Tech Portfolio Partner

Overview
Primark is an international clothing retailer employing more than 70,000 colleagues across 16 countries in Europe and the US.
Founded in Ireland in 1969 under the Penney's brand, Primark aims to create maximum joy at minimum cost – less money and less impact on the planet.
Primark continues to expand across new and existing markets with the aim of reaching 530 stores by the end of 2026.
Every person impacts the culture at Primark.
Our values: Caring (we always strive to put people first), Dynamic (we bravely push the boundaries to stay ahead) and Together (we learn more, laugh more and achieve more as a team) outline the behaviours we expect of our people as we work with each other, our customers, our suppliers and our partners.
Let's see what impact you can make
The Lean
Portfolio Partner
's role is to enable transparency and informed decisions to be taken by the Tech leadership community to ensure Primark is delivering the right outcomes for customers, colleagues and investors, relative to cost and capacity.
Drive consistency across ways of working ensuring full alignment across the teams.
Highlight key impediments and facilitate resolution for Technology.
Responsibilities:
Governance:
Partner with EPMO responsible for driving Primark & Tech specific portfolio, programme & project governance and compliance
Responsible for providing central best practices and driving/influencing efficiencies in the delivery of the Tech portfolio
Owning, facilitating and managing the initiative approval process for Technology
Drive delivery process improvements – enabling leaner WoW's
Lead adoption of the portfolio WoW's and governance
Resource Management:
Support options analysis to enable strategic resource management and drive cost optimisation
Enable capacity mgmt visibility
Manage contingent worker process – tracking and approval
Reporting:
Responsible for designing, implementing and maturing portfolio delivery and Exec level reporting
Reporting on portfolio level risks, constraints and opportunities
Develop and implement key portfolio metrics and insights to support leadership decision making
Develop and implement domain portfolio health check reporting
Visibility:
Responsible for enabling visibility of all portfolio initiatives and enable a single Tech portfolio view (Roadmap)
Responsible for ensuring appropriate tooling and systems are in place to enable effective portfolio management and reporting
Responsible for ensuring portfolio level inter-dependencies are visible and are being managed
Oversight:
Responsible for Technology portfolio management forums including development and facilitation (Portfolio Review, Delivery Assurance, QBR, ABR and Annual Planning)
Own the preparation and sharing of the prioritised annual portfolio for Tech
Coaching & Training:
Accountable & responsible for portfolio management training & coaching, including overseeing the maintenance of training content for accuracy and currency
Qualifications:
Essential
5+ years of experience within a portfolio/enterprise level PMO
Strong understanding of portfolio management frameworks
Understand KPIs, dashboards, and portfolio performance metrics
Significant experience in PPM tools
Desirable
Advanced data analysis and visualization
An appropriate degree, equivalent qualification or experience
Experience in identifying and implementing continuous improvement efforts and coach teams in best practices
Let's talk lifestyle:
27 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays – with the option to buy up to 5 more.
Flexible working arrangements, including the opportunity for an early Friday finish.
Access to a subsidised cafeteria.
Primark Perks
– enjoy discounts with local partner businesses near our offices
Because you can see how we can be better.
Innovate, your way.
What's a career at Primark all about?
The positive impact you're making, the experiences you're having and the people you're with.
You're our inspiration.
Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected.
Leave your mark.
And do it your way.
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Our fashion isn't one-size-fits-all and neither is our culture.
Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.
REQ ID:
JR-1054
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