project manager or program manager in IT or a software development setting 4+
• Oversees and directs the activities of portfolio management as they relate to cost, resources, timeline and schedule of investments
• Manages portfolio level risk for PRO projects
• Prepare and conduct quality presentations to a wide audience
• Knowledge of program management and collaboration tools and techniques, including but not limited to MS Project, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Visio, Box.com, Sharepoint and demonstrated proficiency with the other MS Office Suite of products
• Practical experience in Agile delivery methodologies is preferred
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of individuals and teams

I would like to submit my application for the program & portfolio manager opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for advice and guidance to business and technology partners or project team as required regarding best practices in project/program management.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Proven track record of delivering technology projects in a fast paced, large, complex, matrix environment
• Graduate Scientist or engineer in appropriate discipline (Chemistry, Biochemistry, ME, EE)
• Experience in development of complex products as project or portfolio manager, interfacing with senior leadership
• Experience in managing teams working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Active TS/SCI (No Poly)Clearance
• Experience with project management in a Pharmaceutical and/or Biotechnology environment
• Expert understanding of GMP
• Demonstrated experience implementing enterprise data capture/management technologies

In response to your job posting for program & portfolio manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for leadership in developing portfolio management standards, guidelines and best practices that deliver improved productivity, decision-making and results for project, governance and management teams.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Establishes the facts by digging deeper, asking probing questions and challenging initial responses from different sources in order to build consensus on key insights and their implications amongst peers and colleagues
• Actively builds and maintains a network of relationships, internally and externally, outside of normal business contacts in order to develop understanding of the business and marketplace
• Demonstrated experience leading collaborative project teams on technical projects of varying size and complexity
• Experience managing portfolios and/or release schedules
• Experience with project management, product management (preferably Jira) and PPM tools
• Knowledge of waterfall and agile methodologies and tools, and experience managing projects in both
• Willingness to drive Project Portfolio Management throughout the company
• Preferable PMI-project management training (Master/Expert)