Temporary Head of Portfolio Office

Provide support across group-wide initiatives, managing the portfolio office function across governance, reporting and delivery. Combining project and portfolio management, this is a practical role requiring direct involvement in delivery.

You’ll take ownership of the day-to-day running of the STO framework across three key initiatives, coordinating progress, governance and reporting. You’ll work closely with sponsors and internal stakeholders to track milestones, benefits, risks and actions, remove blockers and keep delivery moving. You’ll also support project activity where needed, coach an internal counterpart and, towards the end of the contract, review the framework and make recommendations for its future.

This role would suit a proactive professional with experience running a portfolio, project management or transformation office within regulated financial services. A relevant qualification such as PRINCE2, MSP or P3O would be advantageous, but is not essential.

The position is offered on a three to six-month temporary contract, initially full-time for the first two weeks, followed by three days per week.