Jagex: The RuneScape Company is hiring a Technical Portfolio Manager to take charge of the day-to-day delivery oversight of our technical and data initiatives. You will maintain the portfolio view, align commercial and technical plans, unblock complex programmes, and provide clear, trusted visibility of delivery health, dependencies, and risks to leadership.
What You'll Do
- Own Jagex's technical & data portfolio view, keeping timelines, milestones, dependencies, and ownership accurate.
- Align commercial, Technology, and Data plans, ensuring sequencing and resourcing make sense.
- Bring structure to priority technical initiatives, creating clarity and coordination.
- Spot what's blocked or drifting early and intervene fast, surfacing options and trade-offs.
- Proactively manage cross-portfolio risks and dependencies.
- Provide a single, trusted view of delivery health, translating technical progress into business and financial outcomes.
- Facilitate collaboration and clarify ownership across teams, closing data gaps.
- Evolve our portfolio practices and tools, improving transparency and governance.
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience in a technology, data, or programme portfolio function at a senior stakeholder level.
- Demonstrable understanding of complex technology/data delivery, including cross-team dependencies and delivery constraints.
- Strong analytical track record, producing accurate portfolio data and decision-ready insight on health, risk, and impact.
- Proven ability to translate technical detail into business outcomes, including trade-offs and financial implications.
- Experience across Agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery frameworks.
- Demonstrable experience producing exec/board-level reporting for governance and prioritisation.
- Working knowledge of Jira, Confluence and Airtable (or equivalent).
Nice to Have
- eCommerce programme exposure; experience in gaming, SaaS, or digital environments is a strong bonus.
Technical Stack
- Jira
- Confluence
- Airtable
Team & Environment
Reporting to the Associate Director of Strategic Portfolio Management.
Benefits & Compensation
- Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
- Discretionary annual performance bonus.
- Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
- Life Insurance.
- Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
- Flexible working hours.
- 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy/sell holidays.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position based in Cambridge, UK.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and we recruit, develop, and promote based on merit and ability.
