Portfolio Manager (Ecommerce)

TL;DR

Portfolio Manager (Ecommerce): Orchestrating and overseeing change across marketing and digital customer experience pillars to ensure strategic alignment and value delivery with an accent on multi-disciplinary team leadership and portfolio governance. Focus on driving delivery of commercial initiatives, managing complex dependencies, and optimizing resource utilization across performance units.

Location: Hybrid in Liverpool, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is the team behind the digital retailer Very, focused on helping families get more out of life through seamless digital experiences.

What you will do

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams, managing up to 6 direct reports and matrix managing 100+ colleagues.
• Drive the delivery of a wide portfolio of commercial and KLO initiatives to maximize business value.
• Establish and manage PU delivery plans, ensuring alignment across squads and removing blockers.
• Facilitate portfolio planning cycles and contribute to the Quarterly Planning Process (QPP).
• Manage resource capacity, budget allocations, and expenditure tracking to resolve bottlenecks.
• Act as the primary delivery contact for executive sponsors and senior leadership (GLT).

Requirements

• Expertise in portfolio and programme management with a proven ability to govern large, complex, cross-functional portfolios.
• Significant experience in leadership roles within large, technology-led organisations.
• Deep understanding of agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery models.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Skilled in change leadership and influencing across organisational boundaries.
• Must be able to pass Right to Work checks in the UK.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model.
• £10,000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs.
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Bonus potential based on individual and business performance.
• Udemy learning access and matched pension up to 6%.
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk.

Hiring process

• Initial screening call with the talent acquisition team.
• First stage: 30-minute informal video call to discuss skills and experience.
• Second stage: One-hour formal interview featuring competency and technical questions.