NatWest Group

Portfolio Analyst, AVP

NatWest Group  •  Chennai, IN (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

Join us as a Portfolio Analyst

  • You’ll be accountable for the provision of investment planning and transformation portfolio design services by supporting all aspects of our portfolio management approach
  • Working closely with the Portfolio Manager, you’ll ensure that we continue to complete accurate monthly reporting and assurance activities required by our senior leaders
  • You’ll enjoy considerable variety as well as stakeholder engagement
  • We're offering this role at associate vice president level

What you'll do

We’ll look to you to lead activities in the development of the strategic investment portfolio, working closely with the Portfolio Manager and taking ownership of a calendar of events and ceremonies. Partnering with stakeholders, you’ll review and help manage the approval process of financial business cases and you’ll support all aspects of programme and project governance.

You’ll also:

  • Develop components of the investment plan, ensuring it incorporates the budget, cost, and benefits forecast requirements for both current and future years and aligns to our strategic priorities
  • Provide MI and analysis to identify recommendations that support the decision making around the resourcing and scheduling of programmes
  • Provide support in the provision of the rolling wave strategic themed investment plan
  • Drive continuous improvement

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with knowledge and experience of portfolio management theories, models, and practices including scaled Agile frameworks and Prince 2 methodologies. You’ll also have experience of delivering portfolio analysis in a technology or IT environment.

Along with a background in an Agile and DevOps environment, you’ll have experience working with portfolio managers, release train managers, and product owners to conduct regular reviews of the investment portfolio and backlog, challenging the status quo, driving informed decision making about portfolio priorities, and ensuring risks are considered.

In addition to this, you’ll demonstrate:

  • Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to challenge
  • The ability to work with the delivery team and product owners at all levels
  • You’ll be accountable for the provision of investment planning and transformation portfolio design services by supporting all aspects of our portfolio management approach
  • Working closely with the Portfolio Manager, you’ll ensure that we continue to complete accurate monthly reporting and assurance activities required by our senior leaders
  • You’ll enjoy considerable variety as well as stakeholder engagement
  • This role is available at associate vice president level

What you'll do

We’ll look to you to lead discrete activities in the development of the strategic investment portfolio, working closely with the Portfolio Manager and taking ownership of a calendar of events and ceremonies. Partnering with stakeholders, you’ll review and help manage the approval process of financial business cases and you’ll support all aspects of programme and project governance.

You’ll also:

  • Develop components of the investment plan, ensuring it incorporates the budget, cost, and benefits forecast requirements for both current and future years and aligns to our strategic priorities
  • Provide MI and analysis to identify recommendations that support the decision making around the resourcing and scheduling of programmes
  • Provide support in the provision of the rolling wave strategic themed investment plan
  • Drive continuous improvement

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with knowledge and experience of portfolio management theories, models, and practices including scaled Agile frameworks and Prince 2 methodologies. You’ll also have experience of delivering portfolio analysis in a technology or IT environment.

Along with a background in an Agile and DevOps environment, you’ll have an understanding of, and the ability to discuss the overall domain outcomes, milestones, and RAIDs as well as how they may impact the portfolio and how they could be reduced. You’ll also have experience working with portfolio managers, release train managers, and product owners to conduct regular reviews of the investment portfolio and backlog, challenging the status quo, driving informed decision making about portfolio priorities, and ensuring risks are considered.

In addition to this, you’ll demonstrate:

  • At least eight years of experience in I2V, PlanView, JIRA, Confluence, Agile methodology, and planning support
  • Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to challenge
  • The ability to work with the delivery team and product owners at all levels

Hours

45

Job Posting Closing Date:

08/04/2026

NatWest Group

About NatWest Group

We’re a business that understands when our customers and people succeed, our communities succeed, and our economy thrives. As part of our purpose, we’re looking at how we can drive change for our communities in enterprise, learning and climate.

As one of the leading supporters of UK business, we’re prioritising enterprise as a force of change. We’re focusing on the people and communities who have traditionally faced the highest barriers to entry and figuring out ways to remove these.

Learning is also key to our continued growth as a company in an ever changing and increasingly digital world. By setting a dynamic and leading learning culture, our people prosper, and our customers are given the tools to continue to improve their financial capability and confidence.

One of the biggest challenges we all face in our future is climate change. That’s why we’ve put it right at the core of our purpose. We want to champion climate solutions with financing and entrepreneurial support, fully embed climate into our culture and decision making, and be climate positive by 2025.

We’re committed to using our purpose to break down barriers, drive change and ultimately create a great place to work.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Edinburgh, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
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