Portfolio Manager Jobs in San Francisco, CA
Portfolio Manager jobs in San Francisco concentrate in the Financial District, SoMa, and the Embarcadero, where asset management firms, venture-backed funds, and wealth management shops cluster across equities, fixed income, and alternative investments. Employers hiring right now include Amazon Web Services, WorldQuant, and Visa. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
Find Portfolio Manager JobsOverview
Showing 5 of 134+ Portfolio Manager jobs
About Gap Inc.
At Gap Inc., we create culture as much as we create clothes. Our ambition is to become a high-performing house of iconic American brands that shape culture.
Our portfolio—Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta—each brings a distinct point of view to how we show up in the world and serve our customers.
Old Navy democratizes style with quality and value for all. Gap champions originality through essential pieces that celebrate individuality. Banana Republic is rooted in a spirit of discovery, creating modern pieces inspired by craftsmanship and travel. Athleta champions the Power of She through confidence, strength, and movement.
We’re driven by a shared purpose: to bridge gaps—between people, perspectives, and possibilities—to create a better world.
We’re building a team that performs at a high level—people who think boldly, take ownership, and turn ideas into impact. If you’re ready to learn fast and help shape what’s next, you’ll fit right in.
About the role
The Senior Manager, Technology Portfolio Governance sits within the Strategy & Governance team inside the Global Technology Organization (GTS) and owns the operational backbone of the function: Support Annual and Quarterly Planning, Portfolio Governance, demand intake, vendor and internal resource planning and tracking, and the AI-enabled tooling that runs governance day to day. It is a high-visibility, execution-focused role that turns portfolio strategy into working process — partnering closely with TPMs, Product/Delivery Managers, Engineering, Finance, and vendor account teams to keep demand, capacity, and reporting accurate and current across the GTS portfolio.
What you'll do
- Support the Annual and Quarterly Planning process by consolidating portfolio demand, capacity, and financial baselines across GTS into a single, accurate planning input for portfolio stakeholders; own the supporting governance documentation and standards
- Own the demand intake process for the GTS portfolio end-to-end, defining/adopting the intake template and workflow, ensuring every submission carries clear scope, funding, and guardrails before it enters planning
- Own the demand-capacity planning and reconciliation, coordinating with PdMs, TPMs, Engineering, and Finance to close gaps before they become delivery risk
- Own resource planning across both MSP and non-MSP populations, validating funding, own resource mapping and ensuring clean onboarding into Clarity and Jira
- Own Clarity resource data hygiene, enforcing accuracy, audit on a recurring cadence, and fix root causes with system owners rather than repeat corrections
- Track vendor and MSP utilization against contracted capacity ceilings, resolving allocation and demand discrepancies, and flag risk to finance and portfolio governance
- Own managed services process governance on vendor timesheet compliance and Clarity allocation accuracy partnering with vendor account leads on standards adherence
- Enable stakeholders through training materials and standing office hours for TPM and Engineering teams, keeping demand and delivery data accurate across reporting and carryover tracking
- Produce recurring portfolio reporting and own supporting sections of quarterly leadership readouts, partnering with Finance on Capex/Expense reconciliation and the Director on final materials
Who you are
- 8–10+ years of experience in technology portfolio governance, demand/capacity management, resource planning, or vendor operations — ideally within a large-scale enterprise or retail technology environment.
- Strong Agile and Quarterly Planning process experience; able to translate engineering demand into structured, funded capacity plans.
- Hands-on proficiency in Jira and Jira Product Discovery (JPD) for roadmap and demand structuring, plus Clarity for resource and financial tracking.
- Solid project management fundamentals and knowledge on planning, dependency tracking, and status reporting across multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Working knowledge of project finance Capex/Expense distinctions, budget-to-actuals tracking, and funding ceiling management.
- Working knowledge of managing vendor delivery operations, including SOW governance, headcount-based contracts, and demand-capacity alignment across multiple product teams.
- Comfortable coordinating across a wide stakeholder set of TPMs, PDMs, Engineering leads, Finance, and vendor account teams; without formal authority over all of them.
