Hybrid Transformation Portfolio Leader | Governance & Value

Southern Water; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Water seeks a Senior Manager Transformation Portfolio to lead governance, performance insight and benefits realisation across its transformation portfolio. You will work with senior leaders to support investment decisions, delivery performance and realisation of strategic outcomes.

You will build executive reporting, manage risks, dependencies and opportunities, and lead a small team to drive best practice and continuous improvement in portfolio management.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within Portfolio Management, PMO, Transformation, Business Change or Strategic Planning environments.
• Experience managing complex portfolios comprising multiple programmes, projects and change initiatives.
• Strong understanding of portfolio governance, benefits realisation, investment management and delivery assurance.
• Experience producing executive-level reporting, dashboards and performance insights.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and communication skills.
• Experience leading and developing teams within portfolio, programme or transformation functions.

Responsibilities

• Leading portfolio governance, reporting and performance management across transformation initiatives.
• Maintaining the transformation portfolio roadmap and supporting prioritisation and optimisation activities.
• Identifying and managing portfolio-level risks, dependencies and opportunities.
• Delivering high-quality executive reporting, dashboards and portfolio insight.
• Assuring business cases, benefits forecasts and value realisation across the portfolio.
• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and acting as a trusted portfolio management advisor.
• Leading and developing a small team while driving portfolio management best practice and continuous improvement.

Skills

Portfolio governance

PMO

Transformation

Business Change

Strategic Planning

Complex portfolios

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Tools

Enterprise portfolio management systems

Reporting tools

Job description

Southern Water seeks a Senior Manager Transformation Portfolio to lead governance, performance insight and benefits realisation across its transformation portfolio. You will work with senior leaders to support investment decisions, delivery performance and realisation of strategic outcomes.

You will build executive reporting, manage risks, dependencies and opportunities, and lead a small team to drive best practice and continuous improvement in portfolio management.