Technology Portfolio Lead

Jersey Electricity Plc; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility company seeks a Technology Portfolio Lead to optimize and prioritize its technology offerings. This role involves close collaboration with product teams and senior stakeholders, ensuring alignment with strategic goals while driving governance and continuous improvement within portfolio management.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme with employer contribution

Performance-related bonus scheme

Comprehensive healthcare plan

Generous annual leave package

MyGymDiscounts wellness benefits

Employee Assistance Plan

Enhanced parental leave schemes

Flexible benefits options

Qualifications

• Experience in defining and managing technology change portfolios.
• Strong stakeholder collaboration and governance experience.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement in management practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage technology change portfolio aligned with corporate strategy.
• Lead portfolio governance with robust oversight and reporting.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Skills

Portfolio Management

Stakeholder Collaboration

Governance

Continuous Improvement

Risk Evaluation

Job description

Role Details

Salary - Competitive Salary
Work Type - Hybrid
Job Location - Lingley Mere (UU), Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3LP
Role Type - Permanent
Employment Type - Full Time
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week

United Utilities' (UU) purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West of England. We are committed to providing our services in a way that respects the environment, supports the economy, and benefits society.

We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace, and we foster a culture where our people can grow, excel, and be themselves.

We uphold our ethics, values and business model to fulfil our mission and, by setting clear goals and objectives, we create sustainable long-term value for our colleagues, customers and communities. Whether you work with a team that shares your vision or join a network of peers with similar interests, you will find a welcoming and supportive organisation to be part of.

We've got a lot to offer. You'll be part of a thriving FTSE 100 company and will enjoy a range of core benefits that reflect your value and value contribution.

The role

• A generous annual leave package of 26 days, which increases to 30 days after four years of service (increases one day per year), in addition to 8 bank holidays
• A competitive pension scheme with up to 14% employer contribution, 21% combined, and life cover
• Up to 10.5% performance-related bonus scheme, as well as recognition awards for outstanding achievements
• A comprehensive healthcare plan through our company-funded scheme
• MyGymDiscounts - gym and wellness benefit that offers up to 25% off on gym memberships and digital fitness subscriptions
• Best Doctors
• Salary Finance
• Wealth at Work courses
• Deals and discounts
• EVolve Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Mental health first aiders
• ShareBuy
• MORE Choices flexible benefits
• Enhanced parental leave schemes

Key accountabilities

As a Technology Portfolio Lead you will be alligned to a product area such as Field, Customer, or Corporate representing the tech service offering within this area investigating the tech needs of our business and defining what good looks like. You will have the opportunity to work closely with the Heads of Products, Core Product Team and Business Analysts across UU. Your primary responsibility is to facilitate the definition, development, and ongoing management of an optimised and prioritised product portfolio. You will also ensure alignment with the broader technology-wide portfolio to support strategic objectives.

This role brings structure, governance, and transparency to the portfolio, ensuring that change initiatives and their impacts are clearly understood and effectively managed. You will provide the critical management information, processes, insights, and recommendations needed to support informed decision-making and enable successful delivery across the technology landscape.

By embedding best practices in portfolio management, you will play a key role in supporting the execution of United Utilities' technology strategy and ensuring that each product portfolio delivers maximum value to the business and its customers.

Skills & experience

• Define and managethe technology change portfolio, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy, AMP8 objectives, and regulatory outcomes.
• Evaluate, shape and prioritiserequests based on business value, risk, total cost of ownership and resource capacity.
• Lead portfolio governance, ensuring robust oversight, reporting, and decision-making across the technology change lifecycle.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholdersacross Technology, business units, and external partners to ensure successful definition, delivery and benefits realisation.
• Drive continuous improvementin portfolio management practices, tools, and reporting.