Job Description
Technology Portfolio Lead (PMO)
Department: Technology Solutions
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Mumbai
Reporting To: Dan Renshaw
Description
Key Responsibilities
- Own the day-to-day management and coordination of the Technology delivery portfolio
- Administer and enhance the Technology Portfolio Management tool across the organisation
- Proactively manage delivery risks, issues, and escalations
- Lead the Solutions Review Board for project approval, working closely with IT and Business Analysis
- Evolve and embed portfolio and project management standards and governance
- Drive consistency and standardisation across all technology projects
- Work with delivery teams to manage resource capacity, constraints, and efficiency
- Collate and manage the technology risk log at portfolio level with the CTO
- Promote innovation, lessons learned, and continuous improvement in delivery practices
- Line manage Technical Project Delivery Managers and key development workstreams
- Collaborate with senior internal and external stakeholders, including Head of PMO & Integration
- Deputise for the Head of QA & Governance when required
- Promote quality through effective SLAs, metrics, and performance measures
- Line manage internal teams and third-party resources
- Support training and development of junior and third-party resources
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Strong understanding of PMO and portfolio management functions
- Proven project and portfolio management experience
- Line management and people leadership experience
- Experience managing third-party suppliers and partners
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including senior leadership
- Experience operating in complex or transforming technology environments
- Exposure to governance boards or portfolio approval forums
- Background in driving delivery standards and organisational change
- High attention to detail and strong risk awareness
- Proactive, solutions-focused leadership style
- Practical and measured approach to complex delivery challenges
- Strong drive for continuous improvement
- Clear, structured, and concise in approach to governance and process