Technology Portfolio Manager

Momentum Consulting; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Momentum Consulting Group in Auckland is seeking an experienced Technology Portfolio Manager to own a significant portfolio of digital and technology initiatives. This senior leadership role combines portfolio management, technology delivery, strategic planning and people leadership.

You will work with senior leaders to drive roadmaps, governance and adoption across multiple programmes, ensuring alignment with business goals and optimal investment of technology resources.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years’ experience across programme, portfolio or complex project delivery.
• Demonstrated experience delivering digital systems, applications and technology initiatives.
• Proven people leadership experience, including leading and developing delivery teams.
• Strong portfolio governance, financial, risk and dependency management capability.
• Experience partnering with senior executives, sponsors and steering groups with the ability to influence, negotiate and navigate complex stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

• Leading the delivery of multiple concurrent digital and technology programmes and projects.
• Partnering with senior business stakeholders to develop technology roadmaps and prioritise investment.
• Providing oversight of portfolio health, budgets, schedules, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Leading and developing a team of delivery professionals. Driving continuous improvement across delivery practices.
• Ensuring strong governance, reporting and visibility across the portfolio.
• Managing dependencies and alignment across programmes, projects and wider technology initiatives. Ensuring the right capability and capacity is in place.

Skills

Programme management

Portfolio governance

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Strategic planning

Delivery leadership

Risk management

Budget management

Job description

Technology Portfolio Manager | Permanent | Auckland

We’re looking for an experienced Technology Portfolio Manager to take ownership of a significant portfolio of digital and technology initiatives within a large, complex organisation.

This is a senior leadership role combining portfolio management, technology delivery, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement and people leadership.

About The Role

Working closely with senior business and technology leaders, you’ll take ownership of your respective digital portfolio from roadmap development and prioritisation through to governance, delivery and adoption. You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading the delivery of multiple concurrent digital and technology programmes and projects.
• Partnering with senior business stakeholders to develop technology roadmaps and prioritise investment.
• Providing oversight of portfolio health, budgets, schedules, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Leading and developing a team of delivery professionals. Driving continuous improvement across delivery practices.
• Ensuring strong governance, reporting and visibility across the portfolio.
• Managing dependencies and alignment across programmes, projects and wider technology initiatives. Ensuring the right capability and capacity is in place.

About you

You’ll Be An Established Technology Delivery Leader Who Can Operate Comfortably Between Strategy And Execution. You’ll Bring Structure To Complexity, Challenge And Influence At Senior Levels, And Create An Environment Where Delivery Teams Can Perform. Ideally, You’ll Bring

• 8-10+ years’ experience across programme, portfolio or complex project delivery. Demonstrating strong experience delivering digital systems, applications and technology initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent programmes and competing priorities.
• Proven people leadership experience, including leading and developing delivery teams.
• Strong portfolio governance, financial, risk and dependency management capability.
• Experience partnering with senior executives, sponsors and steering groups with the ability to influence, negotiate and navigate complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong commercial and business acumen, with the ability to connect technology investment with business outcomes.

If you are a Senior Programme Manager ready to take broader ownership of a portfolio and play a key role in shaping how technology investment is prioritised and delivered, this role is for you!

• Please note only applicants currently based in New Zealand with the appropriate work rights (valid visa) will be considered**.