IT Governance Manager (M/F/D)

DSV · Lisbon, Portugal

About the role

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The Demand & Portfolio Management team drives demand management, portfolio governance, planning, and reporting. By ensuring transparency and alignment with strategic priorities, the team enables informed decision-making and effective portfolio execution.

As an IT Governance Manager, you will support portfolio planning, governance, and reporting, helping turn strategic priorities into business outcomes.

Your responsibilities

Support the end-to-end demand intake process, ensuring new initiatives are assessed, prioritized, and aligned with business and IT objectives

Maintain visibility of project and program ensuring accurate and timely reporting

Contribute to strategic portfolio planning by analyzing demand, priorities, resource capacity, and investment opportunities

Prepare portfolio insights, dashboards, and management presentations to support governance and leadership decision-making

Coordinate and facilitate portfolio governance forums, documenting decisions, actions, risks, and dependencies

Partner with stakeholders, project managers and IT teams to ensure initiatives remain aligned with strategic objectives

Support annual planning, budgeting, forecasting, and portfolio review processes

Monitor portfolio performance, risks, and benefits realization, proactively identifying improvement opportunities

Drive continuous improvement of demand management, governance, and reporting practices

Promote adoption of portfolio management standards, processes, and tools across the organization

Our requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, IT, Project Management, or a related field

Approximately 2+ years of experience in Portfolio Management, PMO, Governance, Business Analysis, Project Management, or a similar role

Understanding of portfolio management, budgeting, and governance principles

Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights and recommendations

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Experience with facilitating and documenting workshops

Experience with creating professional management presentations

Ability to balance operational execution with strategic thinking

Experience with portfolio management tools such as Clarity is an advantage

You enjoy working in a diverse environment and are both empathetic and analytical. You have a structured, strategic, and energetic mindset

Passion for creating results

Speak and write English effortlessly, and Danish is an advantage but not a requirement

What we offer

Permanent contract (with basic salary in 14 installments per year)

Private medical care

English courses - financial or co-financed by company

Food allowance (EUR 10.20, per working day)

Work schedule 35h/week

Hybrid and flexible work (3 days in a week at the office)

Comprehensive onboarding program

Buddy

Good access to public transports

DSV – Global transport and logistics

Working at DSV means playing in a different league.

As a global leader in transport and logistics, we have been on an extraordinary journey of growth. Let’s grow together as we continue to innovate, digitalise and build on our achievements.

With close to 150,000 colleagues in over 90 countries, we work every day to offer solid services and meet our customers’ needs and help them achieve their goals. We know that the best way to achieve this is by bringing in new talent, fresh perspectives and ambitious individuals like you.

At DSV, performance is in our DNA. We don’t just work – we aim to shape the future of logistics. This ambition fuels a dynamic environment built on collaboration with world-class team players, accountability and action. We value inclusivity, embrace different cultures and respect the dignity and rights of every individual. If you want to make an impact, be trusted by customers and grow your career in a forward-thinking company – this is the place to be.

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