- Exceptional process rigor; able to define intake workflows, enforce compliance, and hold stakeholders accountable without being bureaucratic.
- Clear, direct, insight-first communicator; experience presenting operational data and risk flags to senior technology leadership.
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity; can design structures where none exists and build stakeholder trust quickly.
- Comfort working alongside Ai-enabled tooling and automation in a governance, reporting, or PMO context.
- Prior experience in an offshore earshore vendor governance model.
- Familiarity with Capex/Expense project accounting in technology portfolios.
- Experience in retail, apparel, or consumer-facing technology organizations.
- Exposure to PMO or TMO operating models, portfolio health reporting, and QP governance ceremonies
Salary Range: $169,200.00 - $220,000.00
Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on city, county and state requirements.
Benefits at Gap Inc.
- Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
- One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
- Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
- Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
- Employee stock purchase plan.*
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
- See more of the benefits we offer.
- For eligible employees
Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.
About Gap Inc.
At Gap Inc., we create culture as much as we create clothes. Our ambition is to become a high-performing house of iconic American brands that shape culture.
Our portfolio—Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta—each brings a distinct point of view to how we show up in the world and serve our customers.
Old Navy democratizes style with quality and value for all. Gap champions originality through essential pieces that celebrate individuality. Banana Republic is rooted in a spirit of discovery, creating modern pieces inspired by craftsmanship and travel. Athleta champions the Power of She through confidence, strength, and movement.
We’re driven by a shared purpose: to bridge gaps—between people, perspectives, and possibilities—to create a better world.
We’re building a team that performs at a high level—people who think boldly, take ownership, and turn ideas into impact. If you’re ready to learn fast and help shape what’s next, you’ll fit right in.
About the role
The Senior Manager, Technology Portfolio Governance sits within the Strategy & Governance team inside the Global Technology Organization (GTS) and owns the operational backbone of the function: Support Annual and Quarterly Planning, Portfolio Governance, demand intake, vendor and internal resource planning and tracking, and the AI-enabled tooling that runs governance day to day. It is a high-visibility, execution-focused role that turns portfolio strategy into working process — partnering closely with TPMs, Product/Delivery Managers, Engineering, Finance, and vendor account teams to keep demand, capacity, and reporting accurate and current across the GTS portfolio.
What you'll do
- Support the Annual and Quarterly Planning process by consolidating portfolio demand, capacity, and financial baselines across GTS into a single, accurate planning input for portfolio stakeholders; own the supporting governance documentation and standards
- Own the demand intake process for the GTS portfolio end-to-end, defining/adopting the intake template and workflow, ensuring every submission carries clear scope, funding, and guardrails before it enters planning
- Own the demand-capacity planning and reconciliation, coordinating with PdMs, TPMs, Engineering, and Finance to close gaps before they become delivery risk
- Own resource planning across both MSP and non-MSP populations, validating funding, own resource mapping and ensuring clean onboarding into Clarity and Jira
- Own Clarity resource data hygiene, enforcing accuracy, audit on a recurring cadence, and fix root causes with system owners rather than repeat corrections
- Track vendor and MSP utilization against contracted capacity ceilings, resolving allocation and demand discrepancies, and flag risk to finance and portfolio governance
- Own managed services process governance on vendor timesheet compliance and Clarity allocation accuracy partnering with vendor account leads on standards adherence
- Enable stakeholders through training materials and standing office hours for TPM and Engineering teams, keeping demand and delivery data accurate across reporting and carryover tracking
- Produce recurring portfolio reporting and own supporting sections of quarterly leadership readouts, partnering with Finance on Capex/Expense reconciliation and the Director on final materials
Who you are
- 8–10+ years of experience in technology portfolio governance, demand/capacity management, resource planning, or vendor operations — ideally within a large-scale enterprise or retail technology environment.
- Strong Agile and Quarterly Planning process experience; able to translate engineering demand into structured, funded capacity plans.
- Hands-on proficiency in Jira and Jira Product Discovery (JPD) for roadmap and demand structuring, plus Clarity for resource and financial tracking.
