Portfolio Manager

Responsibilities

• Hold ultimate accountability for successful delivery of assigned programmes and portfolios.
• Own programme and portfolio performance across delivery, commercial, contractual and customer dimensions.
• Ensure delivery commitments, customer outcomes and business benefits are achieved.
• Lead decisive intervention and recovery activities where delivery is at risk.
• Maintain visibility and control of programme and portfolio health at all times.
• Serve as the executive delivery leader and figurehead for assigned programmes.
• Lead delivery across multiple teams, projects, suppliers and workstreams.
• Establish clear priorities and maintain focus on critical delivery objectives.
• Direct and support Senior Project Managers and Project Managers to achieve programme outcomes.
• Create an environment where delivery teams are positioned for success.
• Build and maintain strong executive-level customer relationships.
• Establish trusted relationships with key customer, supplier and partner stakeholders.
• Influence strategic decisions that impact programme outcomes.
• Understand customer culture, business priorities and success measures.
• Act as the primary escalation point for major programme issues.
• Own programme and portfolio financial performance.
• Maintain oversight of budgets, forecasting, profitability and commercial risk.
• Ensure contractual compliance by both Codec and the customer.
• Support commercial negotiations, programme changes and contractual discussions where required.
• Maintain focus on benefits tracking and realisation throughout programme delivery.
• Ensure programme activities remain aligned to agreed business cases and strategic objectives.
• Drive outcome-based delivery rather than activity-based delivery.
• Ensure promised customer and organisational value is achieved.
• Establish effective governance and control frameworks appropriate to programme complexity.
• Ensure accurate reporting of programme health, financial performance, resource utilisation and delivery risks.
• Lead portfolio-level risk, dependency and issue management.
• Drive objective assessment of programme performance and corrective action where required.
• Maintain oversight of resource allocation and utilisation across programmes and portfolios.
• Work closely with leadership, PMO and resource management functions to ensure appropriate capability is available.
• Balance delivery demand with organisational capacity.
• Coach and develop Senior Project Managers and Project Managers.
• Drive consistency in delivery standards and practices.
• Promote a culture of accountability, ownership, transparency and continuous improvement.
• Act as a role model for leadership, customer focus and delivery excellence.

Requirements

• At least 5 years' recent experience of successfully delivering complex programmes; and evidence of successful delivery of programmes utilising waterfall, agile and hybrid method
• Demonstrate a depth and breadth of commercial, financial, and risk management experience and to displa y acum en in each of these areas
• Have a direct influence on the profitability of the program
• Introduce innovation and efficiency in the delivery of programmes; pro-actively identify and mitigate avoidable cost
• Drive successful commercial and financial outcomes
• Embed and ensure contractual compliance

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in programme and portfolio management, ensuring successful delivery through effective leadership, financial oversight, and strategic stakeholder engagement. Proficient in driving outcome-based delivery while maintaining contractual compliance and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.