IT Portfolio Manager

Are you an experienced IT Portfolio Manager, Head of IT Delivery or senior technology programme leader who enjoys taking ownership of complex IT delivery, leading teams and influencing decisions at senior level?, We’re working with a major, well-established organisation to recruit an IT Portfolio Manager into a key leadership position within its technology function.

This is an opportunity to take responsibility for a significant portfolio of IT projects and programmes, working directly with the IT Director to shape priorities, improve delivery performance and ensure technology investment delivers meaningful business outcomes.

With a portfolio worth approximately £5 million, an established team to lead and technology playing a critical role in day-to-day operations, this is a position with genuine responsibility, visibility and influence.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the IT Director, you’ll take ownership of the IT project portfolio, leading a team of experienced Project Managers and working closely with senior stakeholders across technology and the wider business.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading the delivery of a c.£5m IT project and change portfolio, ensuring projects are aligned with business priorities.
• Managing, developing and supporting a team of senior IT Project Managers.
• Overseeing portfolio governance, planning, budgets, forecasting, resources, risks and dependencies.
• Working closely with IT Operations, Architecture, Business Analysis, Data and other technology functions to ensure joined-up delivery.
• Providing clear, commercially focused reporting and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Challenging priorities, managing competing demands and making informed decisions about resources and delivery.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external technology suppliers.
• Driving continuous improvement in project delivery standards, processes and performance., You’ll have the opportunity to influence how technology projects are prioritised and delivered, lead an experienced team and work closely with an IT Director who wants someone capable of taking genuine ownership.

We’re particularly interested in speaking with candidates who have already operated in a senior IT portfolio, programme or delivery leadership capacity.

To be considered, you’ll need to demonstrate:

• Significant experience leading a portfolio of IT and technology projects, rather than individual projects alone.
• Previous responsibility for managing and developing Project Managers or technology delivery teams.
• Strong technical understanding, with experience delivering change across IT systems, applications, infrastructure, software or wider technology environments.
• Proven experience managing portfolio budgets, resources, governance, risk and delivery performance.
• The confidence and credibility to influence senior stakeholders, challenge decisions and manage competing business priorities.
• Experience working across multiple technology disciplines, suppliers and business functions.
• A recognised project or programme management qualification, ideally PRINCE2 Practitioner.

This isn’t a traditional PMO reporting or project coordination position. We’re looking for someone who has personally led technology delivery at portfolio level, managed people and taken accountability for outcomes.

Candidates whose experience is predominantly in non-technical business change, PMO administration or standalone project management are unlikely to have the depth of experience required., Applicants must already have unrestricted eligibility to work in the UK. The employer is unable to offer visa sponsorship, either now or in the future., * Agile Methodology

• Budgeting Skills
• Communication Skills
• Coordination Skills
• Health and Safety Principles
• IT Service Management
• Portfolio Management
• Project Management
• Scrum Methodology
• Self-Motivation

Alongside a salary of up to £90,000, the package includes:

• Hybrid working, with approximately 50% office attendance.
• Generous free and discounted rail travel benefits for you and eligible family members.
• An attractive, market leading pension scheme.
• Enhanced family leave benefits.
• Electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes.
• Long-term career opportunities within a substantial organisation.