Portfolio Data Analyst

Our success comes together with a strong culture that puts our people and customers first. Our philosophy is simple yet effective: people who like what they do, do it better, and this, in turn, means that our customers receive the level of service and products that they deserve. Our culture is honest, open and wholeheartedly focused on four key areas: Communication, Equality, Reward & Recognition, and Fun.

We're passionate about what we do and want to make a difference for our employees and customers.

Department Vision:

Admiral IT has a long history of supporting the business to innovate and bring new products to market. The department continues to build on top of and around the core systems to bring more innovation and technical excellence, including Cloud adoption, big data technologies and furthering our digital offerings. The Portfolio Operations team within the Portfolio Management Office helps to support and deliver the vision by facilitating leadership to make informed decisions and aid the delivery teams to provide high-quality changes supported by leaner governance.

The role and challange:

We’re looking for someone who enjoys working in a hands-on analytical role with Portfolio Management experience. 

You will ideally have an analytical mind and an experience with using tools such as PowerBI, ProjectOnline and Jira.  You will work within the Portfolio Office team to support bringing together a view of key metrics across the change portfolio.  We are on a mission to push the maturity levels on reporting, bringing to life the value driven from Admirals investment portfolio. If you are a self-starter that has experience of Portfolio Tooling, Data Analysis and Lean Portfolio Management we would love to hear from you. 

You will be joining the team at an exciting time, in the early stages of evolving the team there is plenty of opportunity to shape and grow the Portfolio Office.  You will be encouraged to identify opportunities and process improvements, reporting to the Portfolio Lead, assisting the team to embed Agile Ceremonies, PI Planning and Lean Portfolio Management. 

Responsibilities

• Ensure visibility at delivery level on Strategy, Initiatives, Outcomes and Key Results from a tooling and roadmap perspective  
• Track delivery key metrics (agile performance) agreed by Leadership, supported through improved data quality, tooling and automation 
• Support delivery teams to comply with quality standards​ and delivery Governance Framework, provide support with completing documentation when required, ensure traceability for any future audits. 
• Share Agile principles and culture in the Portfolio Office and work continually to improve the tools and templates used by the team  
• Provide quality information on tribe progress against business outcomes to the Portfolio Office 
• Provide support to delivery teams and oversee the day-to-day operations, monthly business reviews, critical dependency management and the syncronisation of teams in the Portfolio 
• Drive collaboration and continuous improvement mind-set within the PMO and Centre of Excellence team  

About You

You will have solid experience in Data Analysis with Portfolio Management experience.   

You will have a background in Portfolio reporting/tooling, agile practices and ways of working including understanding of Agile reporting, critical dependency management and Agile ceremonies.    

You may have experience of reviewing business objectives and support tracking these into business KPI’s/ OKR’s to support sound decision making.  As you will be in an analyst role reporting/ tooling is a key skill required for the role (some experience of using tools such as Jira, ProjectOnline, Confluence and Power BI).  You will have great communication skills, written and verbal and be an active listener.   

We want someone who is passionate about continuous improvement and with innovative ideas to keep us evolving and pushing our team and its ways of working forward with automation and lean governance. You will also be passionate about people and motivating them to achieve their full potential and being pro-active in seeking out solutions to issues.   

Ideally you will have had experience of managing portfolio change in a large organisation with an ability to manage a variety of stakeholders across multiple levels.  An ability to coach others to improve their knowledge and skills is also desirable. 

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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