Portfolio Manager

We’re Nominet – a world-leading domain name registry. For over 25 years, we’ve been operating at the heart of internet infrastructure. While we're best known for running .UK domains, we also help protect public services from cyber threat.

Our aim is to create a world which is more connected, inclusive and secure. We know that technology has the power to transform lives by creating opportunities and providing support where it’s needed most.

As a public benefit company, our work funds the ability to make a positive impact on society. We’ve donated millions to projects that use technology to improve peoples’ lives and have committed to delivering £60m worth of support over the next three years.

We understand the impact the Internet has on the environment and are committed to helping the UK reach Net Zero by 2050. We’re already a Carbon Neutral company through offsetting our emissions and will continue to work on reducing our footprint.

About the role:

Nominet Protective DNS Solutions are specifically designed for governments. They offer world class threat intelligence, discovery of malicious activity and blocking of malicious connections. They enable governments to enact early incident response and offer informed guidance to the public sector and beyond of the most imminent threats, elevating national cyber situational awareness. 

Nominet is seeking an experienced Portfolio and Program Manager. This role will juggle 3 critical core responsibilities: 

 
- It will play a pivotal role in the strategic development, prioritisation and critically the delivery and deployment of a portfolio of business change and technical delivery work. 

- It will fulfil a vital hands-on role managing multiple complex concurrent projects / work streams within Nominet technology division and across the wider business, liaising with customers and other departments to ensure a successful project delivery within budget and on time. 

- Finally, it will require people managing directly the project delivery team within the portfolio both direct line to the project and portfolio managers that sit within the portfolio, but also to dotted line manage the product managers and technical team managers and squad scrum masters that need to be coordinated to deliver work at the multiple portfolio levels

It is essential that you have experience of working on Technology related portfolios and experience of tech methodologies, Agile, Kanban, Scrum. 

What’s in it for you?

We offer a great work life balance with hybrid working, 20% of the time is expected in our office in Oxford. The role has real meaningful impact on not only, national infrastructure but through our public benefit ethos too. The work is technically challenging in a culture where everyone is inspired to do their best.

Pension match to 7%, performance related bonus scheme, private medical insurance, 30 days annual leave, reward portal, support to buy tech equipment tax free, holiday buy scheme, discounted shopping, on-site gym and shower facilities, Medi-cash (claiming cash back on things like optical, dental, inoculations and prescriptions), Employee Assistance Program, Dental Insurance, Health Assessments, Cycle2Work scheme, free- on site car parking, broad range of tools and resources to support your personal and professional development, Nominet Give Hub. We also have an active Social Committee. 

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Equal opportunities

Cybersecurity is a community effort. That’s why we’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse community that celebrates and welcomes everyone – unless they’re a cybercriminal, of course.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and we’d encourage you to join us whatever your background.

We consider everyone equally: your race, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, marital status, nationality, or any other protected characteristic won’t affect your application.

We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.

Security checks

All roles working for Nominet will be subject to a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. Some roles due to the nature of their work, will require additional security clearance.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we sometimes close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role with us.