Head of Portfolio Management & Delivery

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* We are in a period of exclusive direct sourcing for this role and are not currently accepting applications from recruitment agencies. ________________________________________ The role in 60 seconds Role: Head of Portfolio Management Delivery Team: Business Change Location: Hybrid working from Bristol or Southampton Working Pattern: Full-time Why this role matters: This is a pivotal leadership opportunity to help shape and deliver Foot Anstey's transformation strategy. Reporting to the Executive Director of Transformation Operational Excellence, you will lead the governance, prioritisation and delivery oversight of strategic change initiatives, ensuring investment is focused on activities that create the greatest value for our clients, colleagues and business.

What You’Ll Do

You'll be at the centre of transformation strategy execution - supporting how change initiatives are selected, prioritised, sequenced, and delivered for maximum value. The role blends portfolio management, strategic planning, governance, and delivery oversight. In this role, you’ll: Translate business strategy into a clear and prioritised transformation portfolio.

Lead portfolio planning, governance and delivery oversight across multiple initiatives. Develop and maintain transformation roadmaps, balancing short and long-term priorities. Oversee investment planning, resource allocation and capacity management.

Establish governance forums, reporting frameworks and decision-making processes.

Benefits

, risks, dependencies and portfolio performance. Build trusted relationships with Partners, senior leaders and delivery teams. Drive continuous improvement across portfolio management and delivery practices.

Support the successful integration of change across the business. Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of project and delivery professionals.

realisation skills. Excellent stakeholder management and influencing capability. Experience managing risk, dependencies and delivery performance.

Strong communication, facilitation and decision-making skills. Experience developing high-performing teams. Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies.

Collaborative leadership style with a focus on outcomes, innovation and continuous improvement.

What We’Re Looking For

This is a demanding role supporting a complex change and transformation portfolio in a fast‑paced professional services environment. We’re seeking an experienced transformation leader who can bring clarity to complexity and successfully translate strategy into delivery. In this role you'll bring: Significant experience leading complex transformation portfolios.

Strong portfolio governance, prioritisation and investment planning expertise. Experience delivering technology-enabled business change.

Qualifications

such as MoP, MSP, PRINCE2, PMP, Agile or equivalent would be advantageous. _______________________________________ What if I don't tick every box? We're not box tickers.

We appreciate the need for everyone to find a role that challenges them and gives them room for growth. If you bring transferable skills and a fresh perspective, we’d love to hear from you. If this role excites you and you have the skills to succeed, we encourage you to apply.