IT Portfolio & Governance Manager
About the job
- A Bac+5 qualification.
- At least 8 to 10 years of experience in IT project portfolio management and IT governance.
- Experience in digital transformation or IT governance is an advantage.
- Proficiency in Agile, Scrum, and V-model project management methodologies.
- Knowledge of IT governance and service management frameworks, including ITIL, PRINCE2, PMI, and Scrum.
- Proficiency with PPM tools such as Planview, MS Project, Orchestra, or ServiceNow, or an equivalent tool.
- Power Apps, Power Query, and Power BI proficiency is strongly recommended.
- Understanding of infrastructure, data, cybersecurity, and application-domain issues.
- Strong budget management, financial tracking, and risk management skills.
- PMP (PMI), PRINCE2, and ITIL Foundation certifications are appreciated.
- Strong organization and prioritization skills.
- Analytical, synthesis, and adaptability skills.
- Strong writing and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to lead across teams and influence stakeholders.
- Rigor, autonomy, and a results-oriented approach.
- Ability to work with a range of stakeholders.
- Organize, prepare, and facilitate IT governance forums.
- Coordinate stakeholders to track decisions, arbitration outcomes, and action plans.
- Lead implementation of the PPM tool.
- Produce and consolidate portfolio reports, performance indicators, and executive dashboards.
- Track budgets and commitments, analyze spending, and prepare budget arbitration.
- Contribute to establishing and continuously improving project portfolio governance processes.
- Propose changes to the governance framework to simplify ways of working.
- Administer, define, and facilitate the Demand Management process from collecting needs through arbitration and portfolio inclusion.
- Qualify, analyze, and prioritize project, study, proof-of-concept, and transformation initiative requests.
- Analyze the project portfolio and identify dependencies and arbitration needs.
- Prepare and facilitate arbitration sessions with business owners and IT departments.
- Track portfolio progress, including schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, and capacity, and escalate alerts to decision-making forums.
- Develop and maintain steering dashboards using Excel, Power BI, and SharePoint.
- Establish project management standards, reporting templates, and tracking tools for IT teams.
- Coordinate across Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Data & AI, and business partner teams.
- Track team capacity, allocate resources, and analyze forecast and actual workloads.
- Support IT departments in adopting portfolio management practices.
- Draft executive minutes, decision records, and summaries of governance committee meetings.
- Prepare scoping notes, arbitration dossiers, presentation materials, and management reports.
- Build dashboards for portfolio, budget, capacity, and operational performance.
- Track actions, risks, dependencies, and key performance indicators.
- Document and improve governance, demand management, and project portfolio tracking processes.
- Participate in structuring the TDD department as it transforms.
- Promote good practices in steering and governance.
- Contribute to the evolution of tools and processes.
- Experience in digital transformation or IT governance.
- PMP (PMI), PRINCE2, or ITIL Foundation certification.
About the company
RYDGE Conseil provides advisory services for entrepreneurs and SMEs in France by offering a multidisciplinary mix of accounting, HR management, legal and tax, and operational/financial consulting. Its product is a holistic set of tailored services delivered through a national network of 200 offices and 4,500 employees to about 100,000 clients, with added value from digital transformation projects (e.g., electronic invoicing) and a leadership training program called RYDGE Académie. The firm differentiates itself by being the largest entrepreneur-focused consulting firm in France, formed from KPMG’s SME activities and backed by a former KPMG Pulse lineage, with independence as of 2025 and a business model centered on SMEs/TPEs and associations rather than large corporate clients. Its goal is to help entrepreneurs grow and manage their businesses effectively by providing integrated, practical advisory across finance, operations, and compliance.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
2025
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- September 2026 plate-forme agréée launch by Pennylane opens cross-sell into compliance software.
- RYDGE Conseil serves 100,000 clients, giving broad recurring revenue and referral volume.
- August 27, 2026 office refresh shows continued investment in productivity and employee retention.
What critics are saying
- KPMG partner litigation over June 2026 meetings threatens governance through 2027.
- Heavy reliance on founder-partners and TowerBrook creates exit pressure before September 2026 refinancing.
- E-invoicing becomes mandatory September 1, 2026; platform failures would damage trust and churn clients.
What makes RYDGE Conseil unique
- June 26, 2025 spin-off made RYDGE Conseil France's largest entrepreneur-focused advisory network.
- RYDGE Conseil combines accounting, social, legal, tax, and finance under 200 offices.
- June 2026 Cogesten-Sfec integration strengthened regional density in Hauts-de-France and Île-de-France.
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Benefits
- Hybrid Work Options