Technical Delivery Portfolio Lead

About the role

VOIS is looking for a Technical Delivery Portfolio Lead to drive a portfolio of IT and digital programmes that support Vodafone UK’s enterprise strategy. You will lead a team of 10‑15 project professionals, ensuring complex, geographically distributed technology initiatives are delivered on time, within scope and budget.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach and mentor a high‑performing team of project professionals.
• Act as the primary service interface for UK IT & Digital portfolios.
• Continuously improve delivery practices, governance and reporting.
• Plan, allocate and monitor team utilisation, including recruitment and capability development.
• Define clear objectives, roles and performance expectations aligned with strategic goals.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across multiple functions and seniority levels.
• Oversee end‑to‑end project delivery, ensuring adherence to scope, quality and budget.
• Identify, mitigate and escalate risks, issues and dependencies.
• Collaborate with external partners and internal matrix teams to achieve outcomes.
• Leverage AI technologies and data analytics to enhance delivery effectiveness.
• Drive quality, consistency and process excellence across the portfolio.

Required profile

• Strong leadership and people‑development capabilities.
• Proven experience delivering IT or telecommunications projects and portfolios.
• Confident communicator able to influence senior stakeholders.
• Ability to foster a collaborative, high‑performance culture.

Required skills

• AI technologies
• Data analytics
• Project management methodologies