Portfolio Partner

ENGINEERINGUK; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Portfolio Partner, where you will collaborate with a dynamic Product Leadership Team. This exciting role offers the chance to drive transformational change and manage strategic outputs, ensuring effective communication and coordination across departments. You will lead projects, oversee product reporting, and build strong relationships within the team. With excellent career progression opportunities and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this position is perfect for someone looking to make a significant impact in a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive training and development

Competitive salary

26 days of leave

Pension scheme

Discounts on dental and health care

Gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in product management and understanding of product lifecycle.
• Strong leadership and strategic planning skills required.

Responsibilities

• Drive cross-functional initiatives related to transformational change.
• Manage strategic outputs and oversee product organization reporting.

Skills

Product Lifecycle Understanding

Agile Methodologies

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Strategic Planning

Problem-Solving Skills

Leadership Skills

Data Analysis

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View more categories | View less categories | Sector: Media and Publishing | Contract Type: Permanent | Hours: Full Time

Job Introduction

The BBC Product Management Function is seeking a Portfolio Partner to work closely with our Director, Product & Design, and their leadership team. This role offers the unique opportunity to collaborate with a dynamic Product Leadership Team and gain exposure to the BBC's Product strategy.

Main Responsibilities

This role involves driving cross-functional initiatives related to transformational change, communication, events, culture, and coordination as the group scales. Your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting the Director of Product & Design and leading projects on their behalf to ensure timely execution of actions and changes.
• Managing strategic outputs, including updates for executives and the board.
• Overseeing product organisation reporting cadences such as WBR (Weekly Business Reporting), MBR, and QBR.
• Project managing the annual product roadmap planning.
• Acting as a liaison between the Product leadership team and various functions (HR, Finance, Product Ops, etc.).
• Establishing clear internal and external communication and updates for the Product Group.
• Leading cultural activities and building relationships within the Product Leadership and Transformation teams.
• Liaising with Finance regarding group planning, budgets, and processes.

Are You The Right Candidate?

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Experience working closely with or within the Product environment, with a strong understanding of the product lifecycle and Agile methodologies.
• Proven experience delivering high-quality, strategic outputs to CEO and board-level audiences.
• Experience in sophisticated stakeholder relationship management at various levels, including senior management.
• Strong leadership skills within matrix relationships.
• Excellent strategic planning and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to organise, manage, and direct large teams across multiple departments.
• Proficiency in analysing and compiling large data sets to draw conclusive results.
• Capability to motivate and coordinate multi-disciplinary project teams effectively.

Package Information

Band: F

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: London / Hybrid

Salary Range: Up to £107,733, depending on skills and experience. The salary reflects internal benchmarking and market insights.

About the BBC

We support flexible working arrangements. Please indicate your preference in the application. Flexible working can be discussed at the offer stage.

• Excellent career progression opportunities.
• Comprehensive training and development through our in-house Academy.
• Benefits include a competitive salary, flexible 35-hour workweek, 26 days of leave (plus options to buy more), pension scheme, and discounts on dental, health care, gym, and more.

We value how we do our work, guided by our core values and behaviors. Please review them here: BBC Values Document

Diversity and inclusion are central to our culture. We strive to create a workplace where everyone’s contributions are valued, enabling all employees to thrive. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds and are committed to equality of opportunity. Flexible working requests are considered for all roles unless operationally unfeasible.

Learn more about our Diversity and Inclusion initiatives at BBC Diversity.