Digital Workplace Portfolio Manager

TN United Kingdom; Cheltenham; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company is seeking a Digital Workplace Portfolio Manager to oversee a global portfolio from ideation to delivery. This pivotal role requires strong project management and leadership skills, ensuring alignment with business objectives while optimizing value and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have experience with Microsoft 365 and cloud technologies, demonstrating the ability to manage complex projects and lead cross-functional teams. Join an inclusive culture that values contributions and fosters a supportive environment where everyone can thrive. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic and innovative setting.

Benefits

27 days holiday allowance

3 days paid volunteering leave

Comprehensive private healthcare

Enhanced pension plan

Life assurance

Share Ownership Plan

Free onsite parking

Flexible benefits

Personal discounts portal

Qualifications

• Experience in managing large, complex projects and portfolios.
• Strong understanding of Digital Workplace technologies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Digital Workplace portfolio from ideation to delivery.
• Lead cross-functional teams for project delivery.

Skills

Project Management

Digital Workplace Technologies

Agile Methodologies

Change Management

Problem Solving

Tools

Microsoft 365

Cloud Computing Technologies

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Spirax-Sarco Engineering

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

Job Description:

Role Overview:

The Digital Workplace Portfolio Manager will oversee our global Digital Workplace portfolio from ideation through to delivery and benefits realisation. The Portfolio Manager will possess matrix management responsibilities, moving potential projects through from ideation to delivery as well as responding to requests for Digital Workplace delivery from other business areas.

Your objectives and responsibilities will focus on…

• Developing and managing the Digital Workplace portfolio, ensuring alignment with IT and business objectives and priorities
• Portfolio optimisation through continuous review of the project portfolio and ensuring it meets the needs of the organisation while optimising value and efficiency
• Leading and managing cross-functional teams responsible for delivery projects, including Project Managers, Engineers, Architects and operational teams
• Working closely with business stakeholders to understand their needs and requirements; translating them into actionable project plans
• Providing governance and oversight of projects/small programmes to ensure goals and objectives are accomplished within approved time frame, scope and budget
• Identifying opportunities for process improvement, standardisation and automation, to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the portfolio and project delivery

Your previous experience is likely to include….

• Planning and delivering large, complex projects and portfolios, including Microsoft 365, automation technologies, telephony, EUC and core business applications
• Portfolio management and delivery, including portfolio assurance and governance
• Working experience of cloud computing technologies, connectivity and infrastructure
• Pre-project planning and experience of Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Change Management

To be successful in this role you will…

• Demonstrate Project and Programme Management skills & frameworks, including experiences of managing large, complex projects and portfolios
• Show an understanding of Digital Workplace technologies and infrastructure
• Possess excellent leadership and matrix management skills, overseeing cross-functional teams
• Demonstrate Company Core Values at all times
• Be an excellent problem-solver
• Communicate complex, technical information to non-technical stakeholders and will effectively translate business requirements into technical requirements

Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts’ portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below.

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.