Portfolio Manager- Technology

Location: London Wall, United Kingdom; other location: Oxford Nielsen House

Company

hirify.global is a global information and analytics business supporting science, research, healthcare, health education and clinical practice through publishing, data sets and technology.

What you will do

• Shape portfolio prioritisation, planning and tracking for the STMJ Technology organisation.
• Maintain a single view of initiatives, including ownership, resourcing, progress, dependencies, risks and strategic alignment.
• Design and run initiative intake, prioritisation and governance processes, making recommendations to challenge, defer or stop work when capacity is exceeded.
• Lead the Technology Leadership Team’s planning and OKR cycle, including objective setting, communication, progress reporting and outcome reviews.
• Coordinate capacity and resource planning across technology functions, projects, programmes and the wider portfolio.
• Oversee delivery outcomes, dependency management, risks, compliance and executive decision forums.

Requirements

• Strong experience in portfolio management, enterprise PMO, programme management or portfolio governance within a complex, fast-paced organisation.
• Proven experience developing and improving portfolio management frameworks and processes, rather than simply maintaining project trackers.
• Experience leading strategic planning, goal-setting and OKR cycles.
• Strong experience designing initiative intake, prioritisation and governance processes.
• Ability to assess capacity, priorities and trade-offs, with confidence to challenge, defer or stop work where appropriate.
• Experience establishing and running executive operating cadences, including business reviews, planning sessions and decision forums.
• Experience at comparable organisational scale, ideally in technology, SaaS, digital product or multi-product environments.
• Strong analytical and written communication skills, including the ability to turn complex information into clear, actionable insights.
• Confidence and credibility when challenging senior stakeholders and influencing without formal authority.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role with flexible working hours that allow work times to be adjusted during the day.
• Focus on work-life balance, wellbeing initiatives and country-specific benefits.
• Shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals are available.
• Work is focused on outcomes, strategic alignment and sustainable long-term impact.