Senior Portfolio & Governance Lead

A global financial services organisation is currently seeking a Senior Portfolio & Governance Lead to support a large multi-year transformation programme. This role will be overseeing financial governance, strategic planning, and C-suite engagement for a £100m+, five-year cloud migration programme. It requires someone highly analytical, detail-driven, and comfortable shaping strategy, rather than supporting delivery.

Job Details:

• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: Initial 12-month contract
• Rate: £800pd-£900pd Inside IR35 via Umbrella
• Location: London
• Hybrid: 3 days in the office

Key Requirements:

• Experience operating at Senior Portfolio/Head of PMO level, with strong portfolio governance and oversight capability across large, complex organisations.
• Strong analytical background, comfortable working with large datasets, financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year planning for programmes exceeding £100m.
• Ability to write high-quality business cases, business plans, strategic recommendations, and guidance artefacts for executive decision-making.
• Experienced in advising on big-picture strategy, consulting on solution options, and shaping programme direction without being responsible for delivery.
• Proven capability engaging C-level stakeholders, including preparing governance packs, steering materials, and executive-ready insights.
• Strong grounding in detail, able to interrogate financials, identify discrepancies, challenge assumptions, and drive clarity.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel, portfolio tooling and financial systems (Clarity PPM & Jira preferred).
• Comfortable building relationships across multiple business lines in highly-matrixed, federated organisations.
• Background in large enterprises (banking, consulting) is essential.

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• Experience operating at Senior Portfolio/Head of PMO level, with strong portfolio governance and oversight capability across large, complex organisations.
• Strong analytical background, comfortable working with large datasets, financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year planning for programmes exceeding £100m.
• Ability to write high-quality business cases, business plans, strategic recommendations, and guidance artefacts for executive decision-making.
• Experienced in advising on big-picture strategy, consulting on solution options, and shaping programme direction without being responsible for delivery.
• Proven capability engaging C-level stakeholders, including preparing governance packs, steering materials, and executive-ready insights.
• Strong grounding in detail, able to interrogate financials, identify discrepancies, challenge assumptions, and drive clarity.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel, portfolio tooling and financial systems (Clarity PPM & Jira preferred).
• Comfortable building relationships across multiple business lines in highly-matrixed, federated organisations.
• Background in large enterprises (banking, consulting) is essential.