Senior Portfolio Manager

Allwyn Lottery Solutions; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary and bonus plan

Health and life insurance

Well-being allowance

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive onboarding

Extensive leave plan

360° feedback framework

Extensive leave

Flexible working arrangements

Modern workspace

Apple equipment

Job summary

A global leader in digital lottery solutions is seeking a Portfolio Governance Lead to enhance delivery across a complex technology environment. The successful candidate will manage enterprise portfolio governance, ensuring aligned capacity and strategic priorities. Responsibilities include leading demand management and overseeing risks across multiple teams. Applicants should have experience in technology-driven sectors and strong leadership abilities. This role is based in Greater London and offers a range of employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading enterprise portfolio governance in complex, technology-driven organisations.
• Strong understanding of portfolio management methodologies and capacity modelling within Agile.
• Experience working across Product, Engineering, Delivery and HR.
• Experience operating in regulated or high-accountability environments.
• Experience supporting executive governance forums and shaping strategic trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain a single, integrated view of the enterprise portfolio.
• Lead structured intake, validation, and prioritisation of all portfolio demand.
• Oversee cross-team and cross-product dependencies across the portfolio.
• Own executive-level reporting, ensuring clarity on progress, risks, and trade-offs.
• Lead structured intake, validation, and prioritisation of portfolio demand.
• Align demand with available capacity and ensure transparency of constraints.
• Identify capacity risks early to enable proactive resourcing decisions.
• Oversee cross-team dependencies and mitigate systemic risks.
• Provide clear, integrated portfolio risk views and reduce delivery friction.
• Own executive-level reporting and enable data-driven decision-making.

Skills

Leadership presence

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

High accountability

Resilience and adaptability

Education

Relevant certifications (e.g. MoP, MSP, SAFe LPM, PMP)

Job description

Who We Are

Allwyn Lottery Solutions is a global leader in digital lottery and gaming solutions and a proud subsidiary of Allwyn Entertainment Group, a multinational lottery operator with a strong presence in Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy.

Our mission is to make play better for all by developing cutting-edge technology that enhances player experiences, drives engagement, and maximizes returns for good causes.

With a strong focus on cloud-based technologies, AI-driven analytics, and responsible gaming, we empower lotteries to reach new players, increase engagement, and drive sustainable growth in the ever-evolving digital landscape. Behind every great lottery experience is a team of experts ensuring seamless operations, strategic growth, and cutting‑edge solutions. Our central teams are integral to supporting our technology and gaming innovations with leadership, smart processes, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

These teams play a crucial role in shaping the future of iLottery, focusing on collaboration, efficiency, and growth. We empower our people to make a real impact in a fast‑moving, dynamic industry.

About this role

At Allwyn Lottery Solutions, we are entering a new phase of scale, complexity, and ambition. With 35+ delivery teams, multiple concurrent deployments, and a rapidly evolving technology stack, we need to elevate how we govern and deliver across our global portfolio.

This role exists to bring discipline, clarity, and predictability at enterprise scale, ensuring that commitments are realistic, capacity‑backed, and aligned to strategic priorities.

What makes this role exciting is the level of influence and visibility: you will operate at the centre of our technology organisation, shaping how decisions are made and how we scale delivery globally.

In your first 90 days, success means establishing a single, trusted portfolio view, aligning stakeholders on capacity and priorities, and creating the conditions for confident, data‑driven decision‑making across leadership.

Key Accountabilities and Duties

Portfolio Strategy & Delivery Integrity

• Own and maintain a single, integrated view of the enterprise portfolio.
• Ensure all commitments are realistic, capacity‑backed, and strategically aligned.
• Drive portfolio sequencing and surface trade‑offs to protect delivery outcomes.
• Safeguard delivery predictability and executive confidence.

Demand & Capacity Governance

• Lead structured intake, validation, and prioritisation of all portfolio demand.
• Align demand with available capacity, ensuring transparency of constraints.
• Identify and address capacity risks early, enabling proactive resourcing decisions.
• Prevent unmanaged or unvalidated work entering delivery.

Dependency & Risk Management

• Oversee cross‑team and cross‑product dependencies across the portfolio.
• Identify and mitigate systemic risks impacting multiple initiatives.
• Provide a clear, integrated view of portfolio risks, issues, and interdependencies.
• Reduce delivery friction through proactive coordination and visibility.

Executive Insight & Portfolio Leadership

• Own executive‑level reporting, ensuring clarity on progress, risks, and trade‑offs.
• Enable data‑driven decision‑making at senior leadership level.
• Establish and evolve portfolio governance standards, tools, and practices.
• Build and lead a high‑performing portfolio capability.

Minimum Experience & Qualifications

• Proven experience leading enterprise portfolio governance in complex, technology‑driven organisations, ideally at scale (30+ teams).
• Strong understanding of portfolio management methodologies and capacity modelling within Agile and hybrid environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing demand control, commitment validation and cross‑programme sequencing.
• Experience operating within regulated or high‑accountability environments.
• Proven capability supporting executive governance forums and shaping strategic trade‑offs.
• Experience working across Product, Engineering, Delivery and HR to align governance and resourcing models.
• Experience in the gaming, lottery or similarly regulated sectors is advantageous.
• Relevant certifications (e.g. MoP, MSP, SAFe LPM, PMP) are desirable.

Required Competences

• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Exceptional analytical thinking and structured problem‑solving.
• Ability to bring clarity and discipline to complex, ambiguous environments.
• Excellent communication skills, translating data into clear insights.
• High accountability and ownership mindset.
• Resilience and adaptability in fast‑paced, high‑visibility environments.

Unlock the Benefits-Discover What's in for you:

• Be part of a dynamic team with enthusiastic experts that will support your talent and growth.
• Embark on a journey within a diverse environment full of opportunities and challenges.
• Comprehensive onboarding experience designed to facilitate your smooth transition.
• Attractive salary and a bonus plan.
• Health and life insurance for you.
• Well‑being allowance.
• Developmental 360° feedback framework.
• Extensive leave plan.
• Enjoyable and stable working environment.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Modern workspace environment.
• Apple equipment and top‑notch office technology to support our hybrid working.

Allwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer which prides itself in being diverse and inclusive. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or victimization in the workplace. All employment decisions at Allwyn are based on the business needs, the job requirements, and individual qualifications. Allwyn encourages applications from individuals regardless of age, disability (visible or hidden), sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.

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