We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.The Digital Business Portfolio Program Manager will oversee the strategic planning, governance, and execution of the organization’s digital initiatives portfolio. This role ensures alignment of digital programs and projects with business objectives, drives value realization, and optimizes resource allocation. Acting as a bridge between business leaders, technology teams, and product owners, the Program Manager will manage the end-to-end lifecycle of digital programs while ensuring transparency, prioritization, and measurable impact.Major ResponsibilitiesPortfolio Strategy & GovernanceDefine, establish and manage outcome driven digital portfolio roadmap, built around KPIs and metrics, in partnership with business and technology leaders, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and business priorities.Establish governance frameworks for intake, prioritization, funding, and monitoring of digital initiatives.Partner with executive leadership to identify and balance strategic investments.Program Management & ExecutionMaintain oversight over planning, execution, and delivery of multiple complex digital programs within the portfolio.Drive risk management, issue resolution, and dependency tracking across programs.Ensure adherence to agile framework while maintaining flexibility to meet business needs.Financial & Resource ManagementOversee portfolio budgets, forecasts, and financial tracking to maximize ROI on digital investments.Collaborate with resource managers to optimize talent allocation across initiatives.Leverage data-driven insights to track investments, value delivered and steer improvements, efficiency and scalability of the portfolio.Stakeholder & Change ManagementServe as a key liaison between business stakeholders, IT leaders, and digital product teams.Communicate portfolio progress, risks, and outcomes through executive-level reporting and dashboards.Drive change management activities to ensure successful adoption of digital solutions.Performance Measurement & Value RealizationIn partnership with the business stakeholders, define, establish and track KPIs to measure business value delivery, and customer impact.Continuously improve portfolio delivery practices and maturity.Ensure that delivered solutions enable enterprise digital transformation goals.Minimum Job RequirementsEducationBachelor’s degree in business, Information Technology, or related field.Certification / LicensePgMPWork Experience8+ years of experience in program management and 3+ years of portfolio management with a focus on digital transformation initiatives.Proven experience managing large-scale, cross-functional digital portfolios in complex global organizations.Experience in change management, organizational alignment, and value delivery measurement (OKRs, KPIs).Knowledge / Skills / AbilitiesStrong financial acumen with experience managing multi-million-dollar program budgets.Deep understanding of managing digital portfolios in an agile, SAFe delivery setting.Exceptional cross-functional stakeholder management, communication, and team leadership skills.Preferred Job RequirementsCertification / LicenseSafe practitioner certification.Work ExperienceExperience managing enterprise digital portfolios that deliver transforming B2B, B2B2C experiences leveraging SaaS solutions, preventative and reactive product maintenance capabilities enabled through IOT-driven analytics informing digital experiences and product maturity, AI/M, Agentic-AI and Gen-AI powered customer self-service capabilities.Experience with portfolio management tools (e.g. Jira, Jira Align).Background in manufacturing industries undergoing enterprise transformation.Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”
