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# Program/Portfolio Manager at Orion Innovation

- **Company:** Orion Innovation
- **Location:** Columbus Ohio, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-09-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://www.orioninc.com/careers/job/?gh_jid=4710567006

## Job description

Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm.  Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity.  We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

Program/Portfolio Manager

Project Overview:

The role will focus on overseeing program and portfolio management activities within the delivery department, ensuring efficient IT service delivery and resource management. This is a strategic role requiring deep expertise in financial analysis, resource optimization, and multi-project coordination to align with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Program & Portfolio Delivery Leadership

- Own end-to-end delivery of a large, multi-workstream technical program, acting as the single point of accountability for scope, schedule, quality, and outcomes.
- Run the client engagement as a portfolio, managing multiple concurrent projects and workstreams with consistent governance, reporting, and prioritization.
- Apply disciplined scope and change management across all workstreams, ensuring changes are assessed, approved, and reflected in schedule, budget, and staffing before execution.
- Establish and run program governance, including steering committees, status reporting, RAID logs, and escalation paths, so delivery stays on time and on budget.

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Technical Delivery Oversight

- This is a senior delivery management role, not a hands-on technical development or engineering role: success depends on the ability to lead, direct, and manage highly technical scope through the technical team.
- Provide technical delivery direction across server migrations, cloud transformation, AI-enabled legacy modernization, and DevOps initiatives, translating client business goals into a deliverable technical roadmap for the technical team to execute.
- Partner with architects and engineering leads to validate solution approach, sequencing, and risk, staying conversant enough in the technology to challenge and de-risk delivery plans.
- Ensure agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud operating practices are applied consistently across teams and aligned to client standards.

Financial Management & Profitability

- Own the program budget: build and manage the financial plan, track actuals against forecast, and report margin and profitability at the account and project level.
- Manage commercial levers, including rate cards, utilization, staffing mix, and scope changes, to protect and grow account profitability while delivering client value.
- Present financial and delivery performance to internal leadership and client stakeholders with clear, data-backed narratives.

Resource & Portfolio Management

- Own hands-on resource management for the allocated project team, including staffing plans, role coverage, capacity, and utilization across the portfolio.
- Balance resourcing across concurrent projects, anticipating gaps and surges, and adjusting the staffing plan as scope and priorities shift.
- Manage the performance, growth, and day-to-day direction of the delivery team assigned to the account.

Global Team & Internal Collaboration

- Lead and align delivery teams across India, the US, and other global delivery centers, building one cohesive team with consistent working norms and clear handoffs across time zones.
- Partner with internal shared services and Centers of Excellence to bring in the right specialist capability, such as cloud, data, security, AI, and quality engineering, at the right time.
- Build a delivery model that blends onshore client presence with global delivery scale, without compromising quality or responsiveness.

Client & Stakeholder Relationship Management

- Serve as the day-to-day senior client contact and trusted advisor, building relationships with client program sponsors, IT leadership, and business stakeholders.
- Own client communication, including status updates, executive reporting, and issue and escalation management, keeping delivery, risk, and value visible at every level.
- Anticipate client needs and proactively identify opportunities to expand the value Orion delivers on the account.

Change Management & Governance

- Lead organizational and technical change management for the program, ensuring adoption, communication, and readiness activities keep pace with delivery.
- Maintain a disciplined risk and issue management process, escalating early and driving resolution with client and internal stakeholders.

Sales, Presales & Account Growth

- Partner closely with sales and presales on new proposals and statements of work, reviewing solutions for delivery feasibility, staffing model, and risk before they reach the client.
- Contribute delivery and technical input into new solution design, ensuring what is proposed can be built, staffed, and delivered as committed.
- Use delivery credibility with the client to help identify and shape new opportunities that grow the account.

Talent Acquisition & Procurement

- Initiate and own timely hiring and procurement of resources for the program, from defining requirements through interviewing and final hiring decisions.
- Partner with procurement and vendor management on any subcontracted or augmented resources, ensuring the team is fully staffed to meet delivery commitments.

## Qualifications & Experience

- 12+ years in technology delivery and program or project management, including 5+ years leading large-scale technical programs for enterprise clients, ideally in utilities, energy, or another regulated, infrastructure-heavy industry.
- Proven experience delivering technical programs involving server or infrastructure migration, cloud transformation, legacy modernization (AI-enabled modernization a strong plus), and DevOps.
- Track record owning program financials: budgeting, forecasting, margin management, and profitability reporting.
- Experience managing globally distributed delivery teams across India, the US, and other regions.
- Experience running a client account as a portfolio of multiple concurrent projects, not a single program.
- Demonstrated experience partnering with sales and presales on solutioning and proposal reviews.
- Experience working with internal shared services or Centers of Excellence teams within a technology consulting or systems integration firm.

Technical Background

- Strong working knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, and/or GCP), infrastructure and server migration approaches, DevOps toolchains (CI/CD, infrastructure as code), and modern application and legacy modernization approaches, including AI-enabled modernization.
- Comfortable engaging directly with architects and engineers on solution design, technical risk, and delivery approach, not purely a process-focused program manager, while directing and managing that technical work rather than performing it hands-on.

## Preferred Certifications

- PMP, PgMP, or PMI-ACP
- SAFe Agilist or SAFe Program Consultant
- ITIL Foundation
- Cloud certification (Azure, AWS, or GCP) at associate level or higher

Education

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, or a related field; equivalent experience considered. An MBA or advanced degree is a plus.

Location & Travel

- This is a Columbus, Ohio based role. The Client Delivery Partner is expected to work onsite at the client location five days a week.
- Based in or willing to relocate to Columbus, Ohio. Occasional travel to other client and delivery locations may be required.

Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidate Privacy Policy

Orion Systems Integrators, LLC and its subsidiaries and its affiliates (collectively, “Orion,” “we” or “us”) are committed to protecting your privacy. This https://www.orioninc.com/candidate-data-privacy-policy/ (“Notice”) explains:

- What information we collect during our application and recruitment process and why we collect it;
- How we handle that information; and
- How to access and update that information.

Your use of Orion services is governed by any applicable terms in this notice and our general [Privacy Policy](https://www.orioninc.com/privacy-policy/).

## About Orion Innovation

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Orion Innovation is a global software engineering and data company that helps enterprises modernize technology, reimagine customer experiences, and accelerate growth through Data, AI, Cloud, and Experience Design.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by One Equity Partners in 2018)
- **Headquarters**: Iselin, New Jersey, United States
- **Founded**: 1993
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Industries**: IT Services and IT Consulting, with deep vertical expertise in Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI), Healthcare & Life Sciences, Telecom, Media & Technology, Sports & Entertainment, and Professional Services.
- **Target Customers**: Large enterprises and mid-market organizations (B2B) across regulated industries seeking digital transformation.
- **Mission/Purpose**: To help clients solve complex challenges, drive transformation, and move confidently toward what’s next. Their purpose is to build what matters, using Data, AI, and Cloud to turn technology into tangible business impact.

## Products & Services
Orion delivers services rather than a single product, organized into core capabilities:

- **Engineering**: Cloud-native development, AI/ML, mobile development, and quality engineering to accelerate time to market.
- **Data & Analytics**: Data strategy, engineering, migration, analytics, and modern data platforms.
- **AI**: Enterprise AI adoption advisory, responsible AI, generative AI development, and agentic systems.
- **Cloud**: Cloud and VMware migration, legacy modernization, cloud security, managed services, and DevSecOps (hybrid and multi-cloud).
- **Experience Design**: Human-centered design, UX/UI prototyping, journey management, and martech.
- **Cybersecurity**: Adaptive cybersecurity, AI security, cyber defense operations, and GRC.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (private company, owned by One Equity Partners).
- **Key Metric (Revenue)**: Annual revenue of **$1.3 billion** (2025 data from LinkedIn).
- **Key Metric (Headcount)**: **6,000+ global associates** (as per company website; LinkedIn reports 3,122 with +8.0% YoY growth).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: **One Equity Partners** (majority owner); partner ecosystem includes hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and leading data, cloud, and cybersecurity technology partners.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - 30+ years in business with **20+ years average tenure** of top 10 clients (indicating high retention).
    - **12 major global delivery centers** in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe (incl. Serbia, Romania), and India/APAC.
    - Active M&A history: acquired Banktech Software Services (2023), NetRD (2021), MERA (2019), Behavior (2019), Cabeus (2019).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep Domain Expertise**: Unlike generalist IT shops, Orion has 30+ years of specialized experience in highly regulated industries (BFSI, Healthcare, Telecom).
- **Full-Stack Digital Transformation**: Uniquely combines Data, AI, Cloud, Engineering, Design, and Cybersecurity under one roof, acting as a true end-to-end partner.
- **Global Delivery Model**: Operates nearshore and offshore centers (12+ major delivery locations) enabling 24x7 support and cost efficiency.
- **High Client Stickiness**: Average tenure of top 10 clients is **20+ years**, a strong signal of trust and delivery quality.
- **Hyperscaler Partnerships**: Co-innovates with the three major cloud providers, acting as a trusted advisor.

## Strategic Focus
- **Becoming a Data and AI Powerhouse**: The company is explicitly evolving into a global "Data and AI" leader, investing heavily in AI/ML, generative AI, and agentic systems.
- **Enterprise AI Adoption**: Focus on moving clients from pilot to production scale with responsible and secure AI.
- **Geographic Expansion**: Continued investment in their global delivery network across North America, Europe, and India/APAC.
- **Industry Specialization**: Deepening vertical expertise in existing high-value sectors (BFSI, Healthcare, Telecom).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Growth**: Described as a place where "curiosity drives progress" with a "Growth Mindset" value. Employees report high exposure to cutting-edge Data, AI, and next-gen engineering [orioninnovation.com](https://www.orioninnovation.com/careers/life-at-orion/).
- **Learning & Development**: Strong emphasis on upskilling through the **Orion Academy** and hands-on global project work. Leaders are said to invest in employee progress [orioninnovation.com](https://www.orioninnovation.com/careers/life-at-orion/).
- **Work Model**: **Hybrid** work model designed for "connection, flexibility, and high-performance teams" [orioninnovation.com](https://www.orioninnovation.com/careers/life-at-orion/). They blend flexibility with intentional collaboration.
- **Global & Diverse**: A team of 6,000+ across 20+ nationalities. Inclusion is a stated priority, with cultural celebrations and an environment encouraging authenticity.
- **Impact & Stability**: The company boasts high client retention (20+ year average) and works on mission-critical systems for large enterprises, offering a mix of project stability and challenging work.
- **Perks & Recognition**: Awarded the **Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation**, indicating a focus on employee well-being and health benefits [orioninnovation.com](https://www.orioninnovation.com/careers/life-at-orion/).

## Sources
1. [Orion Innovation - Homepage](https://www.orioninnovation.com/)
2. [Orion Innovation - About Us](https://www.orioninnovation.com/about/who-we-are/)
3. [Orion Innovation - Life at Orion](https://www.orioninnovation.com/careers/life-at-orion/)
4. [Orion Innovation - Careers](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/orioninnovation)
5. [Orion Innovation - LinkedIn Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/orioninnovation)

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