Portfolio Manager

We are seeking a strategic business analyst experienced as a Strategic Portfolio Manager  to facilitate the intake, assessment, and balancing the demand of our portfolio-level initiatives (enterprise). The ideal candidate has a strong background in fintech and SaaS, and a proven ability to improve and streamline the demand management process. This role will be crucial in ensuring that all new initiatives are strategically aligned, properly scoped, and well-understood before they are committed to a delivery pipeline. This position will be a member of the Value Management Office, and work in close collaboration with the Portfolio Delivery Manager, Release Manager, and several Product Operations roles.

• →Lead demand intake for portfolio-wide initiatives, aligning product operations, business leaders, and teams to identify and capture strategic opportunities
• →Lead the shaping, refinement, and analysis of new portfolio initiatives, ensuring requests are clearly defined, strategically aligned, and ready for prioritization
• →Support portfolio leaders and product operations in prioritization by facilitating evaluation, ensuring initiatives are properly sized, and enabling data-driven sequencing and investment decisions
• →Manage the upstream portfolio Kanban (demand funnel, analysis, backlog), ensuring all initiatives are accurately captured, tracked, and visible to stakeholders
• →Continuously improve and streamline demand management processes by challenging the status quo and introducing innovative approaches to enhance efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction
• →Leverage fintech and SaaS experience to align epic demand with key business priorities, including growth, retention, and scalability
• →Deliver clear, actionable reporting on the demand pipeline using tools like Jira Align, Jira, and engineering intelligence platforms to provide insights on flow, intake trends, and strategic alignment

• Proven experience in a demand management, product management, or portfolio management role
• Relevant experience in a fast-paced fintech and SaaS environment
• Extensive hands-on experience with lean-agile portfolio management tools like Jira Align, including enterprise Kanban management
• Proven track record of driving process improvements and innovation in demand management
• Deep understanding of the Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC) in regulated environments
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence expectations
• Highly analytical, using data and metrics to assess value, risk, and strategic alignment
• Experienced in facilitating prioritization and estimation for large-scale initiatives

• →Regular working shift, 9 am-5 pm, with flexible hours to overlap between USA and India timezones
• →Hybrid model of work 
• →Opportunity to develop skills through organized training programs
• →Work in a large, international team
• →Modern, well-equipped offices located in the heart of the business center in New Belgrade
• →Clear advancement opportunities and career development
• →Possibility of conversion to a direct contract with the client, including all associated benefits

If you would like to challenge yourself in a new role, apply with your CV in English and join us.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Good luck!