Enterprise Portfolio & Program Management Manager

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Job DescriptionThe Enterprise Portfolio & Program Management Manager is a senior, people leading role responsible for driving strategic alignment, execution discipline, and measurable business outcomes across a portfolio of enterprise initiatives that enable and transform the Sales organization.This role partners closely with Sales leadership to translate Sales strategy and priorities into a well sequenced, capacity aligned portfolio of programs and projects. The leader owns the end to end portfolio lifecycle, including intake and prioritization through delivery and benefits realization, while providing executives with clear visibility into progress, risks, and tradeoffs.The role is empowered to make portfolio level decisions, influence outcomes across functions, and build a high performing program and project management organization that helps Sales move faster, smarter, and with greater confidence.Sales Portfolio Strategy & AlignmentDrive strategic alignment across Sales initiatives, ensuring the portfolio advances enterprise and Sales goals such as growth, efficiency, scalability, and customer impact.Partner with Sales leadership to translate strategy into execution, shaping what gets done, when, and why.Own and enforce intake, prioritization, and sequencing discipline for Sales‑aligned initiatives.Maintain the Sales portfolio roadmap and long‑range plan, balancing near‑term execution with longer‑term strategic investments.Ensure benefits realization is defined, tracked, and realized across the Sales portfolioExecutive Decision Support & Risk ManagementProvide decision‑ready visibility to Sales and enterprise executives, including status, risks, dependencies, capacity constraints, and recommended actions.Operate with autonomy to make portfolio‑level decisions without routine escalation.Identify systemic risks impacting Sales initiatives and proactively remove enterprise‑level blockers.Build and maintain strong cross‑functional credibility and trust with partners across Technology, Operations, Product, Finance, and other enabling teams.Program & Execution LeadershipLead a portfolio of complex, cross‑functional programs and projects critical to Sales performance and transformation.Drive achievement of enterprise‑level success factors, including outcomes, quality, risk management, and stakeholder alignment.Lead and facilitate Sales portfolio and program steering committees, setting agendas, guiding discussions, and driving decisions.People Leadership & Org EffectivenessServe as a people leader, directly managing Program Managers and overseeing Project Managers through a structured operating model.Assign work based on capability and experience; monitor progress and provide hands‑on coaching and guidance.Set clear performance expectations and develop talent, raising the maturity, confidence, and effectiveness of the Sales‑aligned PM organization.Build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and outcome‑focused execution.Process Improvement & Capability BuildingDemonstrate mastery of portfolio, program, and project management best practices, while adapting processes to meet the pace and complexity of Sales.Identify and spearhead process improvements that improve speed to market, decision clarity, and execution quality.Customize solutions to complex, ambiguous challenges involving competing Sales priorities and enterprise dependencies.Qualifications & Leadership ProfileProven experience leading enterprise portfolios or large‑scale programs, preferably supporting Sales, revenue, or go‑to‑market organizations.Strong people leadership experience, including coaching and developing managers or senior professionals.Demonstrated ability to balance Sales strategy and execution, and to drive decisions in ambiguous environments.Executive‑level written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence Sales and enterprise leadership.Strong judgment, ownership, and accountability; comfortable making decisions with incomplete information.Deep understanding of portfolio, program, and project management disciplines.Experience working across Sales, Technology, and OperationsExperience • 5 + years of experience (Preferred)#LI-BS1SkillsEffective Written Communication, Employee Supervision, Executive Presence, Executive Presentations, Executive Presenting, Process Improvements, Project Implementations, Project Management Leadership, Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC), Strategic Thinking, Strategy Development, Verbal CommunicationsCompensationCompensation offered for this role is 110,000.00 - 181,025.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation. Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.Effective July 1, 2014, under Indiana House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1242, it is against public policy of the State of Indiana and a discriminatory practice for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee on the basis of status as a veteran by refusing to employ an applicant on the basis that they are a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, a