People Portfolio Manager
About AXA:
AXA is a global leader in insurance and financial services, dedicated to helping customers protect what matters most to them. As the sixth-largest insurance company in the world, we provide a wide range of services, including health, car, home, and business insurance. We support millions of customers worldwide, helping them navigate life's uncertainties with confidence.
AXA UK Support Functions look after our three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure and expertise to make sure we can be there for our customers.
Job overview:
We're looking for a People Portfolio Manager to oversee and optimise People Transformation and Change programmes and projects. As the process owner and expert in portfolio management, you'll ensure effective prioritisation, governance and delivery aligned with our organisational goals. You'll also act as key contact for stakeholders, coordinating across teams to maximise value and support our People strategy.
Key responsibilities:
• Responsible for managing People programmes and projects process, ensuring it runs smoothly and meets company standards.
• Develop tools, templates and guidelines to improve efficiency, knowing when to use existing processes or create new ones.
• Manage the full lifecycle of projects, from intake and prioritisation to delivery. Oversee approvals, progress tracking and risk management to keep everything on track.
• Oversee a mix of large-scale People change programmes, group-wide initiatives and smaller projects. Ensure all work aligns with our People Strategy and supports overall goals.
• Identify the most valuable projects within budget, plan their timing and manage dependencies and resources to maximise impact.
• Plan resource and deployment to ensure projects are achievable. Assess and manage risks to prevent delays and support strategic success.
• Track project progress and benefits, providing clear reports to stakeholders on how the portfolio is performing and delivering value.
• Keep stakeholders informed and engaged with regular updates on project status, decisions and strategic goals.
• Measure and ensure the initiatives deliver the expected benefits, aligning with organisational objectives and maximising value.
Work arrangements
At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means attending the office, visiting clients or attending industry events. We're also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.
Your skills & experience:
• Previous experience managing end-to-end delivery of portfolios, including resource planning, return on investment (ROI) optimisation and managing budgets over £10m.
• Ability to align the portfolio with organisational goals and ensure processes deliver intended outcomes.
• In-depth understanding of portfolio management, governance and best practices within operating models.
• Proven experience supporting transformation initiatives, embedding new ways of working, and driving continuous improvement.
• Excellent collaboration and influencing skills to engage senior leaders and diverse stakeholders.
• Clear communication skills, able to explain complex information to varied audiences.
• Knowledge of both Agile and traditional delivery methodologies, able to apply the most suitable approach.
• Experience with PMO, Agile, and product delivery tools such as JIRA, Power BI, AzureDevOps, or similar.
As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.
How to apply:
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We encourage you to apply for this opportunity as soon as possible, as we may close this advert earlier than the listed closing date.
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