Technology Portfolio Manager, Utility Warehouse
+ Annual discretionary bonus ranging from 15-40%.
2+ days a week in office ( Farringdon, London)
Multiservice utilities provider
Posted today
Multiservice utilities provider
1001+ employees
Posted today
+ Annual discretionary bonus ranging from 15-40%.
2+ days a week in office ( Farringdon, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the nation’s most trusted utility supplier by simplifying home services, helping customers to stop wasting time and money.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for someone who loves data-driven storytelling and can find clarity in ambiguity, acting as a pragmatic partner to our leaders
- A solid background in project and programme governance within scaling tech companies
- Strong commercial acumen and a practical handle on CAPEX/OPEX accounting
- The ability to talk tech to support business cases, audits, and assessments
- Proficiency with Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools like Linear, Miro, PowerBI, or Looker
- Expert-level skills in Excel and Google Sheets
- A good grasp of financial modelling, including NPV, IRR, and Payback Periods
- Top-tier analytical skills to turn messy data into clear, actionable insights
- Advanced risk modelling capability
- Ability to form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support
- Not sure you meet all the requirements? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs if they think they may not meet every qualification, when in fact they often do
What the job involves
- Our engineering and service delivery teams move fast, so we need a Portfolio Manager who can keep the big picture in focus without slowing things down
- You’ll be the bridge between strategic ambition and technical delivery, bringing the commercial edge and emotional intelligence needed to navigate a complex, fast-growing landscape
- You’ll provide the constructive challenge required to ensure our investments are always hitting the mark, all while keeping things simple and ego-free
- Partnering with Service Delivery, Finance, Product and Engineering leadership, you'll align investments with strategic priorities and enable UW to make informed, fact-based decisions
- You'll manage the portfolio of programmes, projects, and initiatives that help us to prioritise and optimise our technology investment portfolio
- You’ll be the person who keeps our tech investment on track. You’ll manage the governance, analysis, and insight needed to make sure every pound we spend is working hard for the business
- Maintaining a transparent view of the entire Technology portfolio, tracking all CAPEX and OPEX work
- Designing and embedding frameworks and reporting tools to keep an eye on performance and spending
- Leading the charge on CAPEX vs OPEX classification, making sure everyone understands the "why" behind the numbers
- Providing the insights that help leadership decide which projects to start, stop, or hit pause on
- Supporting business cases to ensure they are accurate, consistent, and offer genuine value for money
- Managing R&D tax claims for the Product and Technology teams
- Creating a smooth reporting cadence, turning complex project updates into simple, punchy executive reports
- Spotting dependencies and risks across teams before they become real gremlins
- Exploring new digital tools to make our portfolio operations even more efficient and transparent
Application process
- If you are successful and offered a role at UW, you will be subject to a background check. Where checks are unsatisfactory or incomplete and/or a failure to reveal information relating to convictions that you are required to identify as part of the background checks, could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Budgeting for a household is no easy task, especially when you've got to keep track of various bills from different providers. That's why Utility Warehouse provides customers with all their home services – including energy, broadband, mobile and insurance – in one simple, monthly bill.
The company says that this all-in-one approach ‘makes budgeting so much easier’ for customers, which is backed up by a strong customer services record. Though it does not advertise heavily, its partners are given incentives to sign up new customers, which has contributed to its impressive growth thus far.
Boasting over 1 million customers across the services they sell, Utility Warehouse is one of the largest energy providers outside the 'Big 6'. Its unique approach, and established footing in the market, should ensure it continues to compete with other challengers as the utilities sector further evolves.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Employee endorsements
Opportunities to learn
"My manager is always looking to create more opportunities for me to have my voice heard and be stretched into areas I've not necessarily worked in..."
Company benefits
- An industry benchmarked salary. We’ll share it during your first conversation
- Annual discretionary performance based, annual bonus scheme
- Hybrid working, with 2 days in the office. (We’re definitely open to discussing flexible working arrangements)
- Holiday trading- buy & sell up to 5 days holiday each year
- Discount on our services and you get our coveted Cashback Card for free. You’ll also get access to 100s of rewards and discounts through Perkbox
- A matched contribution pension scheme and life assurance up to 4x your salary. You can also access free mortgage advice and a financial wellbeing tool
- Save as You Earn scheme
- Family-friendly policies, designed to help you and your family thrive
- Flexible benefit choices such as Private health insurance, a free Virtual GP, Gym discounts and wellbeing apps
- Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme through Tusker
- Belonging groups that help UW shape an even more inclusive future
- A commitment to helping you develop your career journey through learning, coaching and new experiences
Company values
- We’re people helping people: Because it keeps us real
- We’re open, empathetic, and foster belonging
- We get it done together: Because it helps us get things done
- We keep things simple, take ownership, and win together
- We’re all about results: Because we're ambitious
- We’re impact-focused, daring, and spirited
Company HQ
Farringdon, London, UK
Leadership
Stuart Burnett
(CEO)Stuart began his career as a corporate lawyer before working in several notable insurance firms. He joined UW in 2016 and has held several leadership roles, becoming CEO in 2021.
People progressing
Kerry
Joined as an Electricity Operations Analyst. Promoted 6 times and is now Head of Energy Operations.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Utility Warehouse
Stuart Burnett (Co-CEO)
- We’re a unique bunch of people here at UW – and that’s just how we like it. We embrace different perspectives, experiences, and personalities, creating an inclusive environment where people feel they can belong
- We write job description requirements as minimally as possible to encourage candidates who may exclude themselves to apply, and the Recruitment team work with our hiring managers to minimise bias in the hiring process
- We have a number of active Employee-led Inclusion groups - Menopause Support Pride, Women in Leadership Carers Support
- We openly publish our D&I results internally and externally as well as our targets for improvement.
- We put on unconscious bias workshops and training for all team members
- We provide mental health support and other wellness initiatives to support all our team members
- We are a member of the Women in Utilities network and actively support opportunities for mentoring through the group
- We provide inclusive leadership learning to all people leaders at UW
- We have committed to the Race at Work Charter
- We have an active, zero-tolerance, Harassment and Bullying policy
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