Manager Digital Strategy & Portfolio

Icon Water Ltd; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Hybrid working arrangements

Professional development

Employee Assistance Program

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Icon Water is seeking a strategic leader to steer the Digital Strategy & Portfolio function from Canberra. You will shape digital investment, drive governance and ensure value delivery across the program, while guiding a team of portfolio professionals.

Candidate should bring experience in portfolio management, executive reporting and collaboration with senior leaders to align priorities with community-serving goals.

Qualifications

• Experience leading digital portfolio, PMO, program management or strategy functions.
• Strong knowledge of digital portfolio governance, investment planning and initiation, prioritisation frameworks, and benefits realisation.
• Experience providing strategic advice, executive reporting and performance insights to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of digital portfolio professionals and oversee governance, investment planning and benefits realisation.
• Provide strategic advice and executive reporting to senior leadership.
• Foster collaboration, accountability and strong stakeholder relationships across business and technical teams.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Portfolio governance

Investment planning

Executive reporting

Team development

Budget & forecasting

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications in IT/PM/Business or related discipline

Tools

MSP

PRINCE2

PMP

MoP

Job description

Icon Water is an iconic Canberra organisation that has been delivering essential water and wastewater services to the ACT community for more than 100 years. We are responsible for sourcing, treating and supplying safe drinking water while managing Canberra's wastewater network, supporting the health, liveability and prosperity of our region.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Guided by our values of Care, Connection, Community and Courage, we foster a high-performing culture where people are empowered to make a meaningful impact for the Canberra community.

Icon Water is an Equal Opportunity Employer which values diversity and inclusion. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and all ages. We also have a strong focus on gender balance within the organisation and encourage women to apply.

The Opportunity

At Icon Water, we deliver essential water services every day, creating a sustainable water legacy for our community. As Manager Digital Strategy & Portfolio, you will play a critical leadership role in shaping the organisation's digital future by driving strategic planning, portfolio governance, investment prioritisation and performance management across our Digital Program. Working closely with senior leaders and key stakeholders, you will ensure digital investments align with business priorities and deliver measurable value to the organisation and community.

Leading a team of digital portfolio professionals, you will provide oversight of digital strategy governance and execution, investment planning, benefits realisation, and executive reporting. This is an opportunity to influence enterprise-wide decision-making, initiate and support major transformation initiatives, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of a critical essential services organisation.

What You'll Bring

You are a strategic and collaborative leader with the ability to navigate complex environments, influence diverse stakeholders and create alignment across competing priorities. You bring a strong foundation in digital portfolio, program or investment management, paired with a passion for developing high-performing teams and driving continuous improvement.

Success in this role will be supported by:

• Demonstrated experience leading digital portfolio, PMO, program management or strategy functions.
• Strong knowledge of digital portfolio governance, investment planning and initiation, prioritisation frameworks, and benefits realisation.
• Experience providing strategic advice, executive reporting and performance insights to senior leadership.
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams while fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across business and technical teams.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasting, financial performance and investment outcomes.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Project Management, Business or a related discipline.
• Project or portfolio management certifications such as MSP, PRINCE2, PMP, MoP or equivalent highly regarded.

Why Join Icon Water?

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of digital investment within an organisation that delivers an essential service to more than 450,000 Canberrans.

In return, we offer:

• Competitive remuneration package
• 15% employer superannuation contribution
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Professional development and career growth opportunities
• Free gym membership, physiotherapy and other wellbeing initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program
• A supportive and values-led workplace culture

Icon Water protects and supports the community and the environment by providing high quality drinking water and wastewater services to the ACT and surrounding regions. Our water and sewerage network is over 6440km of pipeline delivering more than 100 megalitres of water each day and treating over 29 gigalitres of wastewater each year. At Icon Water we promise to continue enhancing the lives of Canberrans to ensure the community can flourish for generations to come.

Strategic Goal and Objectives

Icon Water’s strategic planning takes account of two timeframes:

long term - out to about 8–10 years, reflected in our strategic goal

medium term - 3–5 years, reflected in our strategic objectives.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

What we do

Icon Water protects and supports the community and the environment by providing high quality drinking water and wastewater services to the ACT and surrounding regions. Our water and sewerage network is over 6440km of pipeline delivering more than 100 megalitres of water each day and treating over 29 gigalitres of wastewater each year. At Icon Water we promise to continue enhancing the lives of Canberrans to ensure the community can flourish for generations to come.

Strategic Goal and Objectives

Icon Water’s strategic planning takes account of two timeframes:

long term - out to about 8–10 years, reflected in our strategic goal

medium term - 3–5 years, reflected in our strategic objectives.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.