Portfolio Manager

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Portfolio Manager

Location: Remote based

We are actively looking to secure an experienced Portfolio Manager to join Experis.

Experis Consultancy is a Global entity with a well-established team with over 1000 consultants on assignment across 20 clients globally. Our UK operation is growing and has very aggressive plans for expansion over the coming years. We form part of the Manpower group of companies that turn over $20 billion a year collectively.

Experis UK have partnerships with major clients across the UK spanning multiple industries; our approach is a very personal one, with both our clients and our own employees. We are passionate about training, technology and career development.

The Portfolio Manager will be required to manage a number of projects within the client's Retail IT programme.

Key Responsibilities:

* Contribute, facilitate and in many cases lead the development of Portfolio Definition outputs

* Ensure sign off of all project milestones and deliverables

* Finalise budgets and financials for the Portfolio and manage the budget on an ongoing basis

* Managing Portfolio level resource, both human and financial

* Managing interfaces across the Portfolio and with other Portfolios and Programmes being undertaken

* Monitoring and managing progress against the Rolled Up Portfolio Plan

* Updating the key Portfolio documentation

* Ensuring the overall integrity of the Portfolio is maintained

* Managing the Portfolio risk management and issue resolution activities

* Co-ordinating and integrating the work of the projects and managing the interdependencies

* Manage the communications with the Portfolio Stakeholders

* Initiating extra activities and other management interventions whenever issues arise or gaps are identified within the Portfolio

* Reporting in to the Programme Director.

Essential Skills and Experience:

* Have experience of working with a portfolio delivery projects/programmes, financial, resource and vendor management.

* Strategic vision, the ability to help define a portfolio and roadmap.

* Strong understanding of technology, process, risk and controls, and business proposition preferably in retail banking or financial services

* Exceptional relationship and stakeholder management skills.

Suitable Candidates should submit CVs in the first instance.