Portfolio Management Tooling Manager

Tesco Technology; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual bonus up to 20%

25 days holiday + personal day + bank

Private medical insurance

26 weeks maternity and adoption leave,

6 weeks fully paid paternity leave

24/7 virtual GP and EAP

Zusammenfassung

Tesco Technology seeks a Portfolio Tooling Manager to own the Planview tooling landscape within the PPMO. You will translate business needs into product capabilities, prioritise the backlog and coordinate releases with sponsors and end users.

You will lead governance, data quality and integration work, build a community of practice with Planview users, and act as the primary contact for tooling support across the organisation.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager for enterprise applications.
• Strong experience administering Planview or similar PPM/portfolio platforms.
• Experience managing roadmaps, backlogs and stakeholder requirements.
• Understanding of project management, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience leading releases, testing and change implementation.
• Knowledge of portfolio/program/project management and PMO operating models.
• Experience managing user access and governance controls.
• Proven ability to drive platform adoption, training and stakeholder engagement.

Aufgaben

• Own and maintain the tooling vision, strategy and roadmap aligned to PPMO priorities.
• Act as Product Owner for Planview and prioritise the platform backlog.
• Engage with sponsors, stakeholders and end users to capture requirements.
• Translate business requirements into clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Lead release planning, prioritisation and deployment coordination.
• Develop improvements to meet evolving business needs and automate data flows.
• Manage tooling administration, including access, licences and security roles.
• Drive continuous improvement to maximise platform value and user experience.
• Lead testing and validation of new functionality before release.
• Maintain project boards and governance to support portfolio delivery.
• Ensure data quality and governance across the platform and monitor controls.
• Support reporting, dashboards and KPI requirements for governance decisions.
• Collaborate with finance, governance and IT teams to improve data usage.
• Provide user training, demonstrations and materials to drive adoption.
• Build a community of practice and liaise with external Planview users.
• Coordinate with suppliers and vendors on roadmap developments and support requests.
• Define and manage integration requirements with connected systems.
• Lead root cause analysis to improve stability and performance.

Kenntnisse

Product Owner

Planview

Backlog management

Stakeholder engagement

User story development

Release management

Data governance

Vendor management

Team collaboration

Tools

Planview

Jobbeschreibung

About the role

This role sits within Tesco's PPMO (Project Portfolio Management Office), which operates across Finance Change and Enabling Functions Technology portfolios. The role is within the Data, Reporting, Quality Assurance and Tooling Hub and will be managed on a day to day basis by the Hub Lead.

You will be responsible for

The Portfolio Management Tooling Manager is responsible for the strategic ownership, development and continuous improvement of Tesco's PPM Tooling Landscape. Acting as the primary product owner, the role will ensure current strategic tooling continues to evolve in line with business needs, delivering value to sponsors, end users and the wider PPMO community through effective roadmap management, stakeholder engagement, platform enhancements and adoption initiatives.

Key areas of responsibility include

• Own and maintain the Portfolio Tooling product vision, strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment to PPMO priorities and business objectives.
• Act as the Product Owner for Planview, managing and prioritising the platform backlog based on business value, risk, user feedback and strategic requirements.
• Engage with sponsors, stakeholders and end users to capture requirements, understand pain points and identify opportunities for platform improvements.
• Translate business requirements into clear user stories, functional requirements and acceptance criteria for development and configuration activities.
• Lead the planning, prioritisation and coordination of releases, ensuring changes are effectively tested, validated and deployed.
• Develop, configure and implement enhancements, new features and process improvements to meet evolving business needs.
• Own and manage tooling administration activities including user access, licence management, permissions, security roles and system configuration.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to maximise platform value, improve user experience and increase operational efficiency across the portfolios.
• Lead the testing and validation of new functionality, ensuring solutions meet agreed requirements and acceptance criteria before release.
• Maintain ownership of Project Boards and associated ways of working, ensuring they support effective portfolio, programme and project delivery.
• Ensure high levels of data integrity, data quality and governance across the platform through proactive monitoring, controls and user engagement.
• Support reporting, dashboard and KPI requirements, ensuring data can effectively support portfolio management, governance and decision making processes.
• Collaborate with reporting, finance, resource management and governance teams to improve data usage, automation and business insight capabilities.
• Act as the primary point of contact for tooling support queries, managing triage, prioritisation and resolution activities across the user community.
• Develop and deliver user training, demonstrations and educational materials to improve adoption, capability and platform maturity.
• Build and maintain a strong user community, encouraging feedback, collaboration and knowledge sharing across the organisation.
• Develop a community of practice, liaising with external Planview customers to create a network group.
• Work closely with third party suppliers and representatives to manage support requests, influence product direction and remain informed of upcoming functionality and roadmap developments.
• Define and manage integration requirements between Portfolio Tooling and connected business systems, working with technical teams and vendors to deliver effective solutions.
• Lead root cause analysis for system issues, identifying improvements that improve platform stability, usability and performance.
• Maintain platform documentation including configuration, operational processes, training materials and administration guides.
• Provide regular updates to business sponsors, stakeholders and the PPMO Hub leads on roadmap progress, backlog delivery, metrics, risks and opportunities.
• Ensure all enhancements and platform changes align with governance, change management and release management processes.
• Support the development of success measures and performance indicators that demonstrate the value, adoption and effectiveness of the Planview platform.

You will need

Required knowledge, skills and experience

• Proven experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, System Manager or similar role supporting enterprise business applications.
• Strong experience administering, configuring and enhancing Planview or similar PPM, portfolio management or enterprise platforms.
• Experience managing product roadmaps, backlogs, prioritisation activities and stakeholder requirements.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, user story development, backlog management and acceptance criteria definition.
• Experience leading releases, testing, user acceptance testing and change implementation.
• Knowledge of portfolio management, programme management, project management and PMO operating models.
• Experience managing user access, role based permissions and governance controls.
• Demonstrable experience driving platform adoption, training, communication and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to translate business challenges into effective technology solutions.
• Experience working with third-party suppliers and support teams to deliver platform improvements and resolve issues.
• Understanding of system integrations, data flows and business process automation concepts.
• Experience supporting reporting, KPI development, dashboards and management information requirements.
• Strong focus on data quality, governance and continuous improvement principles.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all organisational levels.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and balance strategic planning with operational delivery responsibilities.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non technical audiences and senior stakeholders.

Whats in it for you?

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
• Private medical insurance.
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.

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