Portfolio Lead

Portfolio Lead - AI Transformation

3-Month Rolling Contract | 1 Day per Week On-site (Nottingham)

The Portfolio Lead will play a key role in driving strategic alignment, performance transparency, and operational excellence across the Technology portfolio, with a particular focus on the AI Transformation space.

This role suits a proactive, adaptable individual who enjoys planning, problem-solving, and working collaboratively across Technology and the wider business to deliver meaningful outcomes.

What you'll be doing

Working closely with Product, Engineering, and Data leaders to support the effective management of AI initiatives and backlogs, ensuring work is clearly defined, strategically aligned, and prioritised based on value and OKR impact.
Partnering with the Portfolio Manager to provide clear, transparent insight into AI portfolio performance and progress against wider strategic objectives.
Supporting quarterly and annual planning cycles, ensuring resource capacity is understood, aligned, and accurately forecast.
Supporting financial oversight, risk management, and issue management across AI Transformation activities.
Providing governance oversight and ongoing support to the AI Transformation programme.

Essential skills

Demonstrable experience translating strategic goals and OKRs into measurable portfolio outcomes and performance metrics.
Experience overseeing programmes of work in a Portfolio or Programme capacity.
Strong experience of planning cycles (quarterly and annual), prioritisation, and governance within a technology or product-led environment.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including:
Clear and confident written and verbal communication
A proactive, organised working style with strong judgement, credibility, and attention to detail
Strong influencing skills, including stakeholder management and negotiation.
Ability to work independently and manage work end-to-end.

Desirable skills

Strong data literacy, with confidence working with KPIs, OKRs, financial data, and delivery metrics.
Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently.
Strong software and IT skills, including excellent knowledge of Google Workspace and Miro.
Proficiency using Asana.

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