At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.
Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.
We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.
The Role: Corporate Risk Solutions Portfolio Director
M&G Life covers over 5 million customers with more than £300 Bn invested across all of its products and wrappers, and has an ambitious growth plan for 2025 and beyond. M&G Life operations work with a number of partners including Equiniti, Diligenta, Waystone, Paragon, Willis Towers Watson, as well as M&G Global Services supporting our in-house operation.
Role Overview:
As a Portfolio Director, you will lead the delivery of complex, high-value transformation portfolios (£15m–£50m) across multiple business areas. You will be accountable for driving strategic outcomes, ensuring portfolio health, and delivering measurable business value. This role requires a confident, commercially astute leader with deep experience in both technical and non-technical change, and a pragmatic approach to delivering transformation at pace.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and lead the end-to-end delivery of transformation portfolios, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.
- Manage direct reports including Heads of Delivery, Project Managers, and Business Analysts; oversee dedicated PMO resources in collaboration with the Head of Enterprise PMO.
- Shape and influence strategy with business sponsors, aligning resources across Technology, Finance, and other SMEs.
- Lead governance forums including Steering Committees and Senior Leadership Forums.
- Ensure portfolio health through OKRs, RAG status management, and regulatory compliance.
- Drive benefits tracking and realization in partnership with PMO.
- Champion best practices and standards in delivery, working closely with the Head of EPMO and Head of Change Excellence.
- Build and maintain strong relationships across C-suite, ExCo, and functional leadership.
- Navigate ambiguity with confidence, prioritising effectively and challenging constructively.
Candidate Profile
- Proven experience leading large-scale transformation portfolios in complex organisations.
- Strong commercial acumen with a focus on outcome and value delivery.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and driving clarity.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior levels.
- Deep understanding of both technical and non-technical change (e.g., OD design, digital transformation).
- Financial Services experience highly desirable.
- Professional qualifications such as CFA, actuarial, or accountancy are advantageous.
- A pragmatic, self-starting people leader who holds teams to high standards.
Work Level : Integration leader
Recruiter: Sarah Mathers
Location: London (Hybrid) Stirling or Homebased
Closing Date : 2 September 2025
We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.
M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. Being a Disability Confident Leader means that candidates who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying.
If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: [email protected]
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Retirement Support — Pension support in the UK is presented as notably generous versus typical market norms and is positioned as a core part of total reward. Formal materials also highlight share plans and financial‑wellbeing tools alongside pension value.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Annual leave in the UK is described as substantially above statutory norms with the option to purchase additional days. Additional flexibility is referenced through policies such as “Time Off When You Need It.”
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Parental & Family Support — Parental policies (e.g., “Inspiring Families”) are characterized as extensive, including long fully paid leave and phased return‑to‑work support. External recognition is cited as reinforcing family support as a distinctive element of the package.
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What We Do
M&G plc is a leading international savings and investments business, managing money for around 4.6 million individual clients and more than 900 institutional clients in 38 offices worldwide. As at 31 December 2023, we had £343.5 billion of assets under management and administration. Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, M&G plc has a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our three distinct operating segments, Asset Management, Life and Wealth, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.
