Portfolio Director

About this role

What makes us, us  

Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to   SimCorp !  

At its foundation,   SimCorp   is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centred organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.  

If you like what   we’re   saying, keep reading!   

Why this role is important to us  

At   SimCorp , we   facilitate   the streamlining of investment decisions, accounting, and operations for major global financial institutions. We do this through IT systems, processes, and financial knowledge. Implementing our software by way of high-quality projects is at the core of what we do. To introduce our software to our clients, and deliver the outcomes they will adopt, business consultants are essential to us.    

The Portfolio Director   is responsible for   strategic oversight of a portfolio of client programs and projects, ensuring delivery performance, risk management, and client outcomes across the portfolio. This role drives standardisation, predictability, and continuous improvement across Project and Program Management. With typically 10+ years of experience in project management or client-facing roles, this position involves leading cross-functional teams to drive successful project or program delivery, customer satisfaction, and long-term value. The Portfolio Director works closely with clients, internal teams, and senior stakeholders to address strategic needs,   optimize   delivery, and foster lasting relationships.  

The Professional Services (PS) team is structured around 4 pillars:   Business   Consulting   (BC);   Project Management (PM) ;   Service Delivery Management (SDM) ; and   Service Engagement Management (SEM) . From the early sales phase to final Go lives, this “One team” works closely together and   in sync   with all relevant stakeholders in   The Americas   and   Client Services   to secure best project experience and value for our clients. The combination of global scale standards and best practice with strong Market Unit execution is our DNA.  

As   SimCorp   continues to expand its service catalogue and market reach, Project Managers are increasingly exposed to more complex and high velocity onboarding activities, with a constant demand for delivery excellence. This requires the implementation of high-quality delivery excellence process,   appropriate tools   and systematic execution across all opportunities. The mission of the role is to ensure that the region can efficiently and effectively handle multiple complex deliveries simultaneously, with good governance, stakeholder   management   and proper risk control measures in place,   ultimately leading   to increased success through delivery.  

As a Portfolio Director you will be reporting to the Head of Delivery. You will be assigned the responsibility to either take the full ownership of client delivery or to provide support to the Head of Delivery through execution of best practices.  

Working directly with Consulting teams, Commercial, Value Advisory, CSM, and all relevant Client Services stakeholders, you will   be responsible for   managing successful delivery of large and complex deals across The Americas, orchestrating inputs related to   delivery health, performance, and risk across a defined client portfolio.  

The Portfolio Director provides strategic oversight across a portfolio of client programs and projects, with accountability for   delivery   performance, risk management, and client outcomes. This role ensures consistent governance, reporting, and delivery standards across engagements, while providing senior escalation support to Program and Project Managers. The Portfolio Director partners with Professional Services leadership on capacity planning, delivery strategy, and continuous improvement initiatives, and   represents   the Project Management function in senior internal and client forums. The role plays a key part in shaping and evolving   SimCorp’s   delivery model to drive predictability, scalability, and long-term client value.  

For this role we are looking for experienced and ambitious individuals who will bring extensive client-facing experience, stakeholder management as well as both project sales and delivery experience to support our large and complex opportunities.  

What you will   be responsible for      

• Owns delivery of an end-to-end program or a portfolio of interconnected projects.  

• Strategic alignment, cross-initiative governance, portfolio budgeting and resourcing, executive reporting.  

• Enterprise planning, program governance, senior stakeholder alignment, complex risk/ financial management .  

• Owns a program (multiple interdependent projects) or a portfolio (multiple initiatives aligned to a strategy).  

• Responsible for strategic alignment, long-term planning, and benefit realisation.  

• Operates across multiple teams, business domains, or geographies.  

• Establishes and enforces governance frameworks and standards.  

• Own the strategic direction and operating model of a program or portfolio.  

• Drive alignment between multiple projects and organisational   objectives .  

• Define governance, standards, and delivery frameworks for the program/portfolio.  

• Control program/portfolio budget, resource model, and sequencing.  

• Portfolio prioritisation within agreed boundaries.  

• Funding allocation across projects/programs.  

• Escalation pathways and risk mitigation strategies.  

• Operating cadence (steering committees, performance reviews).  

• Approaches to benefits tra

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