Senior Portfolio Manager

Synopsis

This role reports to the Value Stream Lead. The Senior Delivery Manager will oversee a complex portfolio of initiatives, including a mix of agile and waterfall deliveries. In partnership with the product team they will be responsible for the end to end delivery of projects within their portfolio from the planning and requirements phase to project delivery and closure, and when acting as a Release Train Engineer they will be responsible for facilitating, guiding and overseeing the management of all Agile Release Train (ART) events and processes and assist the teams in delivering value.

• Responsible for the on time and on budget delivery of complex projects and programs, within agreed scope and quality measures
• Manage, track, and report the progress of the Agile Release Train(s). Ensure stakeholders receive continuous updates
• Responsible for the benefits realisation of all projects, and the flow of value through the ART using tools and kanbans
• Develop, maintain and communicate the overall project or program plan, and annual calendars for Iterations Program Increments (PIs)
• Lead the project team in scoping activities to identify, capture and analyse requirements, and work with the Product team to ensure clear alignment with key business drivers.

• 7+ years of experience in managing large, complex, and cross‑functional projects, programs and portfolios, including time spent as a Release Train Engineer, or in an end to end agile process delivery
• Airline industry experience is beneficial