Portfolio Manager

• Own and govern the enterprise-wide TFS UK Change Portfolio including business-led and technology-led initiatives
• Act as the single point of portfolio visibility across TFS UK
• Ensure all change initiatives are prioritised, governed and delivered in accordance with the approved portfolio frameworks, portfolio strategy aligned to TFS UK Hoshin and delivery plans
• Provide portfolio reporting to TFS UK and TFS Europe (EAR) stakeholders
• Ensure the portfolio is appropriately tracked, maintained and governed within approved portfolio management tooling
• Monitor interdependencies, finance plans, benefits, risks and resource demand across all change initiatives
• Escalate portfolio-level risks, delivery issues and governance breaches
• Own/maintain/improve the framework processes and procedures (where appropriate), encouraging a work culture of continuous improvement

• Ensure PMO processes support enterprise-wide reporting and governance requirements
• Develop and maintain executive dashboards and portfolio reporting for TFS UK and EAR stakeholders
• Ensure quality and completeness of portfolio information within the approved tooling
• Financial, Benefit, Resource, Risk/Issue & Stakeholder Management across the Portfolio

• Manage a number of change initiatives simultaneously (mixture of Business, Application, Infrastructure and Business Projects)
• Manages change initiatives from initiation through to operational/service transition
• Adhere to the frameworks & reporting
• Maintain ownership of the Project Management and Business Analysis practice, standards, methodologies and performance
• Work with Team Leaders (where applicable) to develop capability roadmaps, training plans and succession planning
• Ensure Project Management/Business Analysis resources are deployed effectively across the TFS UK change portfolio
• Promote consistency of project management, analysis standards, tools and documentation
• Support continuous improvement of Project Management/Business Analysis practices across TFS UK

• Ensure all change initiatives are delivered in accordance with the approved change framework and business change lifecycle at an individual level
• Ensure change initiatives are appropriately tracked, maintained and governed within approved change management tooling

• Lead, manage and motivate the Project Managers and Business Analysts
• Perform 1-2-1s, team meetings and appraisals.
• Planning and allocation of workload across resources
• Managing and monitoring individual and team delivery performance
• Represent the Change function at IT Management level and above

• Act as the primary TFS UK liaison for portfolio management reporting to TFS Europe (EAR)

• Ability to establish and guide a Project Management Office
• Proven ability in delivering Application Projects, Infrastructure Projects and managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience in multiple Project Management disciplines
• Experience in Business Analysis
• IT Financial Management
• Resource Management and Allocation
• Vendor Negotiations and Management
• Used to working within a small, busy Projects/Change function within a small/medium sized organisation
• Business Stakeholder Management
• Enterprise Portfolio Management experience
• Experience managing both Business and Technology change portfolios
• Strong understanding of Project and Portfolio Management methodologies
• Experience implementing and governing PPM toolsets
• Executive stakeholder management and reporting
• Experience operating within matrix management environments
• Proven people leadership including development of managers and team leads
• Experience establishing governance frameworks and assurance processes
• Financial portfolio planning and benefits management
• Strong understanding of change management and organisational transformation

• Strong leadership skills
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication, including confidence in presenting
• Self-motivated and proactive worker
• Keen attention to detail
• Able to work effectively with all levels of staff and external partners
• Strong Service Transition mindset
• Able to demonstrate streamlining of processes with a focus on simplicity and efficiency

At Toyota Financial Services (TFS) we value everyone and are pleased to be recognised as a Disability Confident Employer.

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