Senior Manager, Technical Portfolio Leader - Tax Transformation
Today Houston, TX
About us
Deloitte is the largest professional services network in the world—providing audit, tax, consulting, enterprise risk, and financial advisory services.
- Size: 10,000+ employees
- Industry: Client Services
Position Summary
If you are a technology visionary with a passion for transforming global tax business with digital technology, consider working with the US Tax Transformation technology team. This is an exciting opportunity to support global execution of Deloitte's tax strategy as we shift from "doing digital" to "being digital" by reimagining how we engage with our clients, deliver our services, operate our business, and create value.
Work you'll do
As a Deloitte Tax Portfolio Lead, you will own the end-to-end health and prioritization of a technology portfolio within the Tax Transformation Office, translating product and technology strategy into an actionable, enterprise-aligned roadmap. You will lead and coach a team of Technical Product Owners and Digital Product Owners (DPOs), align stakeholders across the portfolio, and make the real-time trade-off decisions needed to keep delivery on track and outcomes on target. You will serve as a trusted delegate to the Pillar Lead, representing portfolio priorities and decisions on their behalf.
Additional responsibilities include:
The Team
Deloitte Tax LLP's Tax Transformation Office (TTO) is responsible for the design, development, and deployment of innovative, enterprise technology, tools, and standard processes to support the delivery of tax services. The TTO team focuses on enhancing Deloitte Tax LLP's ability to deliver comprehensive, value-added, and efficient tax services to our clients. It is a dynamic team with professionals of varying backgrounds from tax technical, technology development, change management, Six Sigma, and project management. The team consults and executes on a wide range of initiatives involving process and tool development and implementation including training development, engagement management, tool design, and implementation.
Qualifications
Required
Preferred
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $167,325 to $278,875.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
Deloitte is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruiting process, please direct your inquiries to the Global Call Center (GCC) at USTalentCICInbox@deloitte.com.
Recruiting tips
From developing a stand out resume to putting your best foot forward in the interview, we want you to feel prepared and confident as you explore opportunities at Deloitte. Check out recruiting tips from Deloitte recruiters.
Benefits
At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you.
Our people and culture
Our inclusive culture empowers our people to be who they are, contribute their unique perspectives, and make a difference individually and collectively. It enables us to leverage different ways of thinking, ideas, and perspectives, and bring more creativity and innovation to help solve our clients' most complex challenges. This makes Deloitte one of the most rewarding places to work.
Our purpose
Deloitte's purpose is to make an impact that matters for our people, clients, and communities. At Deloitte, purpose is synonymous with how we work every day. It defines who we are. Our purpose comes through in our work with clients that enables impact and value in their organizations, as well as through our own investments, commitments, and actions across areas that help drive positive outcomes for our communities. Learn more.
Professional development
From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there's always room to learn. We offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership opportunities and connect and grow through mentorship. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career.
As used in this posting, "Deloitte" means Deloitte Tax LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see https://www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
Requisition code: 374388
Job ID 374388
If you are a technology visionary with a passion for transforming global tax business with digital technology, consider working with the US Tax Transformation technology team. This is an exciting opportunity to support global execution of Deloitte's tax strategy as we shift from "doing digital" to "being digital" by reimagining how we engage with our clients, deliver our services, operate our business, and create value.
Work you'll do
As a Deloitte Tax Portfolio Lead, you will own the end-to-end health and prioritization of a technology portfolio within the Tax Transformation Office, translating product and technology strategy into an actionable, enterprise-aligned roadmap. You will lead and coach a team of Technical Product Owners and Digital Product Owners (DPOs), align stakeholders across the portfolio, and make the real-time trade-off decisions needed to keep delivery on track and outcomes on target. You will serve as a trusted delegate to the Pillar Lead, representing portfolio priorities and decisions on their behalf.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Own roadmap prioritization aligned to product/technology strategy, balancing competing Epics and Asks across the portfolio.
- Align stakeholders on scope and rationale; enforce Definition of Ready on all roadmap submissions and maintain the enterprise roadmap as the single source of truth.
- Drive Business Asks through the full lifecycle - roadmap submission, decisioning, and customer feedback loops.
- Track and report on flow and product health metrics (e.g., roadmap health, carryover, velocity/burndown, scope change) and define OKRs/outcomes for the portfolio.
- Validate Program Increment outcomes and make real-time trade-off decisions; own release go/no-go decisions based on acceptance criteria.
- Measure business outcomes post-release and incorporate feedback and lessons learned into the roadmap and backlog.
- Manage and coach Technical Product Owners on customer-centric prioritization (value vs. effort), providing day-to-day people leadership, performance management, and career development.
