Portfolio Manager x2

Overview

In this role you will manage a portfolio of change across key customer-facing products and platforms, shaping roadmaps and delivery strategies. You’ll lead end-to-end delivery of large programmes, ensuring value realization and alignment with strategy. You’ll oversee a delivery team and governance, balancing demand, scope, and budget within a hybrid setup (Oxford office presence). This is a chance to drive transformation in a mission-driven tech organisation that supports public services and society.

Pay / Benefits

• Early Finish Friday – 34-hour week with full-time pay
• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays (+5 days optional)
• Bupa private healthcare + Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme matched to 7%
• Electric vehicle scheme with on-site charging
• Rewards platform with retailer discounts (nationwide) + Medicash discounts + annual bonus

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage integrated roadmaps across multiple workstreams and operational teams
• Monitor portfolio performance with appropriate metrics
• Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale programmes with significant technology components
• Establish and maintain delivery governance, plans, milestones, risks and dependencies
• Ensure portfolio delivers within scope, timelines, budget and benefits
• Align portfolio outcomes with strategy and track benefits realization
• Support annual planning and budgeting for portfolio stability
• Stakeholder management including executives/sponsors, communications, and reporting
• Resource planning and conflict resolution; coach and enable teams to deliver
• Change management to sustain outcomes post-delivery
• Supplier and partner management as needed
• Contribute to best practices and consistent delivery approaches

Key requirements

• People management of 4-6 professionals
• Demonstrable portfolio management across demand and delivery lifecycle
• Experience with agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and waterfall (PRINCE2, PMP, MSP) frameworks
• Substantial delivery experience across multiple programmes/projects
• Experience managing software development or complex projects
• Expert stakeholder management including external partners
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Miro, MS Project
• Ability to translate between delivery frameworks

• Stakeholder management
• Effective communication
• Coaching and mentoring
• Jira
• Confluence
• Miro

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