VodafoneThree – Portfolio Risk & Governance Specialist

Overview

As Portfolio Risk & Governance Specialist, you will help govern strategic investments and manage portfolio risk across Enterprise Portfolio Management and Central Risk. You will provide governance, oversight and data-driven insights to support executive decisions, while promoting transparency and collaboration across diverse teams. Your work will influence investment priorities and help maintain portfolio health in a fast-paced environment. This role sits at the heart of our Corporate function, shaping how we allocate resources to power communities and businesses.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary plus bonus
• up to 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• paid time for charity work
• pension plan
• flexible benefits and discounts
• learning tools and parental leave policies

Responsibilities

• Align investment decisions with strategic objectives, regulatory requirements and risk frameworks
• Provide governance and constructive challenge to executive decision-making
• Monitor and escalate portfolio risks with early warning indicators
• Produce high-quality risk reporting and governance information for visibility and action
• Support governance forums, investment boards and portfolio reviews with insights and recommendations
• Promote transparency, continuous improvement and shared ownership across the portfolio
• Leverage data-driven analysis to guide investment priorities and portfolio performance
• Build relationships with stakeholders at all levels and influence outcomes
• Contribute to capital investment planning and maintain portfolio health
• Identify opportunities to improve governance processes and ways of working

Key requirements

• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building across functions
• Clear written and verbal communication, including presentations
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders with credibility and collaboration
• Knowledge of portfolio risk governance and its importance for strategic delivery
• Analytical problem-solving using data and insights
• High attention to detail and delivery of accurate work
• Comfort in a fast-paced, evolving environment with changing priorities
• Team-oriented with collaborative and inclusive mindset
• Experience in enterprise-wide portfolio risk management (advantageous)
• Experience in capital investment risk governance (advantageous)

• Stakeholder management
• Effective communication
• Influence and collaboration
• Portfolio risk governance
• Risk reporting and governance analysis
• Enterprise Portfolio Management (EPM)

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