Project Portfolio Management Director

Who you are

• Significant senior leadership experience establishing and leading enterprise project portfolio management functions
• Proven experience operating at executive level within complex, matrixed organisations
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with experience overseeing strategic investment portfolios
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise governance, operational planning and portfolio prioritisation
• Outstanding executive stakeholder management and influencing skills, including experience working with C-suite leaders
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking and decision-making capabilities
• Experience leading business transformation, operational effectiveness and organisational change
• Ability to translate strategic priorities into enterprise governance frameworks, portfolio management practices and operating models
• Formal qualification or equivalent experience in recognised portfolio management frameworks such as Management of Portfolios (MoP) or SAFe Lean Portfolio Management
• Experience within media, publishing, digital subscription or technology-led organisations
• Experience working within Agile product and technology operating environments
• Experience supporting organisational growth, scaling or large-scale transformation programmes

What the job involves

• As Project Portfolio Management Director, you will provide enterprise leadership for Product & Technology portfolio management, establishing and leading the governance, planning and investment processes that enable the FT to deliver its strategic ambitions
• Partnering with executive leaders across Product, Technology, Editorial, Data, Commercial and Corporate functions, you will ensure organisational priorities, investment decisions, resources and delivery activities remain aligned to business objectives
• You'll lead portfolio governance, business planning and investment forums while building a high-performing portfolio management capability that delivers transparency, operational excellence and measurable business value
• This is a highly strategic leadership role requiring exceptional commercial judgement, executive influence and the ability to translate organisational strategy into effective portfolio management practices
• Lead enterprise-wide project portfolio management governance across the Product & Technology change portfolio
• Drive long-term investment planning, strategic sequencing and prioritisation of initiatives
• Own enterprise demand management, investment governance and portfolio intake processes
• Facilitate executive governance forums, investment reviews and portfolio health discussions
• Provide executive insight into portfolio performance, investment allocation, delivery risks, dependencies and capacity
• Partner with Finance and senior business leaders on investment planning, forecasting, budget oversight and value realisation
• Lead business planning, operating rhythms and organisational performance management across Product & Technology
• Develop high-quality executive reporting and board materials that enable data-driven decision making
• Build, lead and develop a high-performing Project Portfolio Management and Business Operations function
• Champion portfolio management best practice, continuous improvement and organisational capability development

Benefits

• A range of training courses as well as confidential career coaching and mentoring
• Flexibility - working from home, job sharing, compressed weeks, and flexible working hours
• Enhanced parental leave, flexible leave allowance and paid volunteer leave
• Pension contribution
• Local health coverage plans
• Gym memberships and healthcare schemes, professional counselling sessions, 24-hour employee wellbeing helpline, weekly meditation classes
• Financial wellbeing products and services