Technical Portfolio Manager

About the Opportunity

Location: Cambridge, UK - This position offers flexible working options, including predominantly remote work. Applicants should be based (or willing to relocate) within a comfortable commuting distance of our office to attend onsite as required.

This is an 18 months fixed term contract.

Responsibilities

• Own Jagex's technical & data portfolio view, keeping timelines, milestones, dependencies, and ownership accurate so leaders can prioritize with confidence.
• Align commercial, Technology, and Data plans, ensuring sequencing and resourcing make sense so we deliver the highest-impact outcomes first.
• Bring structure to priority technical initiatives, creating clarity and coordination so delivery stays focused, paced, and outcome-driven.
• Spot what's blocked or drifting early and intervene fast, surfacing options and trade-offs so decisions get made and momentum returns.
• Proactively manage cross-portfolio risks and dependencies, reducing surprises so teams can execute without constant firefighting.
• Provide a single, trusted view of delivery health, translating technical progress into business and financial outcomes for exec and board forums.
• Facilitate collaboration and clarify ownership across teams, closing data gaps so everyone is working from the same reality.
• Evolve our portfolio practices and tools, improving transparency and governance so delivery confidence increases quarter after quarter.

About You

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience in a technology, data, or program portfolio function at a senior stakeholder level.
• Demonstrable understanding of complex technology/data delivery, including cross-team dependencies and delivery constraints.
• Strong analytical track record, producing accurate portfolio data and decision-ready insight on health, risk, and impact.
• Proven ability to translate technical detail into business outcomes, including trade-offs and financial implications.
• Experience across Agile, waterfall and hybrid delivery frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience producing exec/board-level reporting for governance and prioritization.
• Working knowledge of Jira, Confluence and Airtable (or equivalent).
• eCommerce program exposure; experience in gaming, SaaS, or digital environments is a strong bonus.

Benefits

• Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.
• Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
• Life Insurance.
• Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
• Flexible working hours.
• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy/sell holidays + so much more!

About Company

About Jagex:

We are Jagex: The RuneScape Company. Home to one of gaming's most enduring success stories. We create deep, community-powered games with worlds that evolve, inspire, and endure. Our flagship MMORPG franchise, RuneScape, has welcomed over 300 million player accounts, inspiring generations of players across PC and mobile for 25 years.

Headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, we are home to passionate creators, storytellers, engineers, and even a few dreamers, all united by a single mission to shape the future of online worlds and empower players to make them their own.

Our values guide everything we do: We Embrace Fellowship by collaborating and sharing openly. We Hone our Craft by always learning and improving; We Honour our Vows by being honest and transparent; We are our Customers' Heroes by striving to understand our team & player needs, and We Seize The Day by making the most of every opportunity.

Join us. The next era of RuneScape and the next chapter of Jagex: The RuneScape Company starts now.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and we recruit, develop, and promote based on merit and ability. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please let us know when you're invited to interview.