The Team
Deloitte Tax LLP's Tax Transformation Office (TTO) is responsible for the design, development, and deployment of innovative, enterprise technology, tools, and standard processes to support the delivery of tax services. The TTO team focuses on enhancing Deloitte Tax LLP's ability to deliver comprehensive, value-added, and efficient tax services to our clients. It is a dynamic team with professionals of varying backgrounds from tax technical, technology development, change management, Six Sigma, and project management. The team consults and executes on a wide range of initiatives involving process and tool development and implementation including training development, engagement management, tool design, and implementation.
Qualifications
Required
- Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model that requires US Tax professionals to co-locate in person 2 - 3 days per week
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline
- 8+ years' experience leading technical delivery teams, including direct experience managing and coaching Product Owners or similar delivery roles
- Demonstrated experience owning a product/technology roadmap and prioritization process at a portfolio level
- Experience with Program Increment (PI) planning, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), and other Agile/Scaled Agile delivery methodologies
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience defining and tracking OKRs and flow/product health metrics
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; strong listening, interpersonal, and facilitation skills
- Able to interact effectively with, and influence, stakeholders and leadership at all levels across the organization
- Demonstrated experience coaching and developing product owners on customer-centric, value-based prioritization
- Motivated, resourceful, and dependable
- Well organized with the ability to multitask and prioritize across multiple, ongoing initiatives
- Able to respond quickly to high-priority deadlines with little lead-time and adaptable to direction changes
- Knowledge of risk management and tracking techniques
- Ability to travel up to 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
- Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
- One of the following active accreditations obtained:
- Licensed CPA in state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA
- If not CPA eligible:
- Licensed Attorney
- Enrolled Agent
- Alteryx Designer- Advanced Certification
- ASQ - American Society for Quality - Software Quality Engineer
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- CBAP® - Certified Business Analysis Professional
- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master
- Certified SAFe® Agile Software Engineer
- Certified SAFe® Agilist
- Certified SAFe® Architect
- Certified SAFe® DevOps Practitioner
- Certified SAFe® Lean Portfolio Manager
- Certified SAFe® Practitioner
- Certified SAFe® Product Owner / Product Manager
- Certified SAFe® Scrum Master
- Certified Scrum Developer (CSD)
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP)
- Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) - (ISC)2
- IASA's Certified IT Architect (CITA) (Level F or A)
- ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board)
- ITIL Certification
- Java: Java EE Enterprise Architect 5+, Java SE 5+ Programmer, Java EE 5+ Web Component Developer
- Lifecycle Management and Advanced Functional Testing Certifications (HP)
- MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management Solutions Developer
- MCSD: SharePoint
- MCSD: Web Applications
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD)
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)
- Microsoft MCSD Certification
- Open Group Certified Architect (Open CA)
- Open Group Certified IT Specialist (Open CITS)
- Oracle Certified Professional
- Professional Scrum Developer™ (PSD)
- Professional Scrum Product Owner™(PSCPO) - SCRUM.org
- Program Management Professional (PgMP)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- QAI Global Institute Certification
- SEI - Software Engineering Institute Certification
- Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt)
- UI or UX Master Certification
Preferred
- Previous tax experience
- Azure DevOps exposure
- Prior experience as a Technical Product Owner or similar delivery leadership role
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $167,325 to $278,875.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
Deloitte is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruiting process, please direct your inquiries to the Global Call Center (GCC) at USTalentCICInbox@deloitte.com.
Recruiting tips
From developing a stand out resume to putting your best foot forward in the interview, we want you to feel prepared and confident as you explore opportunities at Deloitte. Check out recruiting tips from Deloitte recruiters.
Benefits
At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you.
Our people and culture
Our inclusive culture empowers our people to be who they are, contribute their unique perspectives, and make a difference individually and collectively. It enables us to leverage different ways of thinking, ideas, and perspectives, and bring more creativity and innovation to help solve our clients' most complex challenges. This makes Deloitte one of the most rewarding places to work.
Our purpose
Deloitte's purpose is to make an impact that matters for our people, clients, and communities. At Deloitte, purpose is synonymous with how we work every day. It defines who we are. Our purpose comes through in our work with clients that enables impact and value in their organizations, as well as through our own investments, commitments, and actions across areas that help drive positive outcomes for our communities. Learn more.
Professional development
From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there's always room to learn. We offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership opportunities and connect and grow through mentorship. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career.
As used in this posting, "Deloitte" means Deloitte Tax LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see https://www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
Requisition code: 374388
Job ID 374388
Additional Information
- Job category: Finance
- Salary: $167,325 – $278,875
- Posted: today