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Main Responsibilities
* The Portfolio Manager will drive and provide oversight assurance across a portion of the overall change portfolio. Partnering with delivery and product teams, they will monitor portfolio performance, anticipate risks, and drive effective mitigation strategies.
* Engage and influence stakeholders at all levels, ensuring clear communication, alignment, and collaboration across the portfolio.
* Proactively resolve critical challenges, provide data-driven insights, and support executive decision-making to strengthen portfolio governance and optimise strategic outcomes.
* Provide oversight and assurance across the change portfolio, execution plans, and outcomes, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
* Lead and coordinate cross-functional portfolio activities, managing interdependencies and maintaining a forward-looking view to support proactive decision-making and risk mitigation.
* Oversee portfolio dependency management, ensuring seamless integration between workstreams, portfolios, and wider initiatives to optimise execution and minimise delivery risks.
* Lead key steering committees, ensuring structured, insight-driven discussions that support effective decision-making and portfolio governance.
* Manage portfolio-level risks and issues, identifying systemic risks, tracking key themes, and implementing mitigation strategies.
* Drive portfolio resource management, maintaining a resource plan, enabling strategic prioritisation, and forecasting future capability needs.
* Own and manage portfolio financial reporting, ensuring discipline through reconciliations, forecasting, and investment optimisation.
* Leverage portfolio data, analytics, and insights to drive data-informed decisions and enhance strategic outcomes.
* Embed a culture of continuous improvement by refining ways of working, increasing workflow, and driving operational excellence.
* Ensure adherence to the Bank's Risk Management framework and relevant policies, escalating concerns appropriately.
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The role requires extensive experience managing large-scale portfolios in complex environments, with proven ability to integrate delivery, governance, and financial management. Expertise in optimizing investment decisions, enhancing portfolio value, and proactive risk management is essential.
* Extensive portfolio management experience
* Professional certification and experience in Waterfall and Agile methodologies
* Ability to align the portfolio with broader business strategy
* Strategic thinking to anticipate future needs or risks
* Team player, collaborative, and proactive
* Effective time management and ability to work under pressure
* Independent, initiative-driven, and problem-solving skills
* Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
* Experience with enterprise portfolio management tools (JIRA, Confluence, Teams, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint)
* Understanding of change risk, governance, and controls in regulated environments
Company Information
Handelsbanken is a relationship bank with a decentralized approach, a strong local presence, and a long-term customer focus. Each branch operates as a local business, making decisions at the local level to provide tailored services.
We are embarking on an exciting Business Transformation journey to enhance our systems, processes, and services, shaping the future of banking.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming applicants regardless of socio-economic background, age, disability, gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation.
Visit our Handelsbanken website for more information.
What is in it for you?
* Wide range of learning and development opportunities
* Competitive salary and benefits, including private medical insurance, income protection, and life assurance
* Market-leading pension contribution of 15%, with investment options including ESG and Shariah funds
Application steps
Submit your application to begin your journey with us. Our recruiters will review your details and contact you for a phone interview if you meet the requirements. If successful, you'll be invited for an interview.
Our Talent Acquisition team is available to support you through the process — contact us at uk_talent@careers.handelsbanken.co.uk.
This advert is live for at least two weeks, but the closing date may change based on response volume.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Finance and Sales
Industries
* Banking
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