- Solid project management fundamentals and knowledge on planning, dependency tracking, and status reporting across multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Working knowledge of project finance Capex/Expense distinctions, budget-to-actuals tracking, and funding ceiling management.
- Working knowledge of managing vendor delivery operations, including SOW governance, headcount-based contracts, and demand-capacity alignment across multiple product teams.
- Comfortable coordinating across a wide stakeholder set of TPMs, PDMs, Engineering leads, Finance, and vendor account teams; without formal authority over all of them.
- Exceptional process rigor; able to define intake workflows, enforce compliance, and hold stakeholders accountable without being bureaucratic.
- Clear, direct, insight-first communicator; experience presenting operational data and risk flags to senior technology leadership.
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity; can design structures where none exists and build stakeholder trust quickly.
- Comfort working alongside Ai-enabled tooling and automation in a governance, reporting, or PMO context.
- Prior experience in an offshore earshore vendor governance model.
- Familiarity with Capex/Expense project accounting in technology portfolios.
- Experience in retail, apparel, or consumer-facing technology organizations.
- Exposure to PMO or TMO operating models, portfolio health reporting, and QP governance ceremonies
Salary Range: $169,200.00 - $220,000.00
Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on city, county and state requirements.
Benefits at Gap Inc.
- Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
- One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
- Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
- Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
- Employee stock purchase plan.*
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
- See more of the benefits we offer.
- For eligible employees
Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.
See All 134+ Portfolio Manager Jobs in San Francisco
Find roles in San Francisco that match your experience and apply in just a few clicks.
Find Portfolio Manager JobsPortfolio Manager Job Market in San Francisco
Who's Hiring
- Amazon Web Services20
- WorldQuant13
- Visa7
- Google7
- Qcells7
Top Industries Hiring
- Banking & Financial Services20
- Technology & Software13
- Investment & Asset Management13
- Science & Research7
- Media & Entertainment7
Portfolio Manager Jobs in San Francisco: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a portfolio manager job in San Francisco?
Focus on San Francisco's concentration of asset managers, hedge funds, and family offices in the Financial District and Embarcadero, plus the venture and growth equity shops in SoMa. Candidates with CFA credentials, quantitative modeling skills, or experience in technology-sector equities stand out locally. Networking through San Francisco CFA Society events and targeting boutique RIAs that post openings directly gives you an edge over applicants using only national boards.
Which companies hire portfolio managers in San Francisco?
San Francisco portfolio manager roles are posted by Amazon Web Services, WorldQuant, and Visa and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. The city's employer mix leans toward independent asset managers, multi-strategy hedge funds, and fintech-adjacent wealth platforms rather than the large bank trust departments more common in other financial centers.
Are there remote portfolio manager jobs in San Francisco?
Yes, though it depends on the role, since portfolio managers handling client relationships or trading desks typically work on-site while analytical and model-driven roles are more remote-compatible. About 25% of portfolio manager openings tied to San Francisco are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting the city's tech-influenced workplace culture. Quantitative research and portfolio analytics positions at San Francisco fintech and robo-advisory firms tend to offer the most location flexibility.
How can I get a portfolio manager job in San Francisco with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through San Francisco's active community of RIAs and multi-family offices, which hire investment analyst and research associate roles that transition into portfolio management. Targeting fintech firms in SoMa and impact investing shops in the Mission that value modeling skills over years of experience broadens your options. A CFA Level I pass, a portfolio project using public market data, and involvement in the San Francisco CFA Society all strengthen an entry-level application locally.
Which industries hire the most portfolio managers in San Francisco?
The sectors hiring the most portfolio managers in San Francisco are Banking & Financial Services, Technology & Software, and Investment & Asset Management, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. San Francisco's outsized fintech presence and its proximity to Silicon Valley venture capital create demand for portfolio managers who can evaluate technology-sector assets alongside traditional equity and fixed income mandates.
Related Jobs in California
See All 134+ Portfolio Manager Jobs in San Francisco
Find roles in San Francisco that match your experience and apply in just a few clicks.
Find Portfolio Manager Jobs