Portfolio Planning & Controls Lead

What you’ll do

• Drive Portfolio Planning & Prioritization by coordinating an integrated view of strategic, regulatory, risk, and business initiatives, ensuring resources are aligned to the highest-value outcomes and organisational objectives.
• Drive Demand, Capacity & Workforce Management by overseeing portfolio demand intake, resource forecasting, capability planning, and workforce allocation, proactively identifying constraints, skills gaps, and competing priorities to support effective decision-making.
• Provide Portfolio Governance & Performance Oversight through consistent reporting, milestone tracking, dependency management, and delivery reviews to support executive decision-making.
• Oversee Financials, Risks & Controls by partnering with Finance and stakeholders on budgeting, forecasting, cost management, risk identification, issue resolution, and governance compliance.
• Deliver Executive Insights & Stakeholder Engagement by providing consolidated portfolio reporting, strategic recommendations, and decision-support materials to senior leaders, enabling informed prioritisation, investment, and delivery decisions.
• Manage Cross-Portfolio Dependencies & Strategic Alignment by coordinating delivery across initiatives, identifying interdependencies, resolving conflicts, and ensuring alignment between business priorities, regulatory commitments, and strategic objectives.
• Champion Continuous Improvement & Portfolio Excellence by enhancing portfolio management practices, planning disciplines, controls, reporting standards, and automation capabilities while fostering a culture of transparency, accountability, and operational excellence.
• What we’re looking for....
• Extensive experience in Portfolio Planning & Controls with a proven track record of leading portfolio management, prioritization, governance, and Optimisation within complex organizations.
• Strong Financial, Workforce & Capacity Planning expertise, including budgeting, forecasting, cost management, resource planning, and balancing demand across multiple initiatives.
• Exceptional Stakeholder Management & Communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, present executive-level insights, and facilitate prioritization and investment decisions
• Deep understanding of Risk, Governance & Regulatory environments, ideally within Banking or Financial Services, including experience supporting large-scale transformation or remediation programs.
• Highly analytical and strategic mindset, with the ability to integrate delivery, financial, workforce, dependency, and risk data into clear recommendations that drive informed decision-making and business outcomes.
• What’s in it for you?
• Discounted ING Health Insurance.
• An additional Rest Day to support your wellbeing.
• An IMPACT Day to volunteer on approved sustainability activity.