Head of Transformation Portfolio

Euromonitor International; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous holidays

Core Hours policy

CSR volunteering days

Job summary

Euromonitor International is seeking a Head of Transformation Portfolio in the Greater London area. The role focuses on reporting, governance and dependency management across priority transformation initiatives, while execution ownership remains with divisional workstream leaders.

The role entails influencing senior stakeholders, coordinating cross-divisional change, and driving consistent ways of working with shared standards, tools and forums to improve delivery discipline.

Qualifications

• Leads and influences senior stakeholders without formal authority.
• Supports transformation portfolios, PMOs or large programmes.
• Identifies dependencies and escalates resolution needs.
• Translates portfolio data into clear governance materials.
• Experience with transformation programmes and recognised PMI/MSP certifications.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio reporting & visibility across transformation initiatives.
• Identify cross-divisional dependencies and escalate delivery issues.
• Coordinate standards, tools and community of practice for transformation.
• Support benefits tracking, adoption and delivery performance.

Skills

Leadership & Influence

Portfolio & PMO

Dependency Facilitation

Insight & Reporting

Transformation Experience

Education

PM Certification (PMP/PgMP/MSP)

Job description

About Euromonitor

Euromonitor International leads the world in data analytics and research into markets, industries,economiesand consumers. We provide truly global insight and data on thousands of products and services; we are the first destination fororganisationsseeking growth. With our guidance, our clients can make bold, strategic decisions with confidence.

About the Role

The Head of Transformation Portfolio supports reporting, visibility,governanceand dependency management across Euromonitor's priority transformation initiatives, while execution ownershipremainswith divisional workstream leaders. Reporting to the VP, Strategy & Transformation, the role provides analysis and insights to support portfolio prioritisation decisions and helpsmaintaina clear, consistent view of transformation activity across the business.

The role is an individual contributor and works through influence,coordinationand strong operating discipline. It makes transformation activity visible,identifiesand escalates risks,dependenciesand delivery issues, and supports consistent ways of working across cross-divisional change through agreed standards,toolsand forums.

Why this role:

broad exposure to priority transformation work, the opportunity to support senior leadership forums, and the chance to improve how a global business manages transformation delivery, reporting and governance.

Core responsibilities

1. Portfolio reporting & visibility

Maintain reporting and visibility across priority transformation initiatives. Analyse portfolio information to help assess alignment to strategy, delivery progress and the type and scale of expected business impact, including revenue, cost, risk, capability and employee or customer experience. Provide clear, consistent reporting that supports sponsors, programme leaders and governance forums in understanding progress, risks and areas requiring attention.

2. Dependencies, risks & escalation

Identify,trackand help manage cross-divisional dependencies, flagging clashes early, including resource pressures on shared central teams. Prepare governance materials, highlight risks and blockers, and elevate delivery issues through the agreed operating cadence so that sponsors and leadership forums have the information needed to maketimelydecisions.

3. Standards, tools & community of practice

Support,coordinateand continuously improve common transformation standards,toolsand ways of working for divisional transformation PMs and programme leaders. Help build consistent language,templatesand processes for cross-divisional and divisional change, while enabling a practical community of practice that shares learning and improves delivery discipline.

4. Operations, benefits & delivery performance

Coordinate the operating cadence for priority transformation initiatives, including reporting cycles, governancemeetingsand follow-up actions. Support sponsors and programme leaders in tracking intended benefits,adoptionand delivery performance, ensuring that progress,issuesand changes are visible and acted on through the right forums.

Success Measures

• Timely,accurateand consistent reporting across priority transformation initiatives.

• Clear visibility of initiative status, strategic alignment, delivery progress and areas requiring sponsor or leadership attention.

• Effective governance cadence that enables sponsors andprogrammeleaders to review progress, resolve issues andmaintaindelivery momentum.

• Risks,blockersand dependenciesidentifiedearly, trackedclearlyand escalated through theappropriate forums.

• Consistent use of agreed transformation standards, tools and reporting templates across relevantprogrammesand projects.

• Sponsors andprogrammeleaders supported with clear tracking of intended benefits, adoptionindicatorsand delivery performance.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• Leadership &influence:builds trust and holdsthecadence with senior stakeholders without formal authority over their teams.

• Portfolio & PMOexpertise: has supported or coordinated transformation portfolios, PMOs or large-scale changeprogrammesin a complex, multi-divisionalorganisation, with strong portfolio reporting, dependencytrackingand risk management capability.

• Dependency & decisionfacilitation:identifiescross-divisional dependencies and the decisionsneeded, andescalatesthemforresolution.

• Insight &communication:translatescomplex portfolio information into concise, practical reporting and governance materials for senior stakeholders.

• Experience & credentials: relevant experience supporting transformation portfolios, PMOs or large-scale changeprogrammes; PMP,PgMPor MSP welcome.

What It Takes to Succeed

The successful candidate pairs the discipline of a strong portfolio operator with the coordination skills to support senior stakeholders and programme leaders. They bring structure to complexity, improve visibility across fragmented information, and help ensure risks, dependencies and delivery issues areidentified,trackedand escalated appropriately.

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Why work for Euromonitor?

Our Values:

We seek individuals who act withintegrity

We look for candidates who arecuriousabout the world

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We welcome candidates who bring strength indiversity

International:

not only do we have a very multinational workforce in each office but we communicate across our 16 offices worldwide on a daily basis.

Hardworking and sociable:

our staff know how to work hard and know also how to enjoy themselves! We pride ourselves on creating an appropriate work-life balance, with flexible hours and regular socialising including frequent after work meet ups, summer and Christmas parties and a whole range of other groups to be involved with.

Committed to making a difference:

We believe that people are looking for something worthwhile in a company beyond the workplace. Our extensive Corporate Social Responsibility Programme gives each member of staff two volunteering days a year in addition to holidays. It gives all new starters a donation amount on joining us which they can give to a charity of their choice.

It sees us reaching out into the local community with our mentoring, group volunteering, and fundraising initiatives as well as supporting international charities through our website sales, matching staff sponsorship fundraising, and carbon offsetting all our flights.

Excellent benefits:

we offer competitive salaries, generous holiday allowances, hybrid working and, in many offices, a Core Hours policy allowing flexible start and finish times to each day.

Opportunities to grow:

we offer training and development opportunities at all levels. The vast majority of our Managers and Directors have been promoted from within and many have moved across departments as well as upwards. We pride ourselves on identifying and rewarding talent.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Euromonitor International does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.