Senior Portfolio & Operations Manager

Senior Portfolio & Operations Manager

My well established, market leading Client is urgently recruiting for an experienced Senior Portfolio & Operations Manager to lead portfolio governance, operational management and financial oversight across a Digital function, supporting a major technology integration programme. The role will provide consolidated insight into portfolio performance, budgets, risks, resources and benefits, enabling effective decision-making and ensuring the Digital function operates efficiently and consistently.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Digital portfolio and PMO governance framework, including planning, prioritisation, delivery reporting, stage gates, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Oversee financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, expenditure tracking and reporting, ensuring effective cost control and value for money.
• Manage audit activity, risk governance and compliance, ensuring actions and improvements are tracked through to completion.
• Coordinate Digital Board governance, including agendas, papers, decisions, approvals and follow-up actions.
• Drive benefits realisation and performance reporting, providing clear insight into delivery progress, investment outcomes and key performance indicators.
• Lead resource and capacity planning across the portfolio, identifying constraints, capability gaps and competing priorities.
• Oversee portfolio-level vendor and partner governance, contract compliance, supplier performance and procurement engagement.
• Lead and develop a team of analysts, coordinating operational activities, communications and capability development across Digital.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, programme teams, budget holders and external partners to promote effective governance and continuous improvement.

About You

• Proven experience leading operations, portfolio governance and financial management within a technology or data environment.
• Strong programme management and PMO experience, with the ability to oversee multiple concurrent projects using agile, waterfall or hybrid approaches.
• Experience managing technology budgets exceeding 1m, including forecasting, financial reporting and cost control.
• Strong understanding of technology environments, including applications, infrastructure, service management, cyber security and integration.
• Commercially astute, with experience managing third-party suppliers, contracts and performance.
• Excellent analytical, organisational and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to present complex information to senior leadership.
• A collaborative and adaptable leader who can manage competing priorities, lead mixed teams and drive continuous improvement.

This role is upto 3 days a week on site in Central London, it is inside IR35, please only send your CV if you are happy with these terms. If you send your up to date CV, I will call you to discuss a fantastic opportunity with a great Client.