Senior Portfolio & Operations Manager

Red King Resourcing; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Red King Resourcing seeks an experienced Senior Portfolio & Operations Manager to lead governance and financial oversight across a Digital function. You will consolidate insights on performance, budgets, risks, resources and benefits to support senior decision‑making.

You will shape the PMO framework, manage complex budgets exceeding £1m, and drive benefits realisation. The role requires strong stakeholder engagement and a collaborative leadership style across multiple projects and teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading operations, portfolio governance and financial management within a technology or data environment.
• Strong programme management and PMO experience across multiple concurrent projects using agile, waterfall or hybrid approaches.
• Experience managing technology budgets exceeding £1m, including forecasting and cost control.
• Excellent analytical, organisational and stakeholder-management skills.
• Collaborative leader who can manage competing priorities and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Digital portfolio and PMO governance framework, including planning, prioritisation, delivery reporting, stage gates, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Oversee financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, expenditure tracking and reporting.
• Manage audit activity, risk governance and compliance, ensuring actions and improvements are tracked to completion.
• Coordinate Digital Board governance, including agendas, papers, decisions, approvals and follow‑up actions.
• Drive benefits realisation and performance reporting, providing clear insight into delivery progress and investment outcomes.
• Lead resource and capacity planning across the portfolio, identifying constraints and gaps.
• Oversee portfolio‑level vendor and partner governance, contract compliance and procurement engagement.
• Lead and develop a team of analysts, coordinating operational activities and capability development.

Skills

Portfolio governance

PMO leadership

Financial management

Stakeholder management

Agile/Hybrid PM

Job description

My well established, market leading Client is urgently recruiting for an experienced Senior Portfolio & Operations Manager to lead portfolio governance, operational management and financial oversight across a Digital function, supporting a major technology integration programme. The role will provide consolidated insight into portfolio performance, budgets, risks, resources and benefits, enabling effective decision‑making and ensuring the Digital function operates efficiently and consistently.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Digital portfolio and PMO governance framework, including planning, prioritisation, delivery reporting, stage gates, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Oversee financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, expenditure tracking and reporting, ensuring effective cost control and value for money.
• Manage audit activity, risk governance and compliance, ensuring actions and improvements are tracked through to completion.
• Coordinate Digital Board governance, including agendas, papers, decisions, approvals and follow‑up actions.
• Drive benefits realisation and performance reporting, providing clear insight into delivery progress, investment outcomes and key performance indicators.
• Lead resource and capacity planning across the portfolio, identifying constraints, capability gaps and competing priorities.
• Oversee portfolio‑level vendor and partner governance, contract compliance, supplier performance and procurement engagement.
• Lead and develop a team of analysts, coordinating operational activities, communications and capability development across Digital.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, programme teams, budget holders and external partners to promote effective governance and continuous improvement.

About You

• Proven experience leading operations, portfolio governance and financial management within a technology or data environment.
• Strong programme management and PMO experience, with the ability to oversee multiple concurrent projects using agile, waterfall or hybrid approaches.
• Experience managing technology budgets exceeding 1m, including forecasting, financial reporting and cost control.
• Strong understanding of technology environments, including applications, infrastructure, service management, cyber security and integration.
• Commercially astute, with experience managing third‑party suppliers, contracts and performance.
• Excellent analytical, organisational and stakeholder‑management skills, with the confidence to present complex information to senior leadership.
• A collaborative and adaptable leader who can manage competing priorities, lead mixed teams and drive continuous improvement.