Director Portfolio Management Office; PMO

• Salary - £145k up to £155k
• Bonus - up to equivalent of three months salary
• Car allowance - £720 per month
• Based in Stevenage - some home working too

The part you’ll play in transforming infrastructure services. Strong governance coordinated execution and clear ownership are essential to turning strategy into measurable outcomes. As Director of Portfolio Management Office, you'll lead the governance, coordination and delivery discipline that enables Group IT to execute its strategy. You'll provide an enterprise-wide view of technology change, direct priority strategic projects and coordinate the function's integrated delivery and execution plans.

By connecting strategy, investment, capacity, dependencies, risks and benefits, you'll help leaders make timely decisions and ensure commitments translate into practical, controlled delivery.

The tasks and responsibilities you’ll take on.

You’ll lead the Portfolio Management Office, establishing proportionate governance and a consistent operating rhythm across Group IT. You'll coordinate the function's delivery and execution plans, provide transparent reporting on progress and performance, and intervene where priorities, dependencies or risks threaten outcomes. Alongside portfolio leadership, you'll personally sponsor or direct critical cross-functional projects that require senior coordination and focused execution.

As a Leader, you'll set clear direction, build a high-performing and inclusive team, and create an environment where people can thrive. You'll role model people manager expectations, develop future leadership capability and promote accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement across the PMO and the wider technology function.

From time to time, we may ask you to take on other duties appropriate to the role and level. We expect all work to follow company policies, procedures and relevant standards.

Further specific tasks and responsibilities you’ll take on as part of the IT Function

• Translate Group IT strategy and leadership priorities into an integrated functional delivery and execution plan
• Coordinate plans across technology towers and enabling teams, creating clear ownership, milestones, outcomes and decision points
• Establish the planning and review cadence for the function, connecting strategic objectives, operational commitments and change activity
• Support the CTO and wider Technology leadership team with structured planning, executive briefings, performance insight and follow-through of agreed actions
• Maintain a consolidated view of progress against functional commitments and drive corrective action where required
• Enable effective coordination across Group functions, divisions, suppliers and delivery partners

You will:

• Define, maintain and evolve governance frameworks, policies, standards and decision rights that support strategic technology objectives
• Lead portfolio prioritisation, investment planning and capacity planning, balancing value, affordability, resources, risk and delivery confidence – to create a single enterprise-wide view of technology demand, projects, programmes and product change
• Embed robust business case governance, cost tracking, change control, reforecasting and benefits realisation disciplines
• Align portfolio commitments with financial controls, workforce plans, architecture, cyber, commercial and operational requirements
• Maintain oversight of portfolio spend, forecasts, variances, financial risks and benefits
• Provide decision-quality insight on…