Manager, Digital Transformation Portfolio

Manager, Digital Transformation Portfolio

The Columbus Regional Airport Authority has an exciting opportunity available for a Digital Transformation Portfolio Manager in our Innovation and Technology Services department. This new role leads a series of digital transformation projects & programs through planning, execution and control with a focus on quality, customer satisfaction, and budget. This position drives & implements agile project management methodologies, identified through ideation sessions & manages innovative initiatives that lead to opportunities for automation using data through machine learning & artificial intelligence, project manage strategic initiatives on the IT roadmap in support of digital transformation, provide program oversight & project management for data governance & data management projects as well as emergent technology projects, and develop & manage plans for cloud transition & establishing DevOps environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a change agent and lead projects around emergent technologies. Engage teams to gain exposure, be a champion for testing new technologies and connect others to the potential, and manage implementations of various demonstration programs to prove out new approaches.
• Establishes scale up project plans, project budgets, resource plans, business requirements, and develops program reporting; bring definition to demonstration and/or proof of concept.
• Prepares detailed project plans and business requirements, traceability matrices, test plans, project updates, business process diagrams, and other deliverables necessary to support the project.
• Helps drive prioritization of innovation ideas per the strategic priorities for the organization and generates and inspires innovation ideas across the organization.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field

• Minimum five (5) years of experience acting as an IT project manager for digital transformation; experience leading and managing complex initiatives and information technology projects through implementation

• Experience responding to grants and/or working with grant writing services preferred but not required

• Or equivalent education and years of experience

• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment drug test and background check.

Interested applicants can apply online.