Hybrid Technical Project Manager – Portfolio Delivery Lead

Vitality; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Schemes

Pension matching up to 12%

Vitality health insurance

Life Assurance

Job summary

Vitality is seeking a Technical Project Manager to drive a portfolio of complex technology projects within a SAFe environment. You will align delivery strategy, manage dependencies, and influence priorities across squads, architecture, product and technology to achieve meaningful business outcomes.

You will shape delivery roadmaps, balance constraints, and lead cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementations and measurable value delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex technical delivery at portfolio, programme or multi-project level.
• Accountability for successful delivery across multiple concurrent technology projects.
• Experience making delivery decisions across priorities, sequencing, scope, capacity and resource deployment.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and influencing stakeholders across organisational boundaries.
• Strong portfolio governance experience covering RAID, budgets, benefits, dependencies, reporting and change control.
• Experience coaching Project Managers, Scrum Masters or other delivery professionals.
• Excellent senior stakeholder management skills and the confidence to present clear options, recommendations and decisions.
• Project management qualification such as PRINCE2, AgilePM or PMP, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience working within SAFe, scaled Agile or another complex Agile delivery environment would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of multiple technology projects, ensuring successful outcomes and measurable business value.
• Shape and drive delivery plans with senior stakeholders, providing clear direction across cross-functional teams.
• Balance priorities, resources and timelines, making key decisions to keep delivery on track.
• Bring together experts from engineering, architecture, product and technology to build high-performing teams.
• Oversee project governance, including risks, budgets, milestones, dependencies and reporting.
• Maintain clear and achievable delivery roadmaps aligned to business and technology priorities.
• Monitor progress, identify risks early and take action to overcome challenges and keep projects moving forward.
• Coordinate releases and deployments, ensuring teams and stakeholders are ready for successful implementation.
• Support and mentor delivery professionals, helping to strengthen delivery capability across the business.

Skills

Portfolio delivery leadership

Strategic decision-making

Cross-functional influence

PRINCE2/AgilePM/PMP

Jira

Confluence

SAFe

Education

PRINCE2 / AgilePM / PMP certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SAFe

Job description

Vitality is seeking a Technical Project Manager to drive a portfolio of complex technology projects within a SAFe environment. You will align delivery strategy, manage dependencies, and influence priorities across squads, architecture, product and technology to achieve meaningful business outcomes.

You will shape delivery roadmaps, balance constraints, and lead cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementations and measurable value delivery.