Deputy Director, Digital Strategy and Portfolio

Ofgem

The energy regulator for Great Britain,

Requirements of the role

Ofgem is Great Britain's independent energy regulator. We're at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving toward Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers, especially vulnerable people.

We're offering a 12 month, fixed-term opportunity (which may be extended) with significant scope to set strategic direction, influence outcomes, and deliver real impact across the organisation. This is a high-profile leadership role where you'll oversee digital strategy, planning and portfolio execution, shaping how digital innovation powers our regulatory mission.

You'll have the chance to lead on digital prioritisation, business planning, delivery governance and the implementation of change that truly matters. With oversight of a broad and evolving portfolio, this is a role that blends strategic vision with operational delivery, ensuring that everything we do is aligned, accountable and focused on impact.

We're looking for someone with a confident leadership style, strong strategic insight and the ability to translate complex goals into actionable change. You'll be comfortable operating in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, guiding high-performing teams and collaborating across organisational boundaries to achieve ambitious outcomes. You'll bring strong and demonstrable credibility in forming and enacting digital strategy. You'll have extensive experience of delivering digital exploitation and you'll have an impressive track record of shaping and leading digital portfolios at a senior, influential level. You will be bring proven experience in influencing c-suite stakeholders and this will have been refined over a range of digital roles. Finally, you will have a back catalogue of examples where you have successfully delivered digital change into organisations which extends well beyond the mechanics of delivery.

In return, you'll benefit from excellent civil service pension arrangements, generous leave entitlements and flexible working, all while helping to define the future of digital public service delivery.

Our Digital, Data and Security Services directorate has a critical purpose to drive digital strategy, prioritise impactful change and deliver portfolio leadership that advances Ofgem's mission. This is your opportunity to lead strategic transformations with national significance.

Job Description
The Deputy Director, Digital Strategy and Portfolio provides strategic leadership and operational oversight across Ofgem's portfolio of digital projects and programmes in addition to leadership of directorate secretariat and governance.

This role requires the vision needed to refresh and reimagine the Ofgem Digital Strategy with the delivery rigour to ensure that the strategic outcomes are translated into deliverable initiatives aligned with Ofgem's priorities.

The role encompasses leadership of demand management, portfolio prioritisation and management, business planning, business analysis, digital delivery and digital change management, with oversight of the end-to-end delivery of a significant and constantly changing portfolio of change initiatives.

The Deputy Director champions digital innovation, data-driven decision-making, and good practice across the portfolio, while building capability and fostering high-performing, inclusive portfolio management and delivery teams.

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Location

Cardiff, Glasgow, London

Contract type

Contract, Fixed term

Profession

Deputy Director, Digital, Strategy

Working pattern

Flexible working, Hybrid

Closing Date

08/12/2025