Portfolio Manager
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 3 May 2026
LOCATION
Sheffield
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Finance & Accounting
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion
SKILLS
Portfolio Management
Technology Risk & Controls
Governance Frameworks
Audit Readiness
Stakeholder Management
Programme Delivery
Risk Reporting
Complex Stakeholder Environments
FULL DESCRIPTION
Portfolio Manager
Location: Sheffield
Salary/Rate: £443 a day
Work Type: Contract
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Job Responsibilities/Objectives
- Establishing portfolio governance (structure, forums, cadence, reporting)
- Creating standardised demand intake and prioritisation processes
- Delivering full visibility across initiatives, risks, dependencies, and resources
- Improving audit readiness (Internal / External Audit, 2LoD / 3LoD)
Required Skills/Experience
- Strong experience managing large-scale technology or risk portfolios in financial services
- Deep understanding of Technology Risk & Controls, including governance, audit, and remediation
- Proven track record of setting up governance frameworks from scratch
- Comfortable operating across complex stakeholder environments
Desirable Skills/Experience
- Experience transitioning programmes into BAU
- Project/programme delivery background
- knowledge of risk tooling and reporting frameworks
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage at senior level
Application Instructions: If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.
Disclaimer: Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.
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