- Location
- Long Island City New York USA
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Director
- Compensation
- $139,850–241,550/year
- Department
- Executive & General Management
- Posted
- Sep 22, 2026
About Estée Lauder Companies
The Estée Lauder Companies is a global leader in prestige beauty, founded in 1946 by Estée and Joseph Lauder and built on an enduring belief in creativity, high-touch service, and entrepreneurial spirit. As an employer, the Group offers talent the scale of an international house with the energy of distinctive brands across skincare, makeup, fragrance, and hair care. Its culture values innovation, inclusion, learning, and responsible growth, inviting professionals to shape consumer experiences from laboratory to counter, digital platform to boardroom. Employees join a purpose-led organization where heritage, artistry, and scientific excellence meet to define the future of luxury beauty.
This role leads enterprise portfolio operations and governance across Technology, Data & Analytics, ensuring effective demand management, prioritization, resource allocation, and execution governance. The Director partners with senior leaders, Finance, and key stakeholders to enable disciplined portfolio decision-making, transparent prioritization, and optimized execution of the project portfolio enterprise-wide. The position requires a highly operational and analytically driven leader with expertise in Lean Portfolio Management, portfolio prioritization frameworks, resource optimization, and the ability to influence senior leaders across a complex, matrixed organization.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead enterprise demand management and portfolio operations processes across Technology, Data & Analytics, including annual, quarterly, and ad-hoc planning cycles
- Establish, manage, and continually evolve intake frameworks, operational governance processes, and portfolio operating cadences to drive efficiency and value creation
- Lead portfolio prioritization processes using structured frameworks, business value analysis, risk assessment, and strategic alignment criteria
- Facilitate complex prioritization and tradeoff discussions across senior leadership teams to balance competing priorities and resource constraints
- Establish governance structures, portfolio management standards, and operational execution disciplines across the organization
- Monitor execution health, portfolio risks, and delivery performance metrics; establish consistent benefits and value tracking
- Build strong partnerships across Technology leadership teams to drive alignment on portfolio priorities and execution decisions
- Develop portfolio reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and analytics to support operational and executive decision-making
- Leverage financial, operational, and execution data to guide prioritization, investment decisions, and resource optimization
- Partner closely with Finance teams to align portfolio planning, budgeting, forecasting, and execution tracking
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred
- Minimum 8+ years of experience in portfolio management, PMO leadership, technology operations, or resource planning
- Strong experience operating within complex, highly matrixed Technology organizations
- Proven ability to lead enterprise portfolio operations, prioritization, governance, and resource optimization processes
- Experience facilitating executive-level decision-making and prioritization discussions
- Strong familiarity with portfolio management and governance tools such as Planview, Clarity, Jira, MS Project, and ServiceNow preferred
Skills
Experience
Minimum 8+ years of experience in portfolio management, PMO leadership, technology operations, or resource planning within complex, matrixed Technology organizations. Proven track record of leading enterprise portfolio operations, prioritization, and governance processes. Experience facilitating executive-level decision-making discussions and managing competing stakeholder priorities.
Education
Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred.
Workplace
This position is based in Long Island City, New York, USA, within easy reach of New York.
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Compensation
The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 139,850 to USD 241,550 per annum.
Benefits
Health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance), wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, competitive bonus program with overachievement potential, share incentive plan
Culture
The Estée Lauder Companies fosters a collaborative, inclusive workplace where creativity, entrepreneurial thinking, and a passion for prestige beauty are deeply valued. As a global house of distinctive brands, it offers employees an environment that encourages innovation, professional growth, and a shared commitment to excellence and consumer inspiration.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.
Frequently Asked Questions
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