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The Technology Portfolio Manager aligns an organization's IT investments, projects, and applications with strategic business goals. The role leads cross functional technology programs and portfolio segments within Caribou, ensuring strong alignment with business goals, strategic capabilities, and regulatory and compliance expectations. The role provides disciplined oversight across planning, execution, governance , architecture and security reviews, financial stewardship, and stakeholder communication.
This position manages program interdependencies, costs, financials, risks, and issue resolution from
initial scoping through full embedding of solutions. It plays a central role in governance, executive
reporting, and vendor/partner delivery management.
Strategic Alignment & Planning
Define, prioritize, and plan the Technology portfolio to support business objectives , ensuring projects align with long-term strategy.
Portfolio Governance & Optimization
Implement portfolio management frameworks, including evaluating project proposals, managing application lifecycles, and optimizing the technology portfolio for maximu m value.
Performance Monitoring & Reporting
Track portfolio health, budget utilization , and progress, creating dashboards for senior management.
Resource & Risk Management
Coordinate resource allocation across projects, manage dependencies, and mitigate risks, such as security threats or vendor issues.
Stakeholder Communication
Act as a key liaison between IT teams, business units, and stakeholders, facilitating communication and providing funding recommendations.
Business Relationship Management
Skills and Requirements :
Experience overseeing initiatives from inception through implementation, ensuring alignment to strategy, scope, schedule, and quality expectations.
Experience managing interdependencies, risks, financials, and resource constraints across multiple, concurrent initiatives.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field .
5+ years’ progressive IT experience, including project/program management, strategic planning, or technical leadership.
Understanding of ITIL, SDLC, project management methodologies (Agile/Waterfall), and IT governance standards.
Strong analytical capabilities, financial acumen for budgeting, excellent communication, and stakeholder management skills.
The physical requirements for this position include sitting, standing, bending, lifting , and moving intermittently during working hours . These physical requirements must be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodation.
The duties of this position may change from time to time. Caribou reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of Caribou or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive .
Caribou Coffee Operating Company, Inc. and its affiliates are proud to be Equal Opportunity Employers to all applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based on any characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Address: | 3900 Lakebreeze Ave N , Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 55429 |
Compensation Range:
$90,580.00 - $150,966.00 per year
- Starting pay is subject to Local and State Minimum Wage regulations.
**Ranges reflect what employer reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for such position.
The physical demands for this position are reaching, lifting up to 50 pounds, sitting, standing, for 4 to 8 hours, bending, and moving intermittently during working hours. These physical demands may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodations.
The duties of this position may change from time to time. Caribou Coffee reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the company or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.
Caribou Coffee Operating Company, Inc. and its affiliates are proud to be Equal Opportunity Employers to all applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based on any characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Brand:
Caribou Coffee
