IT Project & Portfolio Lead – Governance & Delivery

SoftwareOne; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

SoftwareOne Australia is seeking an IT Project & Portfolio Manager to support governance, financial performance and delivery of the ANZ Professional Services portfolio. You will oversee project lifecycle, forecasts, revenue, margins and delivery risks while directly managing multiple technology projects.

The role combines portfolio oversight with hands-on project management, providing visibility into project health and month-end requirements.

Qualifications

• Strong project and portfolio management capability within a Professional Services or technology delivery environment.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen across project budgets, forecasting, revenue, margins and cost management.
• Excellent project planning, execution, risk management and change management skills.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills across customers and internal business functions.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify project, financial and commercial risks and coordinate appropriate actions.
• Structured and organised approach with strong business acumen and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned IT projects through their full lifecycle, ensuring delivery within scope, timelines, budgets and quality requirements.
• Maintain portfolio governance across project health, forecasting, revenue, margins, resource utilisation, backlog and delivery risks.
• Monitor financial and commercial performance, including forecasts, revenue recognition, cost overruns, margins and month-end requirements.
• Provide portfolio reporting and facilitate project health reviews, ensuring risks, issues and corrective actions are managed and escalated.
• Partner with customers, Services, Finance, Sales, Delivery Leads and resource teams to support effective project delivery and sales-to-delivery handovers.
• Drive consistent project and portfolio processes while supporting continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the business.

Skills

Project management

Financial management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cloud technologies

PM methodologies

Education

PMP/PRINCE2/Agile certs

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Digital Workplace

Security technologies

Job description

SoftwareOne Australia is seeking an IT Project & Portfolio Manager to support governance, financial performance and delivery of the ANZ Professional Services portfolio. You will oversee project lifecycle, forecasts, revenue, margins and delivery risks while directly managing multiple technology projects.

The role combines portfolio oversight with hands-on project management, providing visibility into project health and month-end requirements.