Pay of £57,946 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.DWP. Digital with Purpose.We are recruiting multiple Senior Digital & Transformation Portfolio Managers to lead complex portfolios of digital change.We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.You'll work as a partner to key stakeholders, to ensure effective prioritisation, oversight of performance and risk across both live and pipeline work, and to provide clear, high-quality insights.You will also support the mobilisation of new projects, identifying opportunities aligned to strategic goals and offering evidence-based recommendations.You will contribute to the wider professional community through leadership activities such as recruitment, coaching, and capability development, while helping to set standards and frameworks that drive excellence.Strategic Portfolio Leadership : Exceptional leadership experience in large scale digital or change portfolios including shaping and influencing strategic planning and portfolio ambitions linked to organisational objectives, setting portfolio standards and providing independent portfolio assurance to senior executive leaders.Proven ability to anticipate and identify delivery risks or early warning signs, take decisive action to resolve issues and maintain momentum to protect outcomes across complex delivery landscape.Data Analysis and decision making: Strong analytical skills, experience of using a range of data analysis tools, techniques and providing independent interpretation of portfolio data. Experience of visualising the story of the data and communicate recommendations to a range of senior technical and non-technical stakeholders.Experience in building successful relationships across organisational boundaries with diverse senior stakeholders using strong leadership and communication skills to build, manage and influence key strategic relationships.Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.Pay: Salary of £57,946Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth £16,787 a year.Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policiesTime off volunteering and charitable givingBring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and moreInterest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a differenceSports and social activitiesProfessional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awardsDiverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards.Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital AwardsProcess:We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:Interview: a single stage interview online.
