Director, Enterprise Transformation & Portfolio Delivery

Standard Life plc; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 170,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 40–80%

Private medical cover

38 days annual leave

Excellent pension

Life assurance 12x salary

Career breaks

Income protection

Volunteering days

Job summary

Standard Life plc in the United Kingdom is seeking a Director-level enterprise transformation leader to shape the change portfolio across the organisation. You will bring strategic thinking, governance rigor and delivery discipline to senior stakeholders.

This hybrid role offers flexibility on home office locations (Edinburgh, Birmingham or London). You’ll lead reporting to the Executive and Board, partner with senior leaders, and drive benefits realisation across large programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise transformation or portfolio delivery across a large organisation.
• Proven capability to challenge senior stakeholders with evidence-based insights.
• Ability to establish governance, reporting and assurance across programmes.

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise-wide view of the change portfolio and delivery confidence.
• Lead reporting for Executive and Board-level audiences on benefits and risks.
• Establish standards, controls and management information for portfolio governance.

Skills

Portfolio leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Reporting to executives

Strategic thinking

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent

MoP

MSP

PRINCE2

APM/PMI

Job description

Standard Life plc in the United Kingdom is seeking a Director-level enterprise transformation leader to shape the change portfolio across the organisation. You will bring strategic thinking, governance rigor and delivery discipline to senior stakeholders.

This hybrid role offers flexibility on home office locations (Edinburgh, Birmingham or London). You’ll lead reporting to the Executive and Board, partner with senior leaders, and drive benefits realisation across large programmes.