Job Title: Strategic Planning and Investment Team Leader
GWW, a water corporation, provides essential services to communities in Australia. The Planning and Investment Team Leader drives strategic planning of the business-technology portfolio, including cost estimation, prioritization, scheduling, resource planning, delivery monitoring, benefits realization, and adherence to the IT governance framework.
The Opportunity
Align Business Strategy with Technology Initiatives
* Align business-technology initiatives with organizational strategy, evaluate investment cases, and maintain an integrated portfolio roadmap.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead IT Portfolio Management
* Refine and drive the IT Project Management Office (PMO) function.
* Make IT investment decisions within defined categories, apply a systematic prioritization approach, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
2. Coordinate Governance and Budgets
* Coordinate governance, monitor delivery and benefits realization, manage budgets and forecasts, maintain master schedules, and oversee resource allocation.
* Plan, manage, and monitor IT operating and capital budgets to optimize costs and maximize value.
3. Optimize IT Costs
* Use cost transparency to identify optimization opportunities, improving IT cost performance through standards, consumption analysis, and right-sizing.
* Implement clear cost allocation and chargeback mechanisms that fairly distribute technology costs, ensuring alignment with business usage and services provided.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
* Proven leadership and management experience, including solid managerial role, with strong ability to motivate and inspire teams.
* Extensive background in technology portfolio management (5+ years) and running technology teams within corporate environments.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills, adept at simplifying complex data and delivering actionable insights in fast-paced, high-pressure settings.
Our Vision:
Thriving People and Country. We aim to be as diverse as the communities we serve and are deeply committed to building a workplace where everybody thrives.