IT Portfolio Lead

Precision Sourcing Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Sourcing Australia is seeking a senior technology leader to own a broad portfolio of complex projects, guide PMs and lift delivery across utilities, telco, infrastructure or essential services. Sydney-based role with broad impact.

You’ll influence delivery with senior-level visibility, manage a diverse portfolio and drive recovery on challenged initiatives, contributing to improved performance and strategic outcomes.

Qualifications

• Deep Project and Program Management experience.
• Experience managing PMs and multiple concurrent projects/programs.
• Strong project recovery, governance and financial management experience.
• Strong senior stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of technology projects from pipeline and business case through to delivery.
• Lead Project Managers and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Partner with senior business stakeholders on priorities and upcoming initiatives.
• Get hands-on with troubled projects, remove blockers and drive recovery.
• Own governance, budgets, resources, risks and portfolio reporting.
• Help improve overall delivery maturity and performance.

Skills

Project management

Program management

Stakeholder management

Governance & budgeting

Job description

Senior technology leadership role owning a broad portfolio of complex projects, leading PMs and improving delivery across utilities, telco, infrastructure or essential services. Ideal for an experienced Project/Program leader who enjoys fixing problems, lifting performance and making a genuine impact.

The Low Down

Senior technology leadership role owning a broad portfolio of complex projects, leading PMs and improving delivery across utilities, telco, infrastructure or essential services. Ideal for an experienced Project/Program leader who enjoys fixing problems, lifting performance and making a genuine impact.

What will this job do to improve your life?

This is an opportunity to join a large organisation going through significant change and genuinely influence how technology projects are delivered. You’ll have senior-level visibility, a broad portfolio and the opportunity to improve delivery rather than simply inherit established processes.

What will you be doing?

• Own a portfolio of technology projects from pipeline and business case through to delivery.
• Lead Project Managers and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Partner with senior business stakeholders on priorities and upcoming initiatives.
• Get hands-on with troubled projects, remove blockers and drive recovery.
• Own governance, budgets, resources, risks and portfolio reporting.
• Help improve overall delivery maturity and performance.

What experience will you need?

• Deep Project and Program Management experience, having personally delivered complex technology projects.
• Experience managing PMs and multiple concurrent projects/programs.
• Strong project recovery, governance and financial management experience.
• Experience within utilities, telecommunications, infrastructure, transport or essential services.
• Ideally delivered Field Service Management, work order management, contract mobilisation, ERP/system migration or similar operational technology projects.
• Strong senior stakeholder management.

What’s the culture like?

Friendly, collaborative and down-to-earth.