Digital Strategy & Portfolio Manager


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£58,207 to £71,178 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	25 Sept 2026
Closing date:	2 Oct 2026

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Summary

We are seeking a Digital Strategy & Portfolio Manager to join the Finance Change & Transformation Team, providing strong strategy and programme management discipline across a complex portfolio of digital, data and business change activity. 

The Synergy programme is one of government’s largest transformation initiatives, replacing core HR, finance, procurement and payroll processes and improving the digital experience for users across Defra and its organisations. This role will support Senior Finance Leaders and central finance digital & data teams to develop credible implementation plans, provide expertise on how to best achieve digital & data outcomes through excellent planning, change and dependency management and prepare for adoption of the Synergy solution from 2028. 

This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of a major finance transformation, shaping how finance services are delivered across the Defra group. The roles will suit people with a track record of leading improvement, implementing end-to-end digital and data change, working in complex environments and bringing stakeholders together around a common way of working. 

As Digital Strategy & Portfolio Manager, you will lead the mobilisation to deliver on a new Finance Digital & Data Strategy, ensuring activities and workstreams are focused on measurable outcomes and the portfolio has clear effective governance, risk management, stakeholder engagement and change management.

The key workstreams of the strategy cover: a new digital delivery framework, data foundations, data analytics & reporting, skills & capability, and digital experience & adoption. 

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