Job Description

Role Description
Within our Chief Technology Office the COO function supports the evolving needs of the CTO organisation through expert financial business and resource management Within COO the portfolio and accountability management function supports the alignment of CTO strategic priorities to execution by
Enabling decentralised delivery minimising dependencies and maximising collaboration across CTO Areas
Managing demand more effectively ensuring we are working towards the right strategic priorities
Supporting alignment of funding and capacity to drive delivery of our strategic outcomes and OKRs
Delivering streamlined governance and reporting through a simplified operating model
Responsibilities
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Programme Manager
The role will report to the Head of CTO Portfolio Accountability Management and work closely with the CTO Transformation and Change Leads and wider teamsstakeholders to deliver common objectives
Responsible for the overall delivery of strategic portfolio outcomes supporting business vision and purpose through complex and global change portfolios
Owns CTO portfolio strategy and ensures organisational strategic requirements and priorities are understood documented and are supported by technology architecture roadmaps and vendor strategy
Ownership and delivery of strategic planning cycles across change portfolios to ensure financial investment decisions supports CTO long term strategy risk appetite and aligns to strategy and future business customer needs
Development of business cases and benefit validation to support transformation strategic initiatives and to support fast paced business responses to emerging threats and opportunities
Develop and drive regular engagement with senior stakeholders at Csuite and director level to influence and deliver CTO vision and strategy
Support the management of risks across CTO by ensuring portfolio risks issues and dependencies are managed effectively and senior stakeholders are informed updated where appropriate
Own and deliver portfolio level reporting associated with strategy and planning
The role includes supporting leadership development within the CTO Change portfolio management team
Supporting management of portfolio budgets to help CTO meet its annual operating plan of approx 2bn PL across 65 countries including identification and delivery of savings opportunities across portfolios as required
Ensuring that CTO is able to meet committed outcomes by working with engineering teams to align supply to meet forecasted demand pipelines
Ensure CTO programmes are well interlocked with other programmes within Technology and dependencies are well understood and managed
Essential SkillsetExperience
8 years plus strategic portfolio management or relevant experience ideally within Financial Services technology functions and working with Clevel executives
Strong emotional intelligence and leadership Navigate organisational complexities foster a positive work culture and lead teams effectively
Proven experience of largescale transformation
Knowledge of portfolio management principles and practices
Excellent communicationpresentation skills required
Proven ability to articulate complex issues concisely suitable for all levels across the group
Proactive problem solving skills able to work to under pressure to challenging timescales and deliver at pace
Strong stakeholder management capability and excellent communication at all levels of seniority
Detailed understanding of the financial strategy planning
Experience working with annual operations plans and multimillion dollar global programs and initiatives
Excellent commercial awareness and proven ability to develop multiyear business cases worth over 100m
Sound knowledge and understanding of the infrastructure technology landscape and industry
Experience of working in a diverse global team
Flexible and adaptable to changing activities schedules workloads and priorities that are potentially highly restricted in nature unpredictable wide ranging complex and time sensitive requires the simultaneous handling of a broad range of issues
Proven leadership strong teamwork skills seeking to influence within and outside of the team and successfully encourage teams to work together
Experience of continuous improvement
Role Description
Within our Chief Technology Office the COO function supports the evolving needs of the CTO organisation through expert financial business and resource management Within COO the portfolio and accountability management function supports the alignment of CTO strategic priorities to execution by
Enabling decentralised delivery minimising dependencies and maximising collaboration across CTO Areas
Managing demand more effectively ensuring we are working towards the right strategic priorities
Supporting alignment of funding and capacity to drive delivery of our strategic outcomes and OKRs
Delivering streamlined governance and reporting through a simplified operating model
Responsibilities
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Programme Manager
The role will report to the Head of CTO Portfolio Accountability Management and work closely with the CTO Transformation and Change Leads and wider teamsstakeholders to deliver common objectives
Responsible for the overall delivery of strategic portfolio outcomes supporting business vision and purpose through complex and global change portfolios
Owns CTO portfolio strategy and ensures organisational strategic requirements and priorities are understood documented and are supported by technology architecture roadmaps and vendor strategy
Ownership and delivery of strategic planning cycles across change portfolios to ensure financial investment decisions supports CTO long term strategy risk appetite and aligns to strategy and future business customer needs
Development of business cases and benefit validation to support transformation strategic initiatives and to support fast paced business responses to emerging threats and opportunities
Develop and drive regular engagement with senior stakeholders at Csuite and director level to influence and deliver CTO vision and strategy
Support the management of risks across CTO by ensuring portfolio risks issues and dependencies are managed effectively and senior stakeholders are informed updated where appropriate
Own and deliver portfolio level reporting associated with strategy and planning
The role includes supporting leadership development within the CTO Change portfolio management team
Supporting management of portfolio budgets to help CTO meet its annual operating plan of approx 2bn PL across 65 countries including identification and delivery of savings opportunities across portfolios as required
Ensuring that CTO is able to meet committed outcomes by working with engineering teams to align supply to meet forecasted demand pipelines
Ensure CTO programmes are well interlocked with other programmes within Technology and dependencies are well understood and managed
Essential SkillsetExperience
8 years plus strategic portfolio management or relevant experience ideally within Financial Services technology functions and working with Clevel executives
Strong emotional intelligence and leadership Navigate organisational complexities foster a positive work culture and lead teams effectively
Proven experience of largescale transformation
Knowledge of portfolio management principles and practices
Excellent communicationpresentation skills required
Proven ability to articulate complex issues concisely suitable for all levels across the group
Proactive problem solving skills able to work to under pressure to challenging timescales and deliver at pace
Strong stakeholder management capability and excellent communication at all levels of seniority
Detailed understanding of the financial strategy planning
Experience working with annual operations plans and multimillion dollar global programs and initiatives
Excellent commercial awareness and proven ability to develop multiyear business cases worth over 100m
Sound knowledge and understanding of the infrastructure technology landscape and industry
Experience of working in a diverse global team
Flexible and adaptable to changing activities schedules workloads and priorities that are potentially highly restricted in nature unpredictable wide ranging complex and time sensitive requires the simultaneous handling of a broad range of issues
Proven leadership strong teamwork skills seeking to influence within and outside of the team and successfully encourage teams to work together
Experience of continuous improvement

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