Strategic Transformation Portfolio Lead

GBA5 EntServ UK Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology in London is seeking an experienced Transformation Portfolio Lead to own integrated planning, governance and delivery control across four transformation roadmaps. You will ensure milestones, dependencies, resources and finances stay aligned and under control, creating a single, coherent view of delivery.

You’ll lead a matrix team of Project Managers and work-package leads, drive governance and reporting, and partner with Finance, Strategy and ISB to enable timely decisions and

Qualifications

• Strong experience within complex transformation, programme or portfolio delivery environments.
• Experience within the London Market or banking/financial services environment would be highly advantageous.
• Excellent integrated planning and dependency-management capability.
• Experience bringing multiple project, programme or workstream plans together into a coherent integrated portfolio plan.
• Strong knowledge of milestone management, baselines, risks, issues, dependencies and change control.
• Experience coordinating resources and capacity across multiple programmes or workstreams.
• Experience overseeing programme or portfolio finances.
• Strong programme and portfolio governance experience.
• Experience managing complex delivery issues, problems and escalations.
• Strong evidence-based reporting skills and the confidence to constructively challenge information.
• Experience managing SLAs and customer/supplier relationships.
• Experience coordinating matrix teams of Project Managers, work-package leads and other delivery professionals.
• Excellent stakeholder and customer relationship skills.
• Clear and credible communication skills with the ability to engage effectively at all levels.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving capability with the ability to balance competing priorities.
• A collaborative and pragmatic approach combined with the confidence to challenge when delivery moves away from agreed plans.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the integrated delivery plan across all four transformation roadmaps, bringing together individual project and work-package plans into a single, coordinated view.
• Work closely with Project Managers and work-package leads to ensure milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and delivery commitments are understood and actively managed.
• Identify dependencies across the four roadmaps, ensuring potential impacts are recognised early and appropriate action is taken to protect delivery.
• Maintain clear visibility of progress against agreed milestones and outcomes, identifying emerging challenges and areas requiring intervention.
• Manage issues, problems and escalations within delegated authority, driving timely resolution and escalating appropriately where required.
• Lead effective governance across the portfolio, ensuring forums are focused on decision-making, resolving exceptions and maintaining momentum.
• Coordinate resources across the four roadmaps, ensuring the right capability and capacity are aligned to planned activity.
• Maintain oversight and control of portfolio finances, working closely with Finance to ensure agreed activity has appropriate financial coverage.
• Manage and coordinate a matrix team of Project Managers and work-package leads, creating alignment around priorities, milestones and outcomes.
• Control delivery baselines and ensure Run changes are managed through the appropriate change-control process.
• Track SLA performance with Velonetic and the ISB, ensuring commitments, performance, exceptions and escalations are actively managed.
• Ensure portfolio reporting is based on verified data and agreed metrics, providing an accurate and evidence-based view of delivery.
• Govern and quality-check reporting before it is presented to Velonetic or the ISB.
• Drive consistency across planning, governance, reporting and delivery controls.
• Build effective relationships across the portfolio, bringing teams together around shared milestones, priorities and outcomes.

Job description

DXC Technology in London is seeking an experienced Transformation Portfolio Lead to own integrated planning, governance and delivery control across four transformation roadmaps. You will ensure milestones, dependencies, resources and finances stay aligned and under control, creating a single, coherent view of delivery.

You’ll lead a matrix team of Project Managers and work-package leads, drive governance and reporting, and partner with Finance, Strategy and ISB to enable timely decisions and