Senior Portfolio and Delivery Lead (IT, Remote)

Job summary

This senior role is responsible for overseeing the governance and delivery of a portfolio of programs and cross-functional initiatives within an IT context. The position requires strategic alignment, execution predictability, and value realization through collaboration with various stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong strategic and commercial leadership mindset focused on value and outcomes.
• Proven experience in leading portfolios, programs, or large-scale initiatives in complex IT environments.
• Excellent people leadership skills with the ability to build and coach high-performing teams.
• Strong executive stakeholder management and influencing capabilities.
• High resilience and ability to manage conflict and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Govern portfolio and program operations, including prioritization, approval flows, and rebalancing based on strategy and performance.
• Provide oversight of programs, ensuring delivery health and managing dependencies.
• Lead and develop the delivery organization through coaching and performance management.
• Establish delivery standards and frameworks, ensuring quality controls are in place.
• Coordinate capacity and resource planning across programs in collaboration with finance.
• Drive financial governance, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance management.
• Manage risks and issues across programs, maintaining visibility and enforcing mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate resolution of cross-program conflicts and manage dependencies across domains.
• Ensure benefits realization with defined outcomes and tracked KPIs.
• Provide executive-level reporting and decision support through dashboards and status narratives.

Skills

• Proficiency in portfolio, program, and delivery management practices.
• Strong financial governance skills, including budgeting and variance analysis.
• Knowledge of risk management and delivery controls.
• Familiarity with various delivery methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall.
• Proficient in PPM tools and reporting software.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, IT, Engineering, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent experience).