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About the Role

As Project Portfolio Governance Manager, you will ensure the FT's change initiatives portfolio is governed, prioritised, and planned effectively. You will lead governance processes within Portfolio and Programmes, assessing proposed initiatives for strategic alignment, value creation, cost, risk, and feasibility before investment decisions. You will act as the gateway between idea generation and implementation, enabling informed, data-driven decision-making, balancing organisational priorities, capacity and investment to maximise business value. You will work closely with senior collaborators across Product, Technology, Editorial, Data, Commercial and Corporate functions to promote transparent governance and effective portfolio planning.

Responsibilities

Lead portfolio intake and demand management processes, facilitating reviews of new initiatives and identifying duplication, consolidation opportunities and appropriate delivery pathways.
Partner with collaborators to shape and refine proposals, ensuring sufficient information is available for evaluation and prioritisation.
Ensure initiatives are consistently assessed against governance standards, impact criteria and investment requirements.
Challenge arguments, assumptions and benefit forecasts to support evidence-based investment decisions.
Highlight risks, dependencies, opportunity costs, trade-offs and capacity impacts to enable transparent prioritisation.
Manage the quality and completeness of submissions to governance forums for senior leadership review.
Lead portfolio capacity planning, maintaining visibility of demand, resource utilisation and delivery constraints.
Support quarterly and annual planning cycles with robust analysis and prioritisation recommendations.
Produce governance reporting, monitor delivery against approved arguments and provide actionable portfolio insights.
Build trusted relationships with senior collaborators, promoting cooperation, responsibility, and effective portfolio governance.
Drive continuous improvement by embedding standard portfolio management, lean governance and outcome-based investment approaches.
Support the automation and enhancement of portfolio management tools, reporting and governance frameworks.

Requirements

Proven experience leading enterprise portfolio management, PMO/VMO leadership or strategic programme governance.
Strong understanding of technology change and the ability to bring together expertise from multiple technical teams to assess investment opportunities.
Excellent financial competence with experience evaluating investment value, benefits and return on investment.
Experience working within complex, matrixed organisations.
Outstanding facilitation, communication and collaborator management skills, including engagement with senior leaders.
Ability to translate strategic objectives into practical prioritisation frameworks and governance processes.
Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
Experience within media, publishing, digital subscription or technology-led organisations.
Experience supporting investment identification, prioritisation and portfolio oversight.
Familiarity with Agile delivery environments and product operating models.
Experience with portfolio management frameworks such as Lean Portfolio Management, MoP, SAFe LPM or enterprise PPM platforms.

Skills

Portfolio management
PMO/VMO leadership
Strategic programme governance
Technology change assessment
Financial competence
Investment evaluation
Benefits analysis
Return on investment analysis
Complex organisation navigation
Facilitation
Communication
Collaborator management
Senior leader engagement
Strategic objective translation
Prioritisation frameworks
Governance processes
Analytical skills
Data-driven decision-making
Media industry knowledge
Publishing industry knowledge
Digital subscription knowledge
Technology-led organisation experience
Investment identification
Portfolio oversight
Agile delivery environments
Product operating models
Lean Portfolio Management
MoP
SAFe LPM
Enterprise PPM platforms

Work Type

Hybrid (50% model, 2-3 days onsite)
Flexible working patterns considered

Benefits

Generous annual leave
Medical coverage
Inclusive parental leave packages
Discounted gym memberships
Opportunities to contribute to the community

About the Company

The Financial Times ranks among the world’s top news organisations, known for its authority, integrity, and accuracy.
Its mission is to provide quality information and services around the globe.
At the FT, curiosity flourishes and ambitious thinking is appreciated.
The FT offers opportunities to reach millions, create work that matters and deliver impartial journalism in a polarised world.
The company fosters a warm, collaborative culture with a diverse community of experts who support growth, career aspirations and wellbeing.
The FT values innovation and technology.

Equal Opportunity

We believe in the strength of diverse viewpoints and want every voice within our organisation to be acknowledged, respected and appreciated.
A nurturing workplace is one where employees feel free to be authentic and perform at their highest capability.
We are dedicated to eliminating obstacles for all, especially concentrating on challenges encountered by underrepresented groups.
We are a Disability Confident employer and a Valuable 500 signatory.
Please inform us if you need any reasonable accommodations or customised assistance during the application process or interview.