Head of Technology - Strategic Planning

icare NSW; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

icare NSW is looking for a seasoned Planning & Performance leader to own integrated financial, operational and strategic planning for the Technology function. You will connect investment, workforce capacity and delivery priorities, providing executives with visibility to make confident decisions.

The role drives budgeting, forecasting, governance and executive reporting, sitting across finance, delivery and platform leadership to keep planning clean and aligned with business outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technology strategy or portfolio management within large enterprises.
• Proven ability to turn financial and operational data into executive insights.
• Strong governance, controls and reporting discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated planning across Technology with LT and delivery schemes.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, accruals and financial governance with finance.
• Coordinate workforce demand and delivery priorities with exec reporting.
• Produce board-level reports and executive communications.

Skills

Technology strategy

Strategic planning

Financial management

Portfolio management

Governance & reporting

Stakeholder management

Job description

• The planning and performance engine behind the Technology function
  

This role owns integrated financial, operational and strategic planning across icare's Technology function - connecting investment, workforce capacity and delivery priorities, and giving executive leaders the visibility to invest and prioritise with confidence.

About the role

You'll be the central coordination point for technology performance - the single source of truth that brings together financial investment, workforce capacity and delivery priorities.

You'll lead budgeting, forecasting and reporting, own planning governance, and turn operational and financial data into the insight that shapes where Technology spends its time and money.

It's a role for someone who can sit across finance, delivery and platform leaders, make the planning machinery run cleanly, and produce the executive and board-level reporting that decisions are built on.

The scope

• Integrated planning across the entire Technology function
• Up to 6 direct reports - ICT Finance Lead, Technology Reporting Lead, Workflow Automation Specialist and Operational Reporting Specialists
• Business owner of technology workflow tooling and configuration
• Planning coordination across all three delivery portfolios
  

What you'll do

• Lead Technology strategic ongoing roadmap working with Technology LT and schemes to align to ongoing business outcomes
• Support technology LT in ongoing engagement with Executives.
• Lead technology financial management - budgeting, forecasting, accruals, cost tracking and financial governance - in partnership with finance
• Coordinate operational planning cycles so workforce demand, financial planning and delivery priorities stay aligned
• Provide executive-level reporting and insight on workforce metrics, utilisation, capacity, delivery performance and financials
• Produce high-quality executive communications, papers and board reporting, including GET papers
• Establish and maintain operational governance, controls and processes across financial management and reporting
• Partner with delivery, platform and portfolio leaders to support planning across technology initiatives
• Develop the integrated delivery roadmap across all three portfolios for enterprise delivery visibility
• Own workflow tooling and configuration so it enables Technology's ways of working, frameworks and reporting
  

What you'll bring

• 10+ years in technology strategy, strategic planning, financial management or portfolio management within complex enterprise environments
• Proven experience leading integrated planning, budgeting and forecasting across large technology or delivery functions
• The ability to turn financial and operational data into insight that senior leaders act on
• Strong governance discipline - controls, compliance and reporting obligations handled cleanly
• Stakeholder skills to partner credibly across technology, delivery and finance leadership
  

What's in it for you

• A corporate wellbeing program with subsidised gym membership, free flu vaccinations and health checks
• An extra day's leave through icare day
• Learning and development aligned to icare's Core Capabilities
• Recognition through Our People Awards - on-the-spot, quarterly and annual
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program
  

About icare

We care for the people of NSW, building confidence and trust so our communities can thrive. We make the complex simple, so our schemes deliver better outcomes for people and communities - from supporting someone severely injured at work or on our roads through their long-term care and recovery, to helping them return to work.

We know our strength comes from the diversity of our people, and we encourage people with different experiences and backgrounds to apply.

Before you apply

• icare operates a direct sourcing model, so no agency introductions will be accepted
• We're a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to responding to every applicant
• A talent pool may be created through this process
• You must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, a New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold unrestricted working rights to apply