Western Governors University
Strategic Portfolio Management System Analyst
🇺🇸
Salt Lake City, UT
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Full-Time
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$88K - $132K
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Finance
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March 16th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
WGU Corporation is hiring a Strategic Portfolio Management System Analyst. This role manages and optimizes the Strategic Portfolio Management system to support enterprise portfolio processes, ensures data integrity, collaborates with cross-functional teams to enhance system usability, and develops reports and insights to aid strategic decisions.
Highlights
- Maintain, configure, and optimize the Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) system to support portfolio processes, reporting, and governance.
- Ensure data accuracy and integrity across portfolios, programs, and dashboards; implement corrective actions as needed.
- Partner with Institutional Portfolio Management leaders and cross-functional teams to improve workflows and system usability.
- Build and maintain reporting, metrics, and portfolio insights to facilitate institutional decision-making.
- Support training, documentation, change management, and adoption of SPM tools and processes.
- Hands-on experience required with enterprise portfolio management systems, such as ServiceNow, including user and system implementation roles.
- Requires a bachelor's degree in business, finance, information systems, or a related field with 4 years of relevant experience in strategic portfolio management, enterprise planning, PMO, or finance.
- Experience in online higher education or large-scale, service-oriented organizations is a plus.
- Full-time, in-office position at WGU’s headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT.
- Compensation range: $88,300 to $132,400, with eligibility for bonuses and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement savings, paid time off, and parental leave.
Strategic Portfolio Management System Analyst Full Description
If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.
Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.
The salary range for this position 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.
At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
Grade: Professional 310Pay Range: $88,300.00 - $132,400.00
Grade: Professional 310Pay Range: $88,300.00 - $132,400.00
Job Description
About the Institutional Portfolio Management (IPM) Department
The IPM department is part of the CFO org and is responsible for driving strategic execution and transformation across the WGU System. We manage portfolios of enterprise initiatives that align with WGU's 5-Year Strategic Plan—connecting strategy to action. Our work enables leaders to execute bold, system-wide change by:
- Designing innovative business processes that improve productivity and scale.
- Building enterprise capabilities in Agile Innovation, Portfolio Management, and Rapid Technology Development.
- Identifying and mitigating enterprise risks while driving cost efficiency and waste reduction.
We're not just a tactical function—we're strategic enablers, trusted advisors and transformation partners.
The Role: Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) System Analyst
The Strategic Portfolio Management System Analyst supports the systems, data, and processes that enable WGU's enterprise portfolio management function. This role ensures that portfolio data is accurate, reliable, and actionable, and that the tools and workflows used across the university effectively support strategic decision‑making.
You will partner closely with portfolio managers, business leaders, analysts, and technology teams to enhance WGU's enterprise portfolio management platform, maintain high‑quality information, develop reporting and insights, and continuously improve the user experience.
You will partner closely with portfolio managers, business leaders, analysts, and technology teams to enhance WGU's enterprise portfolio management platform, maintain high‑quality information, develop reporting and insights, and continuously improve the user experience.
What You'll Do
- Maintain, configure, and optimize the Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) system to support enterprise portfolio processes, reporting, and governance
- Ensure data accuracy and integrity across portfolios, programs, initiatives, and dashboards; identify gaps and implement corrective actions
- Partner with IPM leaders and cross‑functional teams to develop enhancements, streamline workflows, and improve system usability
- Build and maintain reporting, metrics, and portfolio insights that support institutional decision‑making
- Support training, documentation, change management, and adoption efforts for SPM tools and processes
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Information Systems or a related field
- 4 years of experience in operational analysis for strategic portfolio management, enterprise planning, PMO, or finance
- Hands on experience with enterprise portfolio management systems, such as ServiceNow (user, system implementation)
Bonus Points If You Have
- Experience in online higher education or other large-scale, service-oriented organizations.
Work Location
- This is a full-time, in-office position at WGU's headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT.
What to Expect
At WGU, our mission drives everything we do—including how we hire. Our interview experience is designed to give qualified candidates the opportunity to show their best work through meaningful conversations, practical problem-solving, and authentic collaboration.
We thoughtfully review every application and invite forward the candidates whose experience and potential best align with the role and our mission. If selected, you'll hear from a recruiter or hiring manager who will guide you through the process and help you know what to expect at each stage. We aim to communicate decisions promptly and respectfully.
Here's what that typically looks like:
- Introductory call (~30 minutes): We'll walk you through who we are at WGU and learn about your relevant experience.
- Hiring manager interview (~45 minutes)
- Onsite interview (2+ hours)
We're looking forward to getting to know you and seeing how you think, collaborate and build. Welcome to WGU.
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Position & Application Details
Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.
Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.
How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.
Additional Information
Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive.
Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.
Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.
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