Technology Strategy & Engagement Lead

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Ltd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Extra leave

Parental leave

Flu vaccinations

Professional development

Employee Assistance Program

Corporate discounts

Job summary

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) is seeking a Senior Manager, Technology Strategy & Engagement to orchestrate IT strategy across the CIO Office, connecting business Product Owners, Finance, EPMO and senior leadership. This role leads governance, engagement, and delivery across a technology portfolio to realise benefits.

You will guide investment governance, platform governance cadences, and vendor management while driving change, adoption and AI pilots.

Qualifications

• Formal qualifications in information systems, business administration, or related field, and/or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years' experience leading portfolio, investment governance or technology strategy functions in a comparable environment.
• 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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Technology strategy

Stakeholder management

Change management

Vendor management

Financial acumen

Communication skills

Education

Qualifications in information systems or related field

Job description

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) is seeking a Senior Manager, Technology Strategy & Engagement to orchestrate IT strategy across the CIO Office, connecting business Product Owners, Finance, EPMO and senior leadership. This role leads governance, engagement, and delivery across a technology portfolio to realise benefits.

You will guide investment governance, platform governance cadences, and vendor management while driving change, adoption and AI pilots.