Head of Portfolio Governance & PMO

At GF, we develop market-leading solutions that ensure water, gas, and other essential fluids flow safely to support cities, industries, and everyday life. With people in our 40+ countries and impact going far beyond that, this is your chance to do work that millions of people depend on.

We are looking for an experienced Head of Portfolio Governance & PMO to establish and lead GF IT's global portfolio management and project governance capability. In this role, you will report directly to the CIO.

This is an opportunity to build and shape a modern Portfolio and Project Management function that connects IT strategy, investment decisions and delivery. The role will establish transparent portfolio governance, strengthen project execution and develop a high-performing global project management capability.

As Head of Portfolio Governance & PMO, you will lead a globally distributed team of IT project professionals and orchestrate portfolio prioritisation, capacity, investment transparency and delivery performance. Your mission is to turn business and IT demands into one transparent, prioritised portfolio that enables fact-based decisions and measurable business value.

What you'll be responsible for

Own and continuously develop GF IT's portfolio governance framework, development portfolio and global Project Portfolio Management organisation.

Prepare portfolio and investment decisions for the CIO and relevant governance bodies based on transparent business cases, value, risk, dependencies and available capacity.

Translate IT-related strategic initiatives into an integrated multi-year portfolio roadmap and oversee portfolio budgets, delivery performance, resource allocation and value realisation with Finance and business stakeholders.

Lead, coach and develop the global IT Project Manager pool and establish lean governance, decision gates and delivery standards fit for different initiative types and methods.

Own the business processes, governance standards and roadmap for