Principal Portfolio Manager leading governance of Vodafone's enterprise investment portfolio. Ensures alignment with strategic goals and compliance requirements through rigorous governance and effective oversight.
Responsibilities
The Principal Portfolio Manager - Enterprise Portfolio Governance leads the governance which enables the shaping and stewarding of VF3’s consolidated prioritised enterprise-wide investment portfolio, spanning all capital investment categories.
The successful candidate will own, and execute, the governance strategy for EPM, enabling executive decision-making across the enterprise investment portfolio by running Portfolio, Investment & Capital, and Executive Governance boards.
They will ensure consistent application of the highest governance standards, that decisions are high quality and evidence-based, and that risk and controls requirements are met.
For Board & SLT-level governance forums they will plan/produce ToRs, agendas, decks and minutes, ensuring decisions/actions/risks/dependencies are captured and managed to conclusion. This will drive the shaping, health and performance of the enterprise investment portfolio.
Enable executive decision-making by running Portfolio, Investment & Capital, and Executive Governance boards and ensuring they operate to the highest governance standards
Work collaboratively across EPM, EPT, Finance and the wider VF3 delivery community to ensure governance seamlessly shapes and stewards the enterprise investment portfolio to drive optimum business outcomes aligned to strategic goals, financial targets and risk
Ensure enterprise investment portfolio governance is underpinned by timely and effective reporting & data, driving a aligned culture of transparency and ownership across the delivery organisation
Drive governance health with a focus on decision execution, meaningful action fulfilment and pro-active risk management
Act as EPM’s Product Owner for all external facing collateral (intranet, Teams etc.), ensuring ongoing accuracy
Champion a data-driven investment culture across the enterprise, ensuring all decisions are underpinned by robust analysis and benefits forecasts
Requirements
Proven leadership in enterprise-wide portfolio management for large-scale, complex organisations (FTSE-100/large corporate)
Expert knowledge of capital investment governance, enterprise risk and delivery
Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence L1/2 decision-makers
Outstanding communicator, with proven presentation, verbal & written skills up to Board/SLT level
Close eye for detail with a focus on delivering consistent, high-quality outputs (right first time)
Adaptable leadership style, able to inspire confidence and drive results across multiple business units / functions and geographies
Ability to drive enterprise-wide cultural alignment towards value-based investment decision-making
Proven track record of leading portfolio governance boards
Benefits
Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
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