Portfolio Director

3 weeks ago

City Of London, United Kingdom Hydrogen Group Full time

Role: Portfolio Delivery Lead
Salary: up to £100,000
Location: City of London 2 days per week

Our client is seeking a strategic leader to oversee the planning and prioritization of the customer change and transformation business outcomes portfolio. The ideal candidate will have experience in solving business problems, driving transformation, and delivering customer-focused solutions. They should be adept at aligning business needs with delivery capabilities, especially in agile, cross-functional environments. This role requires a strong operational focus on improving delivery performance and efficiency while adhering to standards set by the Change Management Office and aligning with enterprise governance frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

Portfolio and Project Management Delivery Expertise:

  • Proven experience of managing portfolios of projects/initiatives and large-scale programmes solving business problems by aligning initiatives with customer strategies.
  • Deep understanding of agile and waterfall methodologies essential. An understanding of lean portfolio management and scaled agile frameworks.
  • Expertise in improving the performance, efficiency, and maturity of delivery across multiple teams and initiatives.
  • Focuses on balancing operational delivery with strategic objectives.

Leadership and Mentorship:

  • Strong track record of leading teams of Project Managers and Business Analysts, fostering a problem-solving culture.
  • Focused on continuous improvement, embedding a culture that enhances delivery performance.

Governance and Risk Management:

  • Extensive experience of establishing programme/project governance and risk management.
  • Skilled in working with governance boards to align portfolios, secure resources, and improve delivery efficiency.

Customer-Centric Focus:

  • Experience managing customer-facing transformation portfolios, translating customer and business needs into actionable solutions for agile teams.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Management:

  • Exceptional stakeholder management skills, influencing senior leadership and aligning agile teams with customer roadmaps.
  • Focuses on effective communication to ensure that teams understand project goals and business challenges while adhering to PMO standards for performance and delivery.

Additional Requirements:

  • Must have previous experience of overseeing a portfolio not just managing multiple programmes/projects.
  • Experience in quarterly planning and roadmaps - planning & dependency management at portfolio level.
  • Facilitates prioritisation and scheduling resources and projects/change.
  • Key role in strengthening change delivery capability (waterfall and agile) - delivery of outcomes and metrics for improvement.

Hydrogen Group is seeking a skilled professional to fill this role.

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