Caspian One Ltd

Portfolio Lead - Engineering Practices (Contract) A global technology organisation is looking for an experienced Portfolio Lead to support its central Engineering Practices function. This role sits within a modern CTO organisation and focuses on improving engineering maturity, strengthening Communities of Practice, and bringing structure and clarity across a busy multi-workstream portfolio. You'll work closely with engineering teams, translate technical work into clear narratives, and ensure delivery momentum across multiple initiatives. What you'll be responsible for Portfolio oversight - Maintain an accurate view of workstreams, priorities, dependencies and progress. Team operations - Lead standups, retros, backlog reviews and planning sessions; ensure actions are followed through. Capability uplift - Partner with HR/Workforce teams on skills development and talent initiatives. Senior-level communication - Produce concise, well-structured updates, briefing notes and decks for senior stakeholders. Impact storytelling - Gather evidence, metrics and case studies to demonstrate value and outcomes. Community engagement - Attend CoP sessions, shadow engineers and support internal engineering events. Operational improvement - Identify opportunities to streamline how the team works and propose practical changes. What you'll bring Strong experience coordinating complex, multi-workstream portfolios in engineering or technology environments. Ability to turn technical work into clear, compelling narratives for both engineers and senior leadership. Confident written communication across executive summaries, decks and progress updates. Skilled stakeholder management across a matrixed organisation. Comfortable working with data, metrics and evidence to shape stories and demonstrate impact. Genuine interest in modern engineering practices and how teams operate. Desirable experience Exposure to Communities of Practice, DevRel or engineering enablement. Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, GitHub, Teams. Experience in financial services or other complex, regulated environments. Experience producing internal or external engineering-focused content.