Portfolio Manager - Program Management
Careers Jaguar Land Rover, Lighthorne, Warwickshire
Portfolio Manager - Program Management
£76388
Careers Jaguar Land Rover, Lighthorne, Warwickshire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 7 Nov | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
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Full Job Description
Join JLR as a Portfolio Manager in Program Management and play a pivotal role in our digital transformation. You'll drive impactful change within the Corporate Excellence team, supporting areas like HR, Finance, and Sustainability. This is your opportunity to help deliver projects that align with JLR's strategic goals, bringing innovation to our core functions. As a Portfolio Manager, you'll lead new and established project teams, ensuring successful delivery across our portfolio. From coordinating projects to managing interdependencies, you'll keep business priorities on track and provide the structure needed to implement large-scale changes across JLR. If you're a skilled Digital Delivery Manager with a passion for excellence, this flexible role offers the chance to manage high-impact initiatives across the business. Join us in shaping the future of Corporate Excellence at JLR and supporting key projects that drive meaningful change. Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Lead the successful delivery of the IT project portfolio, ensuring effective management of finances, priorities, interdependencies, and resources
- Act as the main contact for Programme Management to ensure successful portfolio delivery, including planning, design, and governance
- Monitor portfolio health, address risks and issues, and implement a governance framework for effective coordination of projects and interdependencies
- Manage the portfolio budget, track costs against benefits, and oversee transition points with Demand & Product Managers, Service Operations Managers, and stakeholders
- Oversee the portfolio team's performance, resource allocation, and supplier relationships, ensuring timely delivery and stakeholder communication throughout
Extensive experience in project management approaches - Previous experience with techniques for planning, monitoring, and controlling programs, including risk management
- Credibility within the program environment and ability to influence others
- Major Portfolio, programme & project delivery experience
- Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation
- Strong analytical skills to identify how one issue can impact on another and proven ability to put in place the required interventions through support or from one's knowledge base Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.
JLR's Information and Digital Technology team is a place where you can unleash your technical ability. Whether expertly supporting applications, managing digital products, architecting solutions, or securing our platforms, you'll work alongside other tech experts to shape our digital landscape and provide a stable platform for our operations. Stay at the forefront of innovation, and use cutting-edge technology to reimagine the future of modern luxury - be a proud creator of the exceptional.