Portfolio Manager

Posted 1 day 13 hours ago by White & Case LLP

Permanent

Not Specified

Banking & Financial Services Jobs

London, United Kingdom

Job Description

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Are you ready to make your mark as part of the Portfolio Management Team in our London office?

The Portfolio Manager is a key leader within the Technology Portfolio Team, responsible for managing and organising the portfolio of initiatives that support the Infrastructure Operations unit. This unit delivers essential services across server and virtualisation, storage, business continuity, identity and access management, automation, system monitoring, and IT operations platforms including messaging and collaboration systems.

Are you ready to make your mark as part of the Portfolio Management Team in our London office?

The Portfolio Manager leads the planning and execution of a dynamic mix of projects, programs, and business-as-usual (BAU) activities. This role plays a critical part in aligning delivery to strategic objectives, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and advancing operational excellence across the portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

General Responsibilities:

Collaborating with the Infrastructure Operations portfolio owner to define objectives, priorities, and execution strategies aligned with business and technology goals
Providing oversight and coordination across multiple projects and programmes to ensure alignment with the portfolio vision, managing dependencies, mitigating risks, and maintaining delivery focus
Serving as the primary liaison between project managers, programme managers, product owners, governance forums, and technical teams to monitor initiative performance, resource allocation, and issue resolution
Establishing and delivering consistent portfolio-level performance, risk, and progress reporting to governance boards and senior leadership
Leading portfolio governance activities, including steering committee participation, prioritisation forums, and stakeholder communication
Supporting financial and resource planning processes, including collaboration with finance teams to manage annual budgets and capacity plans
Driving collaboration across technology and business teams to identify and address interdependencies, reduce redundancies, and foster synergies across infrastructure-related initiatives
Representing the portfolio in cross-portfolio coordination efforts, sharing best practices and aligning with other Portfolio Managers on firmwide strategies and standards
Ensuring adherence to PMO methodologies and maintaining high standards for project documentation, reporting, and delivery metrics

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Guiding and supporting the work of project and programme managers delivering initiatives within the Infrastructure Operations portfolio
Promoting effective team collaboration and alignment with delivery expectations
Supporting performance management, mentorship, and continuous improvement within the Portfolio team

Qualifications and Skills

PMP or equivalent project management certification
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
10+ years of experience in IT project/programme management, including 5+ years in infrastructure or IT operations environments
Proven experience in managing infrastructure-focused portfolios, including virtualisation, storage, identity & access management, and operations platforms
Strong portfolio, programme, and project management capabilities with the ability to manage across strategic, operational, and BAU streams
Experience in portfolio financial planning, reporting, and resource capacity management
Strong leadership, organisational, and stakeholder engagement skills
Deep understanding of IT service delivery, infrastructure dependencies, and operational excellence frameworks
Familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting tools

What We Offer

At White & Case, you can make a real difference, work on cutting-edge deals that make the headlines and help shape the world we live in. We live by our values-to be pioneering, united and human-and we believe that you'll experience them from your first day. We will give you the support and training that will help you achieve your potential as a global lawyer.

We believe that consistent high performance merits reward and support. Our compensation package reflects your calibre as a Portfolio Management professional, and our benefits are designed to support your changing needs and priorities across different life stages.

We offer high-quality, internationally oriented work on the most challenging matters and an opportunity to work as part of a truly global organisation.

About White & Case

We are a global law firm with longstanding offices in the markets that matter today. Our on-the-ground experience, our cross-border integration, and our depth of local, US and English-qualified lawyers help our clients work with confidence in any one market or across many.

Location and Reporting

This role is based in our London office and reports to the Senior Manager, Portfolio Operations.

Our standard office hours are 09:30-18:00, with a current requirement for 3 days in the office per week.

We offer a flexible range of benefits, services and programmes designed to help support your lifestyle requirements. Some of the benefits currently available include:

Private medical insurance
Pension plan with matched employer contribution up to 7.5%
Yearly wellbeing fund
Income protection
Holiday purchase
Life insurance
Critical Illness insurance
Private GP services
Travel insurance
Cycle to work

White & Case is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm's policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

If you require assistance and/or adjustment to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email us . We will be happy to work with you.

Note to recruitment agencies: Our internal Recruitment team are responsible for all end-to-end lateral recruitment processes. All agencies must sign White & Case terms of business, which are office specific. Candidates submitted by an agency without terms of business agreed with the appropriate office, and/or outside of our online application tracking system, will not be considered a formal introduction.

Any applications and CVs sent directly to White & Case Partners and employees will not be accepted as formal introductions. If you have any questions, please contact the London Recruitment team.

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Primary Location

Primary Location : United Kingdom-London

Expected Workplace : Onsite

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