Senior Manager – Group Enterprise Performance Management

Company: National Grid
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this Senior Manager role, you will lead the Group-wide enterprise performance management and reporting framework to connect strategic priorities with delivery. You’ll oversee core elements of the performance cycle, drive benchmarking and scorecard governance, and support digitalisation and AI-enabled insights. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to improve data quality, governance, and timely reporting for the Group Executive and Board. This is a chance to shape performance culture and enable informed decision-making at scale.

Pay / Benefits

  • Competitive base salary
  • Bonus based on personal and company performance (target 20%, max 40%)
  • Contributory pension with 12% company contribution
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Company electric vehicle or cash alternative
  • Share incentive plan

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Group performance management and reporting framework to align enterprise outcomes with business-unit delivery
  • Oversee the annual performance contract process, including development, challenge, calibration and approval
  • Manage the Tier 1 Run Scorecard and ensure clear ownership for underperformance actions
  • Support the establishment of the enterprise-wide Change Scorecard, monitoring milestones, dependencies and risks
  • Produce high-quality, decision-focused reporting for the Group Executive, Board and senior leadership
  • Improve quality, consistency and timeliness of performance data, definitions, commentary and governance
  • Oversee the Group-wide benchmarking process and assess performance against peers and best-in-class standards
  • Scale benchmarking using AI, automation and analytics to broaden insight access across the organisation
  • Assist in digitalising performance reporting by defining requirements, processes, data standards and governance
  • Drive continuous improvement of the performance management cycle and embed a strong performance culture

Key requirements

  • Strong experience in enterprise performance management, including target setting, scorecards and executive performance reviews
  • Experience in performance benchmarking, KPI analysis and peer comparison
  • Ability to design coherent performance frameworks linking strategic priorities to outcomes and actions
  • Experience in digitalising reporting processes, data models and management information; familiarity with AI and automation to improve scale and insight
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across senior leadership
  • Ability to craft clear, compelling narratives around performance, risks, opportunities and actions
  • Degree educated in a related discipline; professional qualification advantageous but not essential
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing abilities
  • Clear communication and narrative-building for decision-making
  • Constructive challenge and alignment across units and senior leadership
  • Enterprise performance management
  • Target setting and KPI/dashboard reporting
  • Benchmarking and peer comparison

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Posted: October 23rd, 2026