Portfolio Management

• Develop and implement portfolio management strategies, policies and frameworks to ensure the successful delivery of technology projects, meeting cost, value, benefit, quality and delivery targets.
• Oversee the management and governance of a technology-enabled business change portfolio, ensuring initiatives are prioritised, sequenced and aligned to business objectives, value potential and capacity constraints.
• Apply a value-led prioritisation model, continuously reviewing the portfolio against strategic fit, value, risk, affordability, capacity and delivery confidence.
• Manage the funnel of proposed technology investments and review new idea submissions to ensure information accuracy and viability.
• Set up and chair Group Portfolio Boards.
• Set up and maintain a centre of excellence for programme, project & change management within Data and Technology.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement with change teams, ensuring lessons learned are captured and referenced, and processes are adapted to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensure programme and project reviews are regularly and effectively conducted across the portfolio to monitor and manage delivery to schedule, budget, and agreed quality level, with a focus on achievable benefits.
• Proactive engagement with change teams, to identify, manage and resolve governance, resourcing and delivery challenges, escalating risks as appropriate.
• Anticipate and address potential dependency and schedule conflicts that may impact the portfolio, working with stakeholders to resolve these in a timely manner.
• Oversee and deliver monthly Data and Technology Change Portfolio reporting.

Team Management

• Develop team objectives consistent with the vision and strategic objectives of the change portfolio.
• Monitor team performance, provide feedback, and address development needs.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with senior leadership and key stakeholders across the organisation to ensure alignment of change goals with business objectives, value outcomes and enterprise priorities.
• Work with business sponsors to confirm value ownership, adoption accountability and benefits tracking after go-live.
• Build and maintain relationships across all areas of the organisation to support successful change planning and implementation.

Capacity Management

• Manage and report on shared resource capacity, using data to inform constraints, scheduling conflicts and recruitment decisions.
• Ensure optimal utilisation based on priorities, value, schedules and budgets, whilst maximising efficiency and effectiveness.

Risk Management

• Ensure that programmes and projects conduct the appropriate risk assessments when introducing new information and operational technology into Landsec.
• Identify, assess and mitigate risks associated with the project portfolio, including delivery risk, value leakage and benefits realisation risk, ensuring proactive measures are in place to address potential issues.
• Update and maintain the Data & Technology risk register for change related risks, working with the Head of Risk & Controls.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Experience in portfolio management and governance within a technology department.
• Experience of using financial and non-financial measures to value, prioritise and sequence change initiatives.
• Strong value management experience across value creation, value delivery and value realisation, including benefits definition, ownership, tracking and post-implementation review.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into measurable outcomes, KPIs, KVIs, investment cases and portfolio-level performance reporting.
• Proven experience of implementing improvement initiatives, change frameworks and best practice templates.
• In-depth understanding of portfolio management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience of mixed agile and waterfall delivery environments, with in-depth understanding of:
  • Portfolio planning
  • Portfolio reporting
  • Benefits management and value realisation
  • Governance processes
  • Change assurance
  • Portfolio financial management and investment performance.

Change budget planning and financial management experience, preferably with showback and/or chargeback models.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Big 4 or top-tier consulting background, ideally in technology transformation, portfolio management, operating model design or value management.
• Experience establishing or maturing a Value Management Office, Transformation Office, Enterprise PMO or change centre of excellence.
• Experience working with executive leadership teams to shape investment cases, prioritisation decisions, portfolio narratives and benefits realisation plans.
• Experience in real estate, asset management, retail, workplace, capital projects or another asset-intensive environment.
• Relevant professional qualifications or certifications such as PfMP, MSP, MoP, PRINCE2, Agile, Lean Portfolio Management or Benefits Management.