Innovation Portfolio Manager

Job Title: Innovation Portfolio Manager

Location: Remote (UK-based with US collaboration)

Contract length: 6-Months (Possible Extension)

Pay Rate: £700 per day via umbrella inside IR35

A leading organisation in the energy and innovation sector is seeking a proactive and organised Innovation Portfolio Manager to support the rollout of a cutting-edge digital innovation platform across UK and US teams. This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the intersection of technology, agile delivery, and innovation strategy.

What You'll Be Doing

As Innovation Portfolio Manager, you'll:

• Own and maintain the Innovation Lab workspace structure, roadmap, and backlog.
• Manage and configure user access, workflows, dashboards, and reporting tools.
• Provide training and support to users and ensure consistent platform use.
• Collaborate with other IVA workspace owners to align on operating models and governance.
• Ensure a consistent look-and-feel across projects, dashboards and reports, ensuring quality and compliance of the information.
• Support reporting on IVA innovation initiatives using ITONICS and Power BI.
• Maintain ITONICS as a single source of truth for innovation data.
• Monitor portfolio health and identify risks, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Assist in the development and implementation of reporting frameworks to track innovation initiatives and their outcomes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather data and insights for innovation reporting.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives).
• Coordinate onboarding sprints and support Workspace Managers from other business units.
• Track onboarding progress of the Product Roadmap and continuously improve the process.

What You'll Bring

• Strong understanding of agile methodologies and experience as a Scrum Master.
• Proven experience in programme management and reporting.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional projects and stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple collaborative tasks effectively.
• Experience managing digital platforms or innovation tools (e.g. ITONICS, Jira, Confluence).
• Familiarity with innovation portfolio management or product ownership.
• Experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools.
• Knowledge of innovation processes in regulated industries (e.g. energy, utilities).

Please note: Due to the high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, unfortunately, your application has not been successful on this occasion. However, we may retain your details for any future suitable vacancies and contact you accordingly.

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