Portfolio Delivery Manager

MSIG Europe; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Base Salary

Discretionary Bonus

Holiday: 28 days + 5

Pension: MS Amlin contribution

Private Medical

Job summary

MS Amlin is seeking a highly organised Portfolio Delivery Manager to drive the execution of a diverse business and technology change portfolio. You will operate within the Change Delivery & Governance function, supporting PMs, product teams and delivery leads to keep initiatives on track.

In this hybrid London role, you will remove blockers, coordinate cross‑team activity and contribute to portfolio reporting. The position offers exposure to senior stakeholders and a dynamic change environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Project Management, Portfolio Delivery, PMO or Change Delivery environments.
• Experience delivering governance and oversight aligned with business objectives.
• Strong organisational and coordination skills with multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic support to the Head of Delivery & Project Governance to execute initiatives and meet portfolio objectives.
• Collaborating with Project Managers, Product Owners and Delivery Leads to drive progress.
• Supporting resolution of delivery issues, dependencies, risks and resource challenges.
• Acting as first point of contact for PMs needing guidance or escalation.
• Coordinating actions across business, technology and third‑party teams to maintain momentum.
• Following up on key deliverables, decisions and commitments to keep projects on track.
• Supporting demand assessments, estimates, planning and onboarding of new change initiatives.
• Preparing project updates, executive summaries and steering papers for portfolio reporting.
• Identifying delivery risks early and ensuring appropriate action.
• Supporting delivery reviews, health checks and continuous improvement activities.
• Working with PMO to maintain visibility of portfolio performance and priorities.
• Supporting Product Teams in embedding delivery practices and reporting requirements.
• Contributing to improvements in delivery processes, tools and ways of working.

Skills

Project Management

Portfolio Delivery

PMO

Change Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Delivery Planning

Agile Delivery

Job description

Portfolio Delivery Manager

Location: London

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract – 6 months

Work Pattern: Hybrid – 2 days per week in London

About The Role

We’re looking for a highly organised, proactive and delivery-focused Portfolio Delivery Manager to help drive the successful execution of a diverse portfolio of business and technology change initiatives.

This role sits within our Change Delivery & Governance function and acts as a key operational partner to the Head of Delivery & Project Governance, providing hands‑on support to Project Managers, Product Teams and delivery leads across the portfolio.

The successful candidate will play a vital role in keeping projects moving, removing delivery blockers, coordinating activity across teams and ensuring key initiatives remain on track. The role is ideal for someone who enjoys working at the centre of change delivery, helping teams solve problems and enabling successful outcomes.

MS Amlin is part of a global top‑10 insurance group, MS&AD. We’re made up of four distinct businesses covering Global Reinsurance, Lloyds Franchise, Local Specialty Insurer, and Business Services

MS Amlin Business Services (MS ABS) supports our entire organisation through IT, Cyber, Procurement, Legal, HR, Facilities Management, and Finance. Our vision is to be a trusted partner and solution provider of choice.

What You’ll Spend Your Time Doing

• Providing strategic support to the Head of Delivery & Project Governance to execute key initiatives and achieve portfolio objectives.

• Working closely with Project Managers, Product Owners and Delivery Leads to help drive delivery progress.

• Supporting resolution of delivery issues, dependencies, risks and resource challenges.

• Acting as a first point of contact for Project Managers requiring guidance, support or escalation assistance.

• Coordinating actions across business, technology and third‑party teams to maintain delivery momentum.

• Following up key deliverables, decisions and commitments to ensure projects remain on track.

• Supporting demand assessments, estimates, planning activities and onboarding of new change initiatives.

• Helping prepare project updates, executive summaries, steering committee papers and portfolio reporting.

• Identifying delivery risks and emerging issues early and ensuring appropriate action is taken.

• Supporting delivery reviews, project health checks and continuous improvement activities.

• Working closely with PMO colleagues to maintain visibility of portfolio performance, capacity and priorities.

• Supporting Product Teams in embedding effective delivery practices and reporting requirements.

• Contributing to improvements in delivery processes, tools and ways of working.

What We Need From You

• Experience working within Project Management, Portfolio Delivery, PMO or Change Delivery environments.

• Experience in delivering effective project governance and oversight, ensuring projects are completed successfully and aligned with business objectives.

• Strong organisational and coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Experience supporting complex technology and business change initiatives.

• Ability to identify issues, challenge constructively and drive actions through to completion.

• Strong attention to detail combined with a practical, delivery‑focused mindset.

• Comfortable operating across both traditional project delivery and agile/product‑led delivery environments.

• Someone who enjoys solving problems, bringing people together and helping teams succeed.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to play a central role in supporting the delivery of a significant portfolio of business and technology change initiatives.

You’ll work closely with senior leaders, Project Managers, Product Teams and business stakeholders, helping remove obstacles, improve delivery outcomes and ensure priority initiatives are delivered successfully.

The role offers broad exposure across strategic programmes, operational change, product‑led delivery and portfolio management, making it an excellent opportunity for someone looking to further develop their delivery leadership experience.

We are stronger together because of our common interests and rich differences. You may be the strength we didn’t know we needed. Believe in yourself,

What Can You Expect From Us?

• Competitive Base Salary

• Performance Related Discretionary Bonus

• Holiday: 28 days core annual leave, and you can buy up to 5 days

• Pension: A minimum 2% employee contribution plus 7% MS Amlin contribution (9%) up to a maximum of 5% employee contribution plus 13% MS Amlin contribution (18%)

• Private Medical: cover for yourself. Family members/dependants can be added

• Flex Fund: £1,000 (pro-rated based on start date) to spend on flexible benefits

• Life Assurance: 5x annualised base salary

• Bank Holidays: To support the diverse backgrounds and beliefs of our team, we offer employees the flexibility to exchange bank holidays for alternative dates that better reflect their personal, cultural, or religious preferences.

_Each one of us is unique because of our backgrounds, what we have learned so far and how we express that. Establishing an inclusive attitude helps us, organisationally, to ‘think outside the box’ because it calls on that diverse range of ideas, perspectives and lived experiences.

We commit to continuing our work towards a more diverse and inclusive future by recognising that our business, our teams and every colleague has a part to play in driving the positive change we all want to see.

Our values demonstrate our commitment to providing an environment in which each and every colleague is respected for who they are and what they can contribute to the business, regardless of nationality, race, ethnicity, religion/faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, socio-economic background, sex or age._

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