Strategic Portfolio Lead for Complex Legal Programs

OneAdvanced Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Pension with match

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

OneAdvanced, based in Birmingham, is seeking a Portfolio Manager to lead delivery of large-scale programmes within Legal Services. You will oversee multiple projects, drive governance, stakeholder engagement, and successful outcomes.

You will collaborate with Legal Services, Product, Engineering, Operations and stakeholders to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and realisation of programme benefits across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant experience managing large, complex programmes in corporate or professional services.
• Demonstrated success delivering programmes comprising multiple projects and workstreams.
• Strong experience with project and programme governance frameworks.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across technology, operations, and business functions.
• Proven experience managing executive stakeholders and governance boards.
• Experience managing programme budgets, risks, and resource planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of complex programmes with multiple projects.
• Define programme scope, objectives, and roadmaps.
• Establish governance structures, reporting mechanisms, and delivery frameworks.
• Drive alignment with Legal Services and organizational objectives.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and provide status updates.

Skills

Leadership

Programme governance

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Job description

OneAdvanced, based in Birmingham, is seeking a Portfolio Manager to lead delivery of large-scale programmes within Legal Services. You will oversee multiple projects, drive governance, stakeholder engagement, and successful outcomes.

You will collaborate with Legal Services, Product, Engineering, Operations and stakeholders to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and realisation of programme benefits across the organisation.