Careers

Consulting lead Strategic Portfolio Management​

Experienced
Consulting
Netherlands

We are looking for candidates with experience and a passion for enhancing our clients’ (strategic) portfolio management practices. Whether your background includes delivering portfolio management projects or creating different PFM methods and frameworks, we value strong team players and diverse perspectives and approaches. We believe that a wide range of experiences, skills, and backgrounds strengthen our ability to deliver value to our clients. You fit in our team when you have highly developed analytical and conceptual thinking skills, when you can draw insights and conclusions from complex matters and are able to connect with stakeholders on different levels of the organization.​

What are you going to do?​

As Consulting lead Strategic Portfolio Management, you’ll lead the further build-up of the SPFM knowledge domain within Valcon NL. You’ll be leading diverse teams and helping clients get value from their portfolio of programs. This involves analysing, designing, and implementing portfolio management practices tailored to the unique needs of each client. From portfolio definition up to roadmap definition, prioritization, planning, monitoring, and benefits tracking. Making use of both theoretical frameworks (lean, agile) and your hands-on experience, while working across various industries. Next to this, you play a key role in advancing our expertise, methods, tools and best practices both within the organization and in client-facing settings. Leveraging your experience, you are a sparring partner for both our account leads and clients to shape, scope and develop new strategic portfolio management opportunities. ​
 

Experience

  • Managing diverse project teams across various portfolio management topics and domains, ensuring high quality and timely delivery.
  • Building and maintaining an internal and external relationships with current and prospective clients, jointly creating new commercial opportunities.
  • Developing the Strategic Portfolio Management knowledge domain together with a set of ambitious collogues focused on external marketing, methods, tools and best-practices
  • As part of the Strategy & Transformation leadership team, you’ll help shape and promote Valcon’s Advisory competence with focus on Strategic Portfolio Management.

What do you bring to the table​
 

  • A completed Bachelor’s and Master’s degree with a numerical component.​
  • At least 6-8 years of relevant work experience including experience in consultancy.​
  • Relevant experience with implementing strategic portfolio management practices using industry standard frameworks (Lean/Agile) ​
  • Affinity with analyzing and designing portfolio management processes, combining theory and hands-on experience​
  • Real team-player with excellent communication & analytical skills.​
  • Experience in developing and sustaining strong customer relationships​
  • Fluent in Dutch and English.​

What we offer
 

  • A dynamic, ambitious and international environment with a welcoming atmosphere.​
  • A role offering autonomy, responsibility and supportive guidance to encourage professional growth.​
  • A steep learning curve with structured mentorship to support your development.​
  • A thriving community, with engagements in both business and social events. ​
  • A competitive compensation package that includes salary, bonus, and essential tools for work (e.g. laptop and lease car or mobility budget).​

Our Core Values
 

  • Can do​
  • Together​
  • Curiosity​
  • Integrity​
  • Joy​

Ready to apply?

Has the above sparked your interest and are you ready to join our innovative and impactful environment? And do our core values – Together, Joy, Curious, Can do, and Integrity – resonate with you?
Our recruitment team would be happy to hear from you! Please apply directly or get in touch with our recruitment team ([email protected]) to schedule a coffee meeting at our office first.

Studies show that a larger share of women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Valcon encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application​
 

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