Head of Digital Portfolio Management

2 days ago


Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom Lancaster University Full time
Job Title: Head of Digital Portfolio Management

We are seeking an experienced Portfolio Manager to lead, manage, and enhance our digital project portfolio. As the Head of Digital Portfolio Management, you will be responsible for the new digital project portfolio, ensuring the successful transition and alignment of the current portfolio of projects into the IT strategy and delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Maintain strategic oversight of the digital projects' portfolio, ensuring project management standards are set and adhered to.
  • Lead a team of Project Managers to ensure the effective delivery of projects within the University's digital project portfolio.
  • Assist and advise the relevant governance groups with the prioritization and timing of existing and new project proposals, managing the portfolio of projects within the forward-looking roadmap of projects and activities.
  • Manage the inter-dependencies between projects and the links to the operational plans and services in ISS, escalating as appropriate via the associated governance structures as required.
  • Ensure that all activities have robust, achievable delivery plans built around effective project and resource management.
  • Provide assurance and quality activities across the digital portfolio.
  • Working with ISS Delivery Managers, oversee the transition of projects into service, assisting with managing a period of warranty as required.
Requirements:
  • Certification / Qualification in Project or Programme Management Methodology and Agile Methodologies (Prince2, MSP, Scrum Master, AgilePM etc.).
  • Experience of establishing and maintaining portfolio management processes, methodologies and appropriate tooling to enable governance and reporting.
  • Demonstrable experience of RAID analysis to support successful portfolio management and objective achievements, as well as budget and resource management skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with high emotional intelligence enabling good working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels of the University.
  • Excellent planning, organizational, time management and analytical problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead the planning and organisation of IT projects to set deadlines, delivering on business requirements.

We promote equality of opportunity and diversity within the workplace and welcome applications from all sections of the community.



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