Overview

In this role you will govern and prioritise the FT's portfolio of change initiatives, ensuring projects align with strategy and deliver value. You will partner with senior stakeholders across Product, Technology, Editorial, Data, Commercial and Corporate functions to enable data-driven decisions and transparent governance. You will shape intake, assessment, capacity planning and reporting to maximise business value while embedding best-practice portfolio management. This is a collaborative, impact-driven opportunity within a market-leading newsroom and digital business.

Pay / Benefits

generous annual leave
medical cover
inclusive parental leave packages
subsidised gym memberships
opportunities to give back to the community
hybrid working model (two to three days onsite)

Responsibilities

Lead portfolio intake and demand management, review new initiatives, identify duplication and determine delivery pathways
Collaborate with stakeholders to shape proposals with sufficient information for evaluation and prioritisation
Ensure initiatives meet governance standards, impact criteria and investment requirements
Challenge business cases and benefit forecasts to support evidence-based decisions
Highlight risks, dependencies, opportunity costs, and capacity impacts for clear prioritisation
Manage quality of submissions to governance forums for senior leadership
Lead portfolio capacity planning and visibility of demand and delivery constraints
Support quarterly/annual planning with robust analysis and prioritisation recommendations
Produce governance reporting and monitor delivery against approved business cases
Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders to promote governance and accountability
Drive continuous improvement through lean governance and outcome-based investment approaches
Support automation and enhancement of portfolio management tools and frameworks

Key requirements

Proven experience leading enterprise portfolio management, PMO/VMO leadership or strategic programme governance
Strong understanding of technology change and cross-team evaluation of investment opportunities
Excellent financial acumen with experience evaluating investment value and ROI
Experience in complex, matrixed organisations
Outstanding facilitation, communication and stakeholder management with senior leaders
Ability to translate strategic objectives into prioritisation frameworks and governance processes
Strong analytical skills with a data-driven decision-making approach
Experience within media, publishing, digital subscription or technology-led organisations (desirable)
Experience supporting investment identification, prioritisation and portfolio oversight (desirable)
Familiarity with Agile delivery environments and product operating models (desirable)
Experience with portfolio management frameworks (Lean Portfolio Management, MoP, SAFe LPM or enterprise PPM platforms) (desirable)

facilitation and stakeholder management
clear and effective communication
collaboration and relationship-building
Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
MoP
SAFe LPM

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