Lean Portfolio Governance Manager

TN United Kingdom; Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lean Portfolio Governance Manager to lead project prioritisation and governance across its CTO. This role involves applying Lean Portfolio Management principles to ensure effective decision-making and performance reviews. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, analytical skills, and experience with tools like Clarity and Jira. Join a diverse and inclusive team dedicated to empowering individuals and fostering a culture of equity. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Comprehensive reward package

Inclusive culture

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in project management with a focus on risk and change management.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to gauge strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

• Govern performance reviews of priority projects and manage escalations.
• Collaborate closely with Capital Finance on prioritisation discussions.

Skills

Project Management

Lean Portfolio Management

Analytical Skills

Microsoft PowerPoint

Communication Skills

Tools

Clarity

Jira

PowerBI

Tableau

Job description

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Client:

Virgin Media

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Reading, United Kingdom

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Posted:

28.04.2025

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12.06.2025

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Job Description:

We are seeking a Lean Portfolio Governance Manager to prioritise projects, programmes, and rollouts across the CTO in line with strategy, risk, compliance, and other key factors. Using Lean Portfolio Management principles, you will govern performance reviews of priority projects, manage escalations, and actively maintain a Universal Priority List.

This role involves extending analysis to include specific benefits, weighting, and customer impact metrics. You will also collaborate closely with Capital Finance on Capital Challenge discussions to ensure prioritisation is integral to decision-making. If you are skilled in strategic project management and have a keen eye for detail, we want to hear from you!

Who we are

We are the UK’s fastest broadband network, the nation’s best-loved mobile brand, and one of the UK's biggest companies. Our diverse, high-performing teams are packed with serious talent. Together, we offer the UK more choice and better value through our boundary-pushing, customer-championing values and ambitions.

Together, we are Virgin Media O2, and we can't wait to see what you can do.

Accessible, inclusive and equitable for all

Virgin Media O2 is an equal opportunities employer and we're working hard to remove bias and barriers for our people and candidates. We build equity and inclusion into everything we do, from policies to relationships. We support and encourage you to be your authentic self throughout your application journey with us.

The must haves

• Project Management experience – including understanding of key aspects of baselining and change management, risk and issue management, dependencies.
• Lean Portfolio Management experience
• Experience in the use of Clarity, Jira and/or other project tools.
• Analytical skills and ability to gauge strategic priorities.
• Confident in using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Good understanding of data and project recording tools

The other stuff we are looking for

• Governance management and the ability to agree actions.
• Strong awareness of strategic and other drivers influencing corporate / delivery priority.
• Excellent influencing and communication skills,
• Understanding of relevant project types e.g. lifecycle, upgrades, software release.
• Experience with a dashboarding or visualisation tool, such as PowerBI, Tableau, etc
• Understanding of industry terms and their use: DOCSIS, IP & Optical networks

What's in it for you

Our goal is to celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between. We aim to create a culture that empowers everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work each day. We believe that a diverse and inclusive culture makes for a better business and a brighter world.

Working at Virgin Media O2, you get a comprehensive reward package with benefits and extras designed to support you and your loved ones, ensuring you're covered no matter what life throws your way.