Christopher Rizzo

About Christopher Rizzo

Accomplished technology executive experienced in leading large teams and complex programs to achieve strong business results. Exceptional communicator with valuable interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work collaboratively across multiple business units, organizational levels and cross-divisional stakeholders. Proactive and decisive leader with the aptitude to implement a vision through technical product ownership, people leadership, and process development with a track record for building strong partnerships among executives, key business partners, developers, clients and vendors.

Experience

1. Vice President, Technology Portfolio Management & Reporting

   Fidelity Investments

   Mar 2025 — Present · Durham, NC, US

   Leading portfolio management strategy and planning for Fidelity Technology’s multi-billion-dollar IT portfolio to support decision management and analysis. Focused on improving our understanding of critical technology priorities to accelerate delivery through program standards and robust reporting and analytics, working closely with Strategy & Planning, Corporate Finance, Human Resources, Senior Leaders, CIOs, and Executive Leaders across business units.• Partner closely with strategy & planning leaders to influence, develop and manage program standards and governance routines across 140+ active strategic and BU-sponsored programs and technology associates.• Lead reporting and analytics through complex and ad-hoc problem solving to identify and communicate trends across program and portfolio planning, workforce reporting, and delivery.• Accountable for end-to-end planning, coordination, and delivery of executive-level Quarterly Technology Review reporting and ongoing business review routines to support the health of the business.• Drive stakeholder alignment and advocacy to deliver positive results that advance divisional and enterprise priorities through a cohesive and compelling narrative.

Education

• Bentley University

  BS, Computer Information Systems, Minor: Business Communications

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Requirements Gathering
• Enterprise Architecture
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Strategic Communications
• Team Leadership
• Soa
• .net
• Budget Process
• Software Project Management
• Business Communications
• Engineering Management
• Financial Services
• IT Strategy
• Capital Budgeting
• Project Planning
• Web Services
• Project Management
• Program Management
• Waterfall
• Requirements Analysis
• Web Applications
• Operating Budgets
• Business Analysis
• Vendor Management
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Communication Skills
• Agile Methodologies
• Operations Management
• Management