Portfolio Resource Manager
Portfolio Resource Manager
£65,000 - £75,000 + circa 20% bonus, excellent pension, private medical and many other benefits
Full Time / Permanent
West Midlands / Hybrid - 1 day a week in the office
The Company
My client is a large and nationally recognised financial services business who are known for being one of the UK's 'great places to work', having won multiple awards.
They are headquartered in the West Midlands with the requirement to be on-site 1 day per week on average.
The Role
As the Portfolio Resource Manager you will ensure that the Enterprise Change Portfolio is resourced to succeed. This is a strategic role responsible for leading proactive capacity planning across the business and Change team, enabling delivery teams to operate effectively and efficiently.
This is a leadership role responsible for evaluating and sequencing portfolio resource requirements, identifying pinch points, and developing contingency plans to ensure delivery continuity. Your insights will support effective governance and decision-making, ensuring that resource-related data drives strategic outcomes. You will also lead and develop a high-performing team, fostering talent and succession planning to build a strong pipeline for the Change team.
Responsibilities
- Develop and embed a framework, governance and processes to support robust resource management across the Enterprise Portfolio
- Lead critical assessments of Enterprise Portfolio resource needs and sequence recommendations.
- Engage with business resource gatekeepers to forecast and validate capacity.
- Identify resource pinch points and risks for facilitation of mitigating actions across the business.
- Managing Change resource and demand plans, including budget alignment
- Provide timely, accurate data to support governance and decision-making
- Lead and develop a team to deliver robust and strategic resource planning
Skills and Experience
- Proven experience operating in a strategic role for Capacity Planning and Resource Management in an enterprise portfolio environment.
- Experience in forecasting models and data-driven decision-making
- Effective project management and budgetary control
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in tools such as Excel and Power BI
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication abilities
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities
- Demonstrable leadership experience across cross-functional teams
- Formal qualifications e.g. Management of Portfolios Practitioner or similar would be preferred
Contact
Please apply via the link or contact (url removed) for more information.
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