Digital & AI Portfolio Manager

• Shape and govern Frazer-Nash's integrated Digital & AI portfolio
• Ensure Digital products, Data and MI initiatives, Automation and AI programmes are prioritised, sequenced and governed effectively
• Deliver value and support strategic business objectives
• Provide evidence-led advice to senior stakeholders on investment, risk, dependencies, capacity and benefits realisation
• Shape business priorities across a diverse portfolio of Digital & AI initiatives
• Oversee governance excellence and provide leadership for portfolio management practices
• Work closely with product owners, delivery teams, technical leads and business stakeholders
• Provide guidance where business cases, delivery readiness or benefits assumptions require improvement
• Support portfolio-level planning, governance and continuous improvement
• Build and embed effective portfolio management practices, frameworks and ways of working
• Deliver transparency, accountability and value-focused decision making across the portfolio

Requirements

• Significant experience in portfolio or programme leadership within digital, technology, data, automation, AI or business change environments
• Demonstrated experience managing integrated portfolios, including demand intake, prioritisation, sequencing, capacity management and dependency management
• Demonstrated experience developing value cases, benefits tracking approaches and delivery confidence reporting
• Experience preparing governance materials and presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Good analytical skills with the ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities and complex dependencies
• Experience operating within agile, product, programme and governance delivery environments
• Solid communication, reporting and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders constructively using evidence, insight and clear recommendations
• Experience developing portfolio management capability, governance routines and best practice
• Strategic mindset with a clear focus on value, outcomes, risk management and delivery confidence
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working within regulated or assurance-led environments
• Experience managing Digital, Data, AI or enterprise transformation portfolios
• Knowledge of portfolio management methodologies, frameworks and governance models
• Experience tracking and reporting benefits realisation at portfolio level
• Experience supporting investment planning and business case development
• Understanding of Digital, Data, Automation and AI delivery lifecycles
• Experience developing portfolio dashboards, reporting frameworks and decision-support tools
• Exposure to risk, security and assurance processes within complex organisations
• Professional qualifications in portfolio, programme or project management
• Experience coaching and mentoring colleagues on portfolio management principles and best practice
• Candidates must undergo pre-employment screening and satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in portfolio management, governance frameworks, and strategic decision-making within Digital, Data, and AI initiatives. Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders and deliver value-focused outcomes through effective communication and analytical skills.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Portfolio Management
• Governance Frameworks
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Value Case Development
• Agile Delivery

Hard Skills

• Portfolio Management Methodologies
• Benefits Tracking
• Capacity Management
• Dependency Management
• Digital Transformation
• Data Management
• AI Programmes
• Automation Initiatives
• Risk Management
• Decision-Support Tools

Soft Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Communication Skills
• Stakeholder Management
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Strategic Mindset

Certifications & Qualifications

• Professional Qualifications in Portfolio Management
• Project Management Certification

Industry Keywords

• Digital Initiatives
• Data Governance
• AI Delivery Lifecycles
• Regulated Environments
• Assurance Processes

Tools & Technologies

• Portfolio Dashboards
• Reporting Frameworks
• Governance Materials
• Delivery Readiness Tools
• Investment Planning Tools