IT Portfolio Delivery Manager

Volkswagen Group UK; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive firm in Milton Keynes is seeking an IT Portfolio Delivery Manager. This full-time role involves managing infrastructure and technical projects, ensuring timely delivery and budget adherence. Candidates should possess strong project management skills, an understanding of IT practices, and the ability to build stakeholder relationships. Along with a competitive salary, extensive benefits including car schemes, private healthcare, and flexible benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car schemes

Private healthcare

Discretionary bonus

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Proven delivery of infrastructure and lifecycle Projects in a regulated environment.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT projects to deliver on time and within budget.
• Support financial and status reporting for projects.

Skills

Managing hardware/software lifecycle processes

Delivering against infrastructure roadmaps

Understanding ITIL-aligned management practices

Expert in Portfolio and Project management

Financial management

Strong understanding of business and IT processes

Broad understanding of IT

Excellent communication skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder relationship building

Job description

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About The Role

Group IT are recruiting for an IT Portfolio Delivery Manager on a full-time permanent basis.

The IT Portfolio Delivery Manager is responsible for the specific Projects assigned to the VWG UK IT Portfolio. Projects will support the delivery of Infrastructure and Technical Projects within VWG UK IT working with the IT Operations function. You will work across the Operations and Infrastructure teams to identify critical IT Projects that must be delivered to manage core Security and Lifecycle topics.

The Portfolio Manager's Portfolio will range in value from £3-£4 million.

You will be responsible for both assignment and line management of the Project Manager's ensuring they manage all business and technical activity (with internal and external partners) to deliver Projects in line with quality and scope objectives as well as on time and within budget. You will also support the Head of Portfolio Delivery and Software Development in providing accurate financial and status information and supporting key stakeholder management activities.

Skills & experience you can bring to the role:

• Skilled in managing hardware/software lifecycle processes including end-of-life planning, patching, and refresh cycles.
• Ability to deliver against infrastructure roadmaps including upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning plans.
• Understanding of ITIL-aligned change, release, and configuration management practices.
• Expert in Portfolio and Project management with a deep understanding of the delivery lifecycle and Agile and Waterfall methodologies and RAID
• Formally trained in project and programme management including financial management.
• Strong understanding of business and IT processes
• Broad understanding of IT in general, with good awareness of IT market and technical issues
• Articulate with ability to influence at senior management level and lead effectively at working level.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
• Able to lead a team to complete assigned objectives.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• Proactive and takes ownership for resolving issues.
• Ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.
• Must be diplomatic and persuasive
• Proven delivery of infrastructure and lifecycle Projects in a regulated or enterprise-scale environment.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and external delivery partners.
• Expert in project management, having successfully delivered complex projects.
• Experienced in management of commercial and stakeholder relationships.
• An excellent understanding of IT project methodologies, process and procedures

What can we offer you?

Along with a competitive salary, car schemes (including cars for family members), discretionary bonus, enhanced pension contributions, private healthcare, fuel card, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, 4 x life assurance & health & wellbeing support, we also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit you and your lifestyle.

Group IT

In Group IT, we have an inclusive culture, built on diversity, difference and friendship that inspires us all. What really sets us apart is how we work - not how many vehicles we sell. We learn from each other, encourage each other, and regularly challenge each other to think differently. Our people have a true passion for what they do, a genuine desire to go further for customers and to give their own careers real momentum at the same time.

The automotive industry is transforming. The rise of EVs, increased connectivity, shared mobility, changing customer expectations, and the technological revolution have brought a raft of new challenges.

The scale of this shift in the way we work means a new focus for IT professionals who are tasked with delivering business change to match Volkswagen Group's ambitious strategy.

We're providing innovative solutions, maintaining applications, and optimising security. We're experts in our business processes and systems, and leaders of vast transformation programmes.

We are responsible for projects right across Volkswagen Group UK, so you'll find the work varied and challenging, and there's plenty of opportunity to spread your wings and become involved in more initiatives.

About Us

Volkswagen Group

We're driven by difference. With six big brands under one roof - each with its own history, designs and innovations - we've created some of the world's most iconic vehicles, from luxury sports cars to family camper vans. Here, you'll discover opportunities, explore ideas and tackle challenges that you won't find anywhere else.

It takes a range of teams to make the Group successful. We all share the same aim: to deliver sustainable mobility for generations to come, while keeping the customer and their changing demands at the heart of everything we do.

There's never been a more exciting time to join our industry as it undergoes the biggest transformation for over 100 years. With digitalisation, electrification and driverless mobility all coming to the market, we're actively looking for people with new skills, knowledge, and outlooks. A brave new world demands brave, new, diverse people; so whatever your background, we would love to hear from you. We know that different perspectives and thought processes are vital as our industry goes through an exciting period of change.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage the application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.