Sr Manager, Portfolio & Program Management

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Job Summary

The Senior Manager, Portfolio & Program Management plays a critical leadership and ownership role within Comcast’s Integrated Supply Chain Organization (ISCO), driving enterprise-level strategy, execution, and value realization across a portfolio of transformation initiatives and talent development programs. This role is accountable for setting the vision, governance, and outcomes for cross-functional Program and Project Management efforts, as well as early career and employee development strategies. Reporting to the Director of Supply Chain Strategy & Transformation, the Senior Manager owns the end-to-end strategy, design, and execution of the Comcast Supply Chain Internship and Rotational Development Programs, while also serving as a strategic leader across a broader portfolio of high-impact initiatives. These initiatives are focused on building organizational capability, enabling operational excellence, and advancing large-scale change across the Supply Chain. This role requires a seasoned strategist with strong execution rigor who can operate with a high degree of autonomy, influence senior leaders, and translate strategy into measurable business outcomes. The ideal candidate brings a strong point of view on transformation and talent development, thrives in ambiguity, and demonstrates the ability to lead through complexity while developing scalable, sustainable solutions.

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

Portfolio, Program & Project Management

• Own the strategic direction, governance model, and execution of a portfolio of transformation initiatives across the Supply Chain organization.
• Define success metrics, value realization targets, and long-term roadmaps aligned to Supply Chain and enterprise priorities.
• Develop and oversee integrated, multi-year program plans, including timelines, dependencies, resource strategies, and investment trade-offs.
• Establish and continuously evolve portfolio management frameworks, standards, and dashboards to provide executive-level visibility into progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Proactively identify and resolve cross-program risks, interdependencies, and capacity constraints.
• Serve as a thought leader in program delivery excellence, driving continuous improvement through data, retrospectives, and best-practice adoption.

Early Career Talent Pipeline Leadership

• Own and set the long-term strategy for the Supply Chain Internship and Rotational Development Programs, ensuring alignment with future capability and leadership needs.
• Act as the primary business owner for program design, governance, and outcomes, with accountability for participant success and organizational impact.
• Partner closely with University Relations, Talent, and Supply Chain leadership to shape workforce planning, talent pipelines, and succession strategies.
• Oversee all aspects of program execution, including rotation strategy, curriculum architecture, performance frameworks, and post-program placement outcomes.
• Continuously evolve program design through innovation, benchmarking, and stakeholder feedback to ensure Comcast remains competitive in attracting and developing top early career talent.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior Supply Chain leaders on portfolio prioritization, program performance, and talent strategy.
• Lead executive steering committees and decision forums, framing complex issues and recommendations clearly for senior audiences.
• Drive alignment across cross-functional partners by influencing without authority and balancing competing priorities.
• Develop and execute executive-level communication strategies that clearly articulate progress, impact, and strategic value.

Learning & Development Integration

• Partner with Learning & Development leaders to architect leadership, functional, and experiential learning strategies embedded within early career programs.
• Ensure early career and rotational programs are fully integrated with broader employee development, capability-building, and leadership pipelines.
• Identify and scale opportunities for shared learning, best practices, and talent mobility across Comcast’s broader talent ecosystem.

Operational Excellence

• Provide strategic oversight of program operations, including budgets, vendor partnerships, relocation strategy, and logistics at scale.
• Ensure programs are operationally resilient, scalable, and consistently executed across cycles and cohorts.
• Leverage advanced analytics and insights to inform strategic decisions, measure ROI, and continuously evolve program effectiveness.
• Anticipate future operational needs and proactively design solutions to support growth and complexity.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
  7–10+ years of experience in portfolio management, program management, supply chain, strategy, transformation, or talent development roles.
• Demonstrated experience owning and leading large, complex portfolios or enterprise programs with executive visibility.
• Strong strategic orientation with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans and sustained execution.
• Proven ability to influence and partner with senior leaders across functions in a matrixed environment.
• Excellent executive communication, storytelling, and facilitation skills.
• Deep understanding of supply chain operations, organizational design, and change management principles.
• Advanced proficiency in program and portfolio management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project), data analytics, and the MS Office Suite.
• Experience with Workday, applicant tracking systems, learning platforms, or survey tools strongly preferred.

Core Responsibilities

• Oversees the implementation of deployment readiness program for regional rollouts, including communications, UAT and training support for call centers.
• Defines quality gates to ensure market readiness is in line with deployment milestones.
• Develops and defines methods and procedures for end users to address deploying technology and operational process changes. Ensures operational plans are in line with business objectives.
• Reviews and updates Training Strategy to meet region specific needs.
• Defines a training plan to ensure business continuity.
• Reviews UAT testing strategy and updates to meet regional differences.
• Supports UAT readiness through the management of the market Readiness checklist. Creates UAT test plan, test cases and scripts.
• Manages testing environment requests to include test accounts and required test data. Provides centralized defect management for on-site UAT and live trials, maintains the defect and issues log and conducts daily defect reviews.
• Prepares and communicates daily testing status and defect reports. Manages daily testing status and defect tracking.
• Initiates metrics baseline and ongoing collection process in region. Escalates project issues and risks as appropriate.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Skills:

Program Management; Financial Metrics; Business Case Development; Supply Chain; Portfolio Management; Talent Development; Financial Analysis

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Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

7-10 Years