Senior Manager, Technology Strategy & Engagement

Royal Australasian College of Physicians; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Professional development opportunities

Paid parental leave

Discounts and benefits

Job summary

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians in Sydney CBD is seeking a Senior Manager, Technology Strategy & Engagement to align IT with the College's strategic priorities and drive a prioritised technology portfolio. You will partner with Business Product Owners, Finance and IT leadership to govern investments, manage vendor relationships and lead change across the organisation.

This full-time, hybrid role offers a collaborative environment that shapes digital platforms and delivers measurable

Qualifications

• Experience leading portfolio governance or technology strategy functions.
• Strong financial acumen with technology investment planning.
• Proven ability to establish prioritisation and benefits realisation.
• Experience moving organisations from project to product/platform models.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT strategy alignment and translate College strategy into a technology portfolio.
• Own investment governance, standards, and portfolio reporting.
• Establish governance cadence with Business Product Owners and IT Platform Owners.
• Lead business engagement and demand intake with a single IT front door.
• Oversee product operations, release coordination, and governance.
• Drive change, adoption and training to achieve measurable benefits.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Technology strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Budget forecasting

Vendor management

Change management

Education

Information systems

Business administration

Equivalent experience

Job description

Royal Australasian College of Physicians – Sydney CBD NSW

About the RACP

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) connects, represents, and trains physicians and trainee physicians across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The RACP provides services to support the delivery of training, continuing professional development, and health policy and advocacy to medical health professionals.

Our Values

Accountable | Collaborate | Indigenise and Decolonise | Lead the way | Respect

Why Join Us?

As part of our team, you will be offered a competitive remuneration salary and access to some amazing benefits including a flexible hybrid work model, additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year, paid parental leave, free annual flu vaccinations, professional development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Program, special corporate discounts and more! To view all our benefits, visit www.racp.edu.au/about/careers-at-racp.

Our 3-2-1 Hybrid Working Model

• 3 days from anywhere in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand per week,
• 2 days from an RACP office location per week,
• 1 of the two days per week in office spent with your team.
• Permanent
• Full Time
• Hybrid Work: Sydney CBD
  

The Role

The Digital & Technology portfolio enables the College's strategy through secure, reliable and continuously improving technology platforms, data and digital products, delivered under a platform/product operating model with clear business and IT ownership.

The Senior Manager, Technology Strategy & Engagement is the orchestration layer of the CIO Office, connecting IT with business Product Owners, Finance, EPMO, People & Culture and the Senior Leadership Team.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead IT strategy alignment and translate College strategy into a prioritised, funded and sequenced technology portfolio.
• Own investment and funding governance, including business case standards, approval pathways, portfolio reporting and benefits realisation tracking.
• Establish and run the product and platform governance cadence with Business Product Owners and IT Platform Owners.
• Lead business engagement and demand intake, ensuring a single, transparent front door into IT.
• Oversee product operations and delivery governance, including release coordination and portfolio reporting.
• Lead change, adoption and training capability so technology change lands and delivers measurable benefit.
• Manage the innovation and emerging technology pipeline, including ideation, safe experimentation and pilots with AI and automation.
• Own vendor and service management for major operational technology vendors, service levels and performance
• Build and develop a high-performing portfolio, engagement and product operations team.

The successful candidate will have

• Formal qualifications in information systems, business administration, or a related field, and/or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years' experience leading portfolio, investment governance or technology strategy functions in a comparable environment.
• Demonstrated experience establishing portfolio prioritisation, investment governance and benefits realisation frameworks.
• Experience transitioning an organisation from project delivery to product/platform operating models.
• Strong financial acumen, including technology investment planning, forecasting and value tracking.
• Demonstrated experience leading change, adoption and business engagement capability.
• Experience managing significant technology vendors, contracts and service performance.
• Excellent analytical, strategic conceptual thinking, strategic planning and execution skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and communicate a technology vision
• Effective influencing and negotiation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong vendor management and partner relations skills