Portfolio Manager

About The Restaurant Group

We're The Restaurant Group (TRG for short) and we're one of the UK's largest hospitality businesses. We are a significant player in the UK casual dining market, operating over 400 restaurants and pubs including Wagamama, Frankie and Benny's, Chiquito, andBrunning & Price. Our diverse portfolio of brands provides something for everyone, and we are proud to be TRG.

The Role

We are looking for a project portfolio manager to join the team, leading the delivery and execution of change initiatives across three distinct business portfolios. You will ensure that all business change projects are effectively prioritised, resourced,managed, and embedded into the business to realise their target benefits.

Reporting into the Group Head of Change, you will lead an experienced team of permanent and outsourced programme and project managers. The portfolio manager also works closely with the Project Management Office (PMO) to ensure effective Project / ProgrammeGovernance & Control.

This role offers a mix of working from our London Bridge office and from home.

Key Responsibilities
- Accountable for the delivery of a broad range of business change initiatives; primarily projects (often with a tech component) that impact our guests, restaurant operations or back-office systems.
- Lead and develop a growing team of internal and consultant Project and Programme Managers.
- Effectively manage the dependencies and prioritisation of the business change programme with senior stakeholders from across the business
- Own resource planning for each of the business change portfolios, scaling the PM team appropriately to ensure capacity to deliver all prioritised initiatives and setting up projects and programmes for success.
- Oversee, coordinate, and manage the change portfolios, ensuring appropriate project governance and reporting performance and benefits realisation to the business
- Work closely and proactively with internal colleagues from across the business to enable effective implementation of change.
- Take hands-on control and intervene as required. Identify potential project and programme risks and anticipated points of resistance; remove obstacles and issues to guarantee successful outcomes and develop specific plans to mitigate or address the concerns.

Required Experience
- A track record of delivering business change initiatives in a fast-moving environment (ideally multi-brand leisure, hospitality, or retail experience).
- Experience in managing multiple resources across a portfolio of projects
- You will have previously led projects with significant digital/tech components
- Proven experience in leading and building teams
- Skilled at financial and business planning
- A recognised professional project, programme or portfolio qualification

P

erson Specification
- Energetic, optimistic and driven, focusing on action and outcomes
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, able to work effectively at all levels in an organisation
- Super organised with a love of planning
- Able to multi-task and prioritise effectively whilst remaining calm
- Must be a team player, willing to get stuck in where required, able to work with and through others
- Ability to influence others and to establish consensus

**We at TRG are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all, where employees are valued for their skills, experiences and unique perspectives. We want to reflect the many communities we serve and provide equal opportunities forall of our employees. We are proud to celebrate our diverse voices**

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