Portfolio

Waterloo - Hybrid Working

Full Time

Permanent 
Grade 4

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

The Portfolio Manager will be responsible for managing Portfolio services across the Currys Transformation Portfolio (consisting of projects and programmes). They will support the Lead Portfolio Manager, Head of Portfolio, Strategic Change & Portfolio Director to improve governance controls and processes across the Portfolio enabling successful delivery of Projects and Programmes to desired budget, quality on time. 

Role overview:

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

•    Responsible for manging the single source of truth across the portfolio drive informed management decisions by providing consolidated reports, KPI’s & dashboards. 
•    Responsible for Producing and maintaining core reporting requirements across the portfolio for all key meetings and stakeholders.
•    Manage and drive data inputs/outputs the RAID management process, ensuring appropriate escalations and consolidating common themes.
•    Manage the Portfolio Roadmap and Plan, managing milestones, dependencies and change
•    Ensure there is robust Change Control across the portfolio, ensuring the upcoming changes are impacted and assessed appropriately against the Portfolio Plan focus on Critical Path.
•    Provide independent Quality Assurance for all projects and Programme, prior to all Stage Gate Reviews at the Currys Change Board. 
•    Directly support material preparation and scheduling for fortnightly Currys Change Boards.
•    Identify opportunities for continuous improvement across process, creating efficiencies and best practices through coaching, training and development.
•    Support the Lead Portfolio Manager in preparation and facilitation of all critical portfolio governance.
•    Deliver ad-hoc reporting, control and portfolio management requests from Lead Portfolio Mgr or Head of Portfolio as required.

You will support yearly delivery roadmap and budgeting cycles, and provide Portfolio support to Heads of Delivery as required.

You will need:

•    Excellent ability to influence people at all levels across the organisation and outside, including negotiating and successfully facilitating joint decision making 
•    Ability to present effectively to senior management and communicate, both orally and in writing, with people at all levels across the organisation 
•    Strong analytical skills, able to identify highly complex critical issues and constructively challenge colleagues to improve programme delivery overall.
•    Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint, Project, Excel)
•    Exceptional organisation, prioritisation and communication skills
•    Attention to detail
•    A positive, can do attitude and proven ability to deliver cost effective solutions when met with difficult and challenging project impacting risks and issues 
•    Can think on feet and learn quickly
•    Collaborative

We know our people are the secret to our success. That's why we're always looking for ways to reward great work. You'll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

• 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holiday entitlement)
• competitive pension scheme (for permanent colleagues)]
• Company bonus 

Why join us:

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet. 

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email careers@currys.co.uk and we'll do our best to help.