IT Portfolio Manager

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Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Private Healthcare

Pension plan

Cycle to Work

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

William Grant & Sons is seeking an experienced IT Portfolio Manager to establish, maintain and govern our enterprise-wide IT portfolio and multi-year portfolio plan within Group Technology Services. You will provide a consolidated view of technology programmes, projects and major initiatives spanning central, market and site IT.

Reporting to the Head of Security & Governance, you will enable effective investment decisions, improve transparency and help ensure that our technology portfolio

Qualifications

• Experience in portfolio management, programme governance, strategic planning or investment management within complex technology or transformation environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the end-to-end IT Portfolio Plan, ensuring alignment with business priorities, technology roadmaps, and financial plans.
• Manage portfolio demand, prioritisation, investment planning, and budgeting processes across programmes, projects, and major initiatives.
• Support portfolio governance forums and collaborate with stakeholders to manage dependencies, risks, and delivery priorities.
• Produce portfolio reporting and dashboards covering progress, financial performance, risks, and benefits realisation.
• Track and measure portfolio benefits, ensuring initiatives deliver tangible business value and strategic outcomes.
• Provide clear, data-driven insights that enable informed decision-making and confidence among senior stakeholders.

Skills

Portfolio management

Governance

Strategic planning

Financial forecasting

Job description

At William Grant & Sons, we are looking for an experienced IT Portfolio Manager to establish, maintain and govern our enterprise-wide IT portfolio and multi-year portfolio plan within Group Technology Services. Working across our global business, you will provide a consolidated view of technology programmes, projects and major initiatives spanning central, market and site IT. You will ensure that technology investments are visible, prioritised, affordable and aligned with our business objectives, technology roadmap, architecture principles and financial plans.

Reporting to the Head of Security & Governance this is an influential role at the centre of technology planning and governance. You will enable effective investment decisions, improve transparency and help ensure that our technology portfolio delivers measurable business benefits.

Please note, this role requires 4 days in the office in Cumbernauld.

Key responsibilities

• Own and maintain the end-to-end IT Portfolio Plan, ensuring alignment with business priorities, technology roadmaps, and financial plans.
• Manage portfolio demand, prioritisation, investment planning, and budgeting processes across programmes, projects, and major initiatives.
• Support portfolio governance forums and collaborate with stakeholders to manage dependencies, risks, and delivery priorities.
• Produce portfolio reporting and dashboards covering progress, financial performance, risks, and benefits realisation.
• Track and measure portfolio benefits, ensuring initiatives deliver tangible business value and strategic outcomes.
• Provide clear, data-driven insights that enable informed decision-making and confidence among senior stakeholders.

About you

• Experience in portfolio management, programme governance, strategic planning or investment management within complex technology or transformation environments.
• Strong analytical, financial, and commercial skills, with experience in budgeting, forecasting, prioritisation, and portfolio planning.
• Ability to manage risks, dependencies and competing priorities across multiple initiatives and stakeholders.
• Confident building relationships and influencing senior leaders, translating complex information into clear recommendations and decisions.
• Skilled in governance, reporting, workshop facilitation and executive-level communication.
• Experience working across global teams, functions or multi-site organisations would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of technology portfolios, enterprise architecture, transformation delivery, or portfolio management methodologies is advantageous.
• Relevant portfolio, programme, or project management qualifications are welcome but not essential.

Reward and benefits

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.