Senior Portfolio Analyst

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VN-9807

Permanent

Hove

Competitive

21 September 2018

Working with the Governance / Portfolio Office Manager, programme / project managers and other change management professionals to define, build, implement and maintain P3O functions and services; which will have a measurable impact on the profitability and effectiveness of the Portfolio whilst ensuring alignment to the Business’s Strategic objectives.

Working with the Governance / Portfolio Office Manager, programme / project managers and other change management professionals to define, build, implement and maintain P3O functions and services; which will have a measurable impact on the profitability and effectiveness of the Portfolio whilst ensuring alignment to the Business’s Strategic objectives. Collaborates with senior stakeholders and other change Management professionals to leverage financial insight, assess affordability and promote appropriate leadership actions.

This role is suitable for agile working. This means we would consider a more flexible working arrangement, where your hours and work location are managed according to business, customer and personal needs. For this role, you would be based in our Hove office, but you could work in other Legal & General offices or at home, as necessary, provided this meets business needs.

  • Identify transformation opportunities; through stakeholder relationships, shaping ideas, creating and promoting solutions and gaining senior management buy-in.
  • Work with senior stakeholders to define PMO functions and services which will have a measurable impact on the profitability and effectiveness of the Portfolio whilst ensuring alignment to strategic objectives.
  • Collaborates with Change Director, Governance & Portfolio Office Manager and other Change Management professionals to leverage financial insight, assess affordability to drive executive decision making in respect of the change agenda and roadmap.
  • Leads and /or supports the creation and maintenance of key MI such as portfolio plans and forecasts to deliver the short term and long term strategic objectives. Ensures sufficient frequency, granularity and accuracy whilst tailoring analysis, insight and sharing of information to drive effective decision making.
  • Critically reviews and evaluates and improves proposals for PMO activity by staying abreast of best practice and guidance and identifying fit with the agreed Target Operating Model, challenging stakeholders where conflicts and contention exist so that the integrity of the function is maintained.
  • Defines, develops and delivers PMO functions and services to ensure a consistent and excellent level of service that means customer expectations are met and consistent with what is communicated.
  • Allocates PMO tasks within the team to more junior PMO staff as required, and takes the lead in all matters with regards to the management of relevant employees providing coaching and mentoring services to all levels of PMO team and take full responsibility to ensure work is delivered to the required standard. Ensuring the area follows the Group’s policies and procedures including the Partnership Agreement to maximise business performance
  • Understands the principles of Business Transformation and is able to translate the principles into business/people change activities and PMO outcomes.
  • Ensure that the principles of Conduct Risk and Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) are embedded into your day to day operations to deliver good customer outcomes at all times. Ensure that all business processes and internal controls within your role are designed and performed in a way that delivers good customer outcomes and demonstrates effective management of Conduct Risk.

Qualifications:

  • Ideally, degree level qualification or equivalent
  • Highly desirable - P3O Foundation and Practitioner

Knowledge:

  • Demonstrated experience in delivering best practice PMO functions and services
  • Experience of using Portfolio Management tools
  • Experience of creating and defining a SLDC
  • Detailed understanding and use of Microsoft Office and SharePoint
  • Experience in delivering process changes
  • Management and coaching of staff

Skills:

  • Detailed knowledge of PMO/P3O functions and services
  • Understanding of process improvement models
  • Understanding of Risk Management processes
  • Understanding of Benefits Realisation planning and monitoring
  • Understanding of Project Accounting principles and approaches
  • Strong collaboration skills including working with Programme/Project Managers
  • Willingness to embrace new technologies and influence other parts of the business to adopt
  • Ability to support and benefit from virtual meetings, with limited reliance on face-to-face meetings
  • Willingness and ability to work without the constraints of a fixed office or desk location, focusing on outcomes and benefits, rather than tasks and measures

Whatever your role, we reward ability, performance and attitude with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Our employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 25 days' holiday (plus one day after two years), private medical insurance, performance related bonuses, a variety of share schemes, discounts at both a huge range of high street stores and our own great products, your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.

For further information about the role, please contact Stacie Burnett, Resourcing Lead, at stacie.burnett@landg.com

About L&G

Working here is about being there for our customers; we’re available should the worst happen and we work together to enable social and financial equality across the UK. But it’s also about you –how you develop and what you can achieve. We’ll help your talent thrive in an environment where you’ll be supported to work flexibly and autonomously, sharing in our success and rewarded for a great performance with a generous benefits package.

About the business area

From HR and Digital teams through to Group Finance, Risk and Corporate Comms – our Group function support our businesses across the UK and abroad. Delivering essential services and activities that have a real impact on our business and our customers lives, we enable our people to do what they do best, contributing to delivering a great customer service, profitability and strategic growth.

About L&G

Working here is about being there for our customers; we’re available should the worst happen and we work together to enable social and financial equality across the UK. But it’s also about you –how you develop and what you can achieve. We’ll help your talent thrive in an environment where you’ll be supported to work flexibly and autonomously, sharing in our success and rewarded for a great performance with a generous benefits package.

About the business area

From HR and Digital teams through to Group Finance, Risk and Corporate Comms – our Group function support our businesses across the UK and abroad. Delivering essential services and activities that have a real impact on our business and our customers lives, we enable our people to do what they do best, contributing to delivering a great customer service, profitability and strategic growth.