Strategic Portfolio Governance Lead SAFe/PMO

Skipton Building Society; Skipton; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

25 days standard annual leave + bank

Matching pension contribution up to 10

Private medical insurance

Flexible working

Home and Tech voucher

Job summary

Skipton Building Society is seeking an experienced Governance & Assurance Lead to shape how enterprise change is governed, assured, and continuously improved across Skipton Group.

You’ll act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, developing a SAFe-aligned governance framework, leading health reviews, and delivering executive reporting that informs decision-making. The role is hybrid, with three days in the Skipton office and two from home.

Qualifications

• Proven experience providing governance, assurance and oversight across complex portfolios, programmes or Agile Release Trains.
• Strong knowledge of SAFe, Agile delivery and Lean Portfolio Management, with ability to apply best practice at scale.
• Experience conducting independent health checks and assurance reviews, identifying risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Confidence producing and presenting executive and Board-level reporting, translating complex information into clear insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with credibility to influence, challenge and collaborate with senior leaders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including risk assessment, assurance and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in ensuring Skipton's most important change initiatives are delivered with strong governance, transparency and control.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing independent insight, challenge and assurance across enterprise portfolios.
• Shape and continuously improve a modern, SAFe-aligned governance framework that supports delivery at scale.
• Lead portfolio and Agile Release Train health reviews, identifying risks, opportunities and practical recommendations for improvement.
• Provide high-quality reporting and insights to Executive and Board-level stakeholders, influencing strategic decision-making.
• Help drive successful change outcomes by assessing delivery health, managing dependencies and strengthening controls across the organisation.
• Collaborate with senior teams across Technology, Transformation and the wider business to maximise value and minimise risk.

Skills

Governance & assurance

SAFe / Lean Portfolio Mgmt

Agile delivery

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

PRINCE2 / P3O

Tools

Jira

Job description

Skipton Building Society is seeking an experienced Governance & Assurance Lead to shape how enterprise change is governed, assured, and continuously improved across Skipton Group.

You’ll act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, developing a SAFe-aligned governance framework, leading health reviews, and delivering executive reporting that informs decision-making. The role is hybrid, with three days in the Skipton office and two from home.