Portfolio Manager

Job summary

The Portfolio Manager leads a team of Technical Program Managers to oversee customer programs, NPIs, and strategic initiatives within a business vertical. This role is responsible for setting portfolio priorities, managing risks, driving pricing strategies, and providing executive-level reporting.

Job details

Join CoolIT, an Ecolab Company, a global leader in Direct Liquid Cooling technology for data centers, supercomputers, and high-performance computing environments. The Portfolio Manager leads a team of Technical Program Managers responsible for customer programs, NPIs, and strategic initiatives within a business vertical. This role drives portfolio priorities, governance, risk and revenue visibility, pricing strategy, customer escalation, and executive reporting while supporting capacity planning through prioritization and escalation. What’s in it For You Day 1 Coverage: Employer-paid comprehensive benefits, including dental, prescription drug, vision, paramedical coverage, and a $1,000 annual Flexible Spending Account. RRSP: 2% employer-sponsored contribution. Enjoy three weeks of vacation, six flex days, and a one-week paid company-wide holiday shutdown. $1,000 Annual professional development allowance to support your ongoing learning, skill development, and career growth. Dress for your day in a casual, professional environment. Work in a hybrid environment. What You Will Do Lead, coach, and develop Technical Program Managers, ensuring clear ownership, consistent standards, and strong execution across the assigned vertical. Set portfolio priorities that align customer commitments, forecasted revenue, strategic objectives, risk, and business outcomes. Serve as the first escalation point for customer program issues, representing the organization with confidence, credibility, and sound judgment. Manage portfolio-level risk and revenue visibility by identifying forecast gaps, bottlenecks, and issues requiring TPM support, escalation, or mitigation. Support PMO-owned capacity planning by prioritizing active NPIs, resolving priority conflicts, and escalating resource constraints. Act as gatekeeper for project intake, evaluation, prioritization, approval, and portfolio planning through Lean Portfolio Management. Develop portfolio pricing strategies with Product Management, Sales, Finance, and other stakeholders to improve pricing intelligence and decision-making. Lead portfolio reviews, executive dashboards, and decision forums to raise critical risks, secure leadership support, and drive timely resolution. Minimum Qualifications 8+ years of experience in program management, portfolio management, product development, or engineering leadership. Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop Technical Program Managers or senior program leaders. Strong knowledge of Lean Portfolio Management, project prioritization, resource planning, and portfolio governance. Demonstrated ability to balance customer commitments, strategic objectives, technical risk, capacity, and business trade-offs. Excellent communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, executive stakeholder management, and customer-facing escalation skills. Strong leadership presence with the ability to build alignment and drive accountability across cross-functional teams. We thank every candidate in advance; however, we will contact only those selected for an interview. Please note: immigration sponsorship is not available for this role. Successful candidates for this position will be required to undergo background checks, including criminal record checks and education verification. ABOUT COOLIT, AN ECOLAB COMPANY Founded in Calgary, Alberta in 2001, CoolIT Systems is the leading Direct Liquid Cooling technology provider for data centers, supercomputers, and desktop computers. We design and manufacture solutions used by the largest tech companies globally. Recognized as one of “The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies 2023” by Financial Times and honored with the Deloitte Fast 50 Clean Technology award in 2022, as well as the Deloitte Fast 500 distinction in both 2021 and 2022, CoolIT's rapid growth is capturing global attention. As demand for generative AI, high-performance computing and cloud solutions rapidly expands, there has never been a more exciting time to join our team. #LI-Hybrid During pre-screening, we may use an AI tool, supported by human oversight, to efficiently manage tasks such as resume screening and/or interview scheduling. All hiring decisions are made by human reviewers. Successful candidates will be required to undergo pre-hire background checks as a condition of employment. Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.

What you’ll do

The Portfolio Manager leads a team of Technical Program Managers to oversee customer programs, NPIs, and strategic initiatives within a business vertical. This role is responsible for setting portfolio priorities, managing risks, driving pricing strategies, and providing executive-level reporting.

Requirements

Candidates must have 8+ years of experience in program or portfolio management with a proven track record of leadership and coaching. Strong knowledge of Lean Portfolio Management, project prioritization, and the ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders are essential.

Benefits

• Dental coverage
• Prescription drug coverage
• Vision coverage
• Paramedical coverage
• Flexible spending account
• RRSP contribution
• Paid vacation
• Flex days
• Paid holiday shutdown
• Professional development allowance

Listed skills

• Leadership · Preferred
• Executive Reporting · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Coaching · Preferred
• Conflict Resolution · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred
• Cross-Functional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Portfolio management
• Technical program management
• Lean portfolio management
• Project prioritization
• Resource planning
• Portfolio governance
• Risk management
• Revenue forecasting
• Pricing strategy
• Stakeholder management
• Conflict resolution
• Executive reporting
• Capacity planning
• Leadership
• Coaching
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strategic Objectives
• Portfolio Analysis
• Generative Artificial Intelligence
• Accountability
• Planning
• Dashboard
• Capacity Planning
• Decision Making
• Communication
• Conflict Resolution
• Data Centers
• Finance
• Sales
• Governance
• Medical Prescription
• New Product Development
• Portfolio Management
• Pricing Strategies
• Product Management
• Program Management
• Resource Constraints
• Resource Planning
• Resume Screening
• Stakeholder Management
• Supercomputing
• Scheduling
• Mitigation
• Prioritization

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Technology
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Energy
• Portfolio Manager
• Investment Fund Manager
• Financial and Investment Advisers
• Investment Fund Managers
• Financial Managers

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