Job Purpose

The Senior Lead – Portfolio and Value Management is accountable for driving enterprise-wide portfolio strategy, ensuring investments deliver measurable business value and align with business objectives. This role leads portfolio governance, influences senior leadership decisions, and owns outcomes related to strategic prioritisation, resource optimisation, and benefits realisation.

What are we looking for?

• Extensive years of experience in portfolio and program management within large, complex enterprises.

• Proven ability in:

• Influence executive decision-making

• Establishing and managing intake and prioritization frameworks

• Driving strategic alignment and value realization

• Leading cross-functional programs and initiatives

• Resource capacity planning and optimization

• Experience working with senior leadership and governance bodies to influence strategic decisions.

• Exceptional communication, executive presence, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Familiarity with portfolio management tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet).

• Strong understanding of financial management, including budgeting, cost tracking, and benefit realization.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Define Outcome-Oriented Portfolio Roadmap: Develop and maintain a strategic portfolio roadmap aligned with business, segment objectives and adaptable to change.

• Prioritize Portfolio Demand: Streamline intake and prioritize initiatives based on business value and strategic impact.

• Optimize Portfolio Performance: Drive continuous improvement in throughput, resource utilization, and delivery efficiency.

• Oversee Benefits Realization: Define, monitor, and report on KPIs, OKRs, and value metrics to ensure strategic outcomes are achieved.

• Orchestrate Resource Capacity Planning: Forecast, allocate, and adjust resources to meet portfolio demand and delivery timelines.

• Manage and Communicate Value, Risk, and Cost: Track portfolio performance, risks, and costs to ensure transparency and value realization.

• Oversee Strategic Programs: Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives using up-to-date and adaptive delivery models.

• Influence Stakeholders Across the Enterprise: Influence senior leaderships and initiatives owners to align with organization strategic objectives. Lead Product Owners, Digital Platform Owners, and Technology Leads to ensure cohesive execution.

• Establish and Manage Intake Process: Design and implement a standardized intake framework for portfolio initiatives. Ensure intake criteria align with strategic goals, business value, and feasibility.

• Prioritize Portfolio Demand: Apply prioritization models to assess initiatives. Facilitate and influence decision-making forums to align prioritization with enterprise strategy.

• Define and Maintain Outcome-Oriented Portfolio Roadmap: Develop a dynamic roadmap that reflects strategic objectives and adapts to change. Ensure visibility and traceability of initiatives from intake to delivery.

• Optimize Portfolio Performance: Monitor throughput, resource utilization, and delivery efficiency. Identify and remove bottlenecks to improve flow and value realization.

• Oversee Benefits Realization: Influence definition of KPIs, OKRs, and value metrics for initiatives. Track and report on benefits realization to ensure strategic outcomes are achieved.

• Manage Portfolio Value, Risk, and Cost: Maintain transparency of portfolio performance, risks, and financials. Escalate risks and recommend mitigation strategies.

• Lead Strategic Programs: Oversee complex, cross-functional programs using traditional and adaptive delivery models. Ensure alignment with portfolio priorities and strategic outcomes.

• Stakeholder Engagement and Communication: Maintain regular communication with stakeholders across business and technology. Ensure transparency of portfolio decisions, progress, and outcomes.

• Risk and Dependency Management: Identify and manage cross-portfolio risks and dependencies : Coordinate mitigation plans and contingency strategies. Training, support and consultation for partners, federated users, and key stakeholders

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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