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About the Role

The Change Portfolio Director is a strategic leader responsible for overall portfolio reporting to Executives and Senior leaders. They will ensure investment choices are linked to measurable outcomes, clear ownership, adoption, and post-implementation value realization. The role aims to create a change center of excellence for successful, well-governed, transparent, consistent, and value-focused technology-enabled business change delivery.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the ongoing running and continuous improvement of the Data & Tech department.
Oversee portfolio management, project management standards, governance, value management, and resource allocation.
Ensure initiatives align with organizational strategic objectives and deliver measurable business value.
Enhance and embed the Data and Technology operating model and change framework.
Own annual change business planning and budgeting, linking investment decisions to strategic outcomes, value creation, and affordability.
Use financial and non-financial measures to assess, prioritize, and sequence change initiatives.
Review business cases for clarity, accuracy, and completeness, focusing on value creation, delivery, benefits viability, and ownership.
Manage and report on portfolio investment, value delivery, and benefits to the CIO and Executive leadership.
Manage and report on benefits realization, ROI, financial position, milestone progress, and value at risk.
Establish and embed a value management discipline across the portfolio.
Define and maintain clear value cases, benefit owners, value baselines, KPIs, and decision points.
Develop and implement portfolio management strategies, policies, and frameworks.
Oversee the management and governance of the technology-enabled business change portfolio.
Apply a value-led prioritization model, continuously reviewing the portfolio against strategic fit, value, risk, affordability, capacity, and delivery confidence.
Manage the funnel of proposed technology investments and review new idea submissions.
Set up and chair Group Portfolio Boards.
Set up and maintain a center of excellence for program, project & change management.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement with change teams.
Ensure program and project reviews are regularly and effectively conducted.
Proactively engage with change teams to identify, manage, and resolve governance, resourcing, and delivery challenges.
Anticipate and address potential dependency and schedule conflicts.
Oversee and deliver monthly Data and Technology Change Portfolio reporting.
Develop team objectives consistent with the vision and strategic objectives of the change portfolio.
Monitor team performance, provide feedback, and address development needs.
Collaborate with senior leadership and key stakeholders to ensure alignment of change goals with business objectives, value outcomes, and enterprise priorities.
Work with business sponsors to confirm value ownership, adoption accountability, and benefits tracking.
Build and maintain relationships across all areas of the organization.
Manage and report on shared resource capacity.
Ensure optimal resource utilization based on priorities, value, schedules, and budgets.
Ensure programs and projects conduct appropriate risk assessments.
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with the project portfolio.
Update and maintain the Data & Technology risk register for change-related risks.

Requirements

Experience in portfolio management and governance within a technology department.
Experience using financial and non-financial measures to value, prioritize, and sequence change initiatives.
Strong value management experience across value creation, value delivery, and value realization.
Proven ability to translate strategy into measurable outcomes, KPIs, KVIs, investment cases, and portfolio-level performance reporting.
Proven experience implementing improvement initiatives, change frameworks, and best practice templates.
In-depth understanding of portfolio management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
Experience of mixed agile and waterfall delivery environments.
Experience of portfolio planning.
Experience of portfolio reporting.
Experience of benefits management and value realization.
Experience of governance processes.
Experience of change assurance.
Experience of portfolio financial management and investment performance.
Change budget planning and financial management experience, preferably with showback and/or chargeback models.
Experience managing a PPM tool.
Proven track record of leading teams and delivering solutions.
Able to balance team and individual responsibilities, build teams and consensus, deliver through others not directly under their supervision, and work ethically and with integrity.
Able to develop talent and be an effective and motivational people leader.
High level of energy and flexibility to get things done and thrive in a fast-paced, agile, team-oriented environment.
Strong organization skills, with collegiate and political awareness.
Excellent business acumen and interpersonal skills.
Able to work across business lines at a senior level to influence and effect change.
Ability to create consistent value-oriented storylines for better understanding, executive decision-making, and execution of the Data and Technology Strategy.
Able to effectively drive business, culture, and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment.
Comfort with public speaking and the ability to creatively and concisely express ideas.
Facilitation skills.
Creative and critical thinking, and outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Familiarity with business information generation and analysis methods.
Ability to set clear expectations and deliver on promises.
Detail-oriented, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
Collaboration skills.
Relationship management skills.
Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
Big 4 or top-tier consulting background, ideally in technology transformation, portfolio management, operating model design or value management.
Experience establishing or maturing a Value Management Office, Transformation Office, Enterprise PMO or change centre of excellence.
Experience working with executive leadership teams to shape investment cases, prioritisation decisions, portfolio narratives and benefits realisation plans.
Experience in real estate, asset management, retail, workplace, capital projects or another asset-intensive environment.
Relevant professional qualifications or certifications such as PfMP, MSP, MoP, PRINCE2, Agile, Lean Portfolio Management or Benefits Management.

Skills

Portfolio Management
Governance
Value Management
Financial Management
Benefits Realization
Strategic Planning
Budgeting
Risk Management
Stakeholder Engagement
Team Leadership
Agile Methodologies
Waterfall Methodologies
Microsoft Office Suite
Data Analysis
Problem-Solving
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Public Speaking
Facilitation
Collaboration
Relationship Management

Location

London Victoria
Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
Director

Salary/Compensations

Performance based annual bonus plan

Benefits

Performance based annual bonus plan
25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 27 days after 2 years
Option to purchase up to 10 additional days each year
Three-day December festive break
‘My Day’ for personal use
Enhanced pension contributions (Landsec will contribute up to 10.5%)
Private medical insurance
Health Cash Plan
Life assurance
Income protection
Enhanced maternity, adoption, shared parental leave policies
Two different share plans
Up to 4 working days to volunteer per year
'Give As You Earn' programmes with 20% top-up
Employee assistance programme
Digital GP
Cycle to work scheme
Mindfulness app
Health app supporting fertility and menopause
Learning and Development opportunities

About the Company

We identify and shape places that create opportunity, enhance quality of life, and bring joy to the people connected to them.
We have created the UK’s leading portfolio of urban places and one of the largest real estate companies in Europe.
Our £10 billion portfolio is built around premium workplaces, the country’s pre-eminent retail platform, and a residential pipeline that will redefine urban life.
We have honed this ability over 80 years.
We spot opportunities, build partnerships, and continually adapt to shape places that meet the needs of a changing world.
We create places where life happens, businesses grow, and cities are defined.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy and/or parental status, ethnicity, race, nationality, citizenship, cultural background, socio-economic background, religion or belief.