Head of Technology Portfolio and Change

Head of Technology Portfolio and Change needed to lead the technology change function at a large professional services firm in London.This is a senior role with a small direct team, with most of the delivery team sitting with an outsourced partner. You’ll be the person with a clear view of every technology project across the firm: what’s been requested, what’s in progress, what it’s costing and whether it’s on track. That means putting a proper framework around how work comes in, how it’s prioritised and resourced, and how progress is reported to the top of the firm. You’ll also be responsible for how well the outsourced change team delivers.What you’ll be doingPutting in place the standards, controls and reporting that all technology change runs under, in step with the firm’s central PMORunning the front door for new technology requests, from first ask through to assessment, ranking and kick-offHelping the business and technology teams choose between competing priorities by laying out value, cost, risk and capacityKeeping a live picture of what’s in flight and what’s coming nextPlanning people and capacity across projects, programmes and day-to-day work, and spotting shortfalls before they cause problemsManaging the outsourced change team and being the first call when a project hits troubleReporting to executive level on how the portfolio is performing, covering risk, dependencies and the benefits being deliveredRaising the maturity of the function over time through better tooling, dashboards and ways of workingWhat you’ll bringYou’ve led a technology portfolio office, PMO, programme or change function at a senior levelExperience running a busy and complicated book of technology work in a large organisationA track record of putting governance in place and making it stickA firm grasp of demand management, resource planning and delivery methods, whether Agile, Waterfall or a blendCredibility with executives and senior leaders, and the ability to influence themExperience leading teams from a mix of disciplines and building up a change functionStrong analysis and reporting skillsThe judgement to balance long-term priorities against day-to-day delivery pressureA relevant qualification such as PRINCE2, MSP, P3O, PMP or an Agile certificationNice to haveTime spent in professional services or another regulated sectorIf you’ve built portfolio governance before and want to do it again in a firm that is investing in its technology function, I’d like to hear from you. Apply here or message me directly.