Product Portfolio Lead

Location: Doha, Qatar

Job Summary The Product Portfolio Lead manages the organization’s product and initiative portfolio to ensure alignment with strategic objectives, effective prioritization of investments, and delivery of business value. The role oversees portfolio planning, governance, prioritization, and performance monitoring while coordinating with product, technology, and business teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the product portfolio governance framework and portfolio planning processes.
• Translate strategic objectives into product roadmaps and initiative pipelines.
• Lead portfolio prioritization based on value, cost, risk, and resource capacity.
• Evaluate new product proposals and investment opportunities.
• Track portfolio performance, milestones, risks, and benefits realization.
• Prepare portfolio dashboards and executive reports.
• Coordinate with Product Managers, PMO, Finance, and Technology teams.
• Manage dependencies, prioritization conflicts, and resource alignment.
• Improve portfolio management processes, governance, and tools.

Required Skills

• Product portfolio management
• Strategic planning and prioritization
• Business case and investment analysis
• Portfolio performance tracking and reporting
• Stakeholder management and governance
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills

Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, IT, or related field (MBA preferred)

Experience 8–12+ years in product management, portfolio management, PMO, strategy, or program management roles.

Certifications (Preferred) PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, or SAFe

Tools & Technologies

Jira | Azure DevOps | MS Project | Smartsheet

Power BI | Tableau | Advanced Excel

Confluence | SharePoint | Microsoft Teams

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking
• Stakeholder communication
• Prioritization and decision making
• Problem solving
• Cross-functional collaboration