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Covetrus is dedicated to advancing the world of veterinary medicine and empowering veterinary healthcare teams across the companion, equine, and large-animal health markets. We provide a comprehensive suite of products, software, and services to help drive improved patient health, strong client relationships, and successful financial outcomes for veterinary professionals. SUMMARY The IT Portfolio Director is responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining an enterprise IT Portfolio Management program to ensure that IT projects and programs are planned forand delivered according to business demands and priorities. The IT Portfolio Director will provide the vision and leadership necessary to plan and execute strategic programs and tactical projects. This role collaborates with IT and business leaders to properly charter and fund IT execution and ongoing support, balancing internal and external resources as needed. This position requires a visionary leader with sound knowledge of IT project / portfolio management practices and business management practices. This role helps define project management processes for the organization, including work intake processes, application of enterprise architecture principles, and delivery via both traditional and agile methodologies as appropriate. The ideal candidate is a thought leader, a consensus builder, and an integrator of people and processes. While the IT Portfolio Director is the leader of the IT Portfolio, she or he must also be able to coordinate disparate business drivers, constraints, and personalities, while maintaining objectivity and a strong understanding that portfolio management is a supporting function of IT and the business. Drives business and IT leadership alignment on investments and initiatives to achieve the organization's goals and objectives Optimizes the balance of internal team capacity with external resources to maximize the value and benefits from projects and programs within the portfolio Acts as the primary resource for project steering committees and project sponsors for communications, and for reporting the status and performance of portfolio initiatives ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Guide business and IT functions to create IT roadmaps and associated business cases to drive short and long-term IT investment. Create internal and external visibility to the progress being made along those roadmaps. As a member of the IT Leadership Team, facilitate and coordinate efforts toward the establishment of an IT project portfolio, its structure, and the processes supporting it. This includes: Demand management and strategic alignment of projects and programs Portfolio categories and criteria Analysis, selection, and prioritization of projects and initiatives Coordination of project resourcing and funding Impact analysis and identification of cross-functional dependencies Backlog and release management for agile teams Execution, tracking and measuring the achieved results Conduct quarterly business reviews with line of business leadership to provide an assessment of the project portfolio and execute change and reprioritization as necessary to meet business needs. Ensure that regular meetings are conducted with project stakeholders and sponsors, informing them of issues with the performance of individual projects within the portfolio. Confirm that the use of resources and funding is on plan and highlight any variances. Lead reviews of any significant initiatives, projects or programs that have run into challenges. Provide recommendations as to whether they should be continued, changed significantly, placed on hold, or discontinued. Ensure and balance the availability of the required skills and competencies across project and program teams within the project portfolio. Direct the development and maintenance of communications and reporting about the pro