Portfolio Office Lead

About Admiral

Our success goes together with having a strong culture where we put 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 like to make a difference to our employees and customers.

The role and challenge

We’re looking for someone who enjoys working in a hands-on Portfolio Management role with a real enthusiasm for all things P30!

You will be joining the team at an exciting time with plenty of opportunity to shape and grow the Portfolio Office function and Portfolio Management maturity. You will be the guardian of the Portfolio Management Framework and will be encouraged to identify opportunities and process improvements.

You will support a progressive team of Portfolio Analysts who are working to provide analysis, insight and reporting of portfolio data to senior stakeholders. The Portfolio Office team covers a range of Portfolio services for a significant Change Portfolio including the supporting of pipeline management, dependency mapping, risk/issue management, governance and reporting and providing the Change Community with guidance around best practice.

A key part of this role will be to work closely with Portfolio stakeholders to shape, drive and deliver the strategy for the Portfolio Office team and Portfolio Management Framework. We are looking for someone who is passionate about continuous improvement and will look to innovative, evolve and push the team forward.

You’ll be reporting directly to the Head of PMO and will be working collaboratively with the Leadership Group and Change Community.

You…What we’re looking for:

Admiral are looking for a skilled and experienced PMO Manager with a solid background in Portfolio Management with skills and experiences in:

• Leading and successfully developing Portfolio Offices and PMO’s
• Building a robust, high performing and energetic team
• Creating and growing strong relationships across the business and Change Community
• Working at a Strategic level, supporting Leadership
• Working in Agile/Hybrid delivery
• P30, Agile, Project and Programme Management frameworks
• P30 services and how to apply effectively to meet organisational need
• Key processes which underpin the success of the Portfolio, including Capacity planning, Benefits Management, Dependency Mapping, Risk and Issue Management, Assurance
• Portfolio/PPM Tooling and templates
• Problem solving and analytical capabilities with strong attention to detail
• In essence you will be at the heart of the Portfolio Office, you will become a key contact for our Executive decision makers and our Change community alike. You will be passionate about building the teams capabilities as well as their brand and ultimately ensure that the Portfolio Office offer an excellent service to all our internal customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Portfolio Visibility and Oversight: continuing to build visibility and end to end management of the change pipeline. Oversight and Portfolio reporting on Agile Delivery Metrics, Delivery Performance and Quality Assurance
• Portfolio Management/Methodologies/Processes: leading activities to mature portfolio management and ensuring that required processes drive value and are clear, understood and followed
• Reporting and Metrics: regular portfolio reporting is insightful and engaging, but also drives actions which add value
• Portfolio Governance: stabilising and managing the governance frameworks that support the delivery of the change portfolio
• Tooling: ownership of all PPM tooling and templates, ensuring that they are up to date, relevant and useful
• Continuous Improvement: Taking a proactive role in reviewing key portfolio processes, tool and technologies to ensure optimum delivery capability
• Direction and Management: providing leadership, strategic direction and support to the Portfolio Office. This may include direct line management, ensuring high quality pastoral care and line management, regular 1-2-1s, development plans, team meetings, appraisals etc.

(We are happy to discuss remote working options, however the role will be UK based with some travel to our Cardiff office).

Interview process

• There will be a 1 stage interview process
• Interviews will take place week commencing 23rd May

Salary, Benefits and Work-life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidates 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.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here; https://admiraljobs.co.uk/employee-benefits/.

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.

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