Strategic Portfolio PMO Analyst: Insight & Automation

Marks and Spencer; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% colleague discount across products

Competitive holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus schemes

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Induction and training programmes

Wellbeing support

Volunteer day

Job summary

Marks & Spencer in the United Kingdom is seeking a Strategic Portfolio Analyst within Digital & Technology to help teams understand portfolio performance and deliver strategic priorities.

You will provide reporting and insight across delivery, costs, risks and value, partnering with Portfolio Managers and Finance to support planning and decision-making. This role also aims to improve transparency and automate performance management across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• PMO or portfolio experience supporting multiple products or programmes.
• Able to analyse financial and performance data, with practical experience using Excel and Power BI.
• Comfortable working with Agile ways of working and portfolio tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• You bring clear communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across different teams and levels.
• Highly organised, with the ability to coordinate multiple priorities, collaborate with internal teams and external suppliers, and deliver effectively in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyse portfolio performance across delivery, costs, risks, dependencies and value, turning data into clear insights and recommended actions.
• Partner with Portfolio Managers, leadership teams and Finance to support effective planning, cost management and decision-making.
• Improve portfolio reporting by simplifying processes, increasing automation and maintaining accurate roadmaps, status reports and value-tracking information.
• Coordinate governance activities, planning events, reporting forums and team ceremonies, ensuring stakeholders have timely and reliable information.
• Collaborate across teams to identify dependencies, highlight risks and promote consistent portfolio management tools, standards and ways of working.

Skills

PMO experience

Portfolio analysis

Excel

Power BI

Jira

Confluence

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organisation

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Marks & Spencer in the United Kingdom is seeking a Strategic Portfolio Analyst within Digital & Technology to help teams understand portfolio performance and deliver strategic priorities.

You will provide reporting and insight across delivery, costs, risks and value, partnering with Portfolio Managers and Finance to support planning and decision-making. This role also aims to improve transparency and automate performance management across the portfolio.