Digital Transformation Portfolio Manager

SUMMARY:
The Digital Transformation Portfolio Manager provides accountable oversight to
a portfolio of Digital Transformation initiatives, applying industry best practices to
manage the intake, scoping, planning, staffing, execution methodology, and
long-term road mapping of projects within the portfolio. The position is for a
highly skilled leader with a strong Digital Transformation background. This role
requires a deep understanding of digital technologies, strong leadership skills,
and experience managing teams. The Digital Transformation Portfolio Manager
will work and collaborate across various organisational functions to ensure
business value is delivered per organisational strategic goals.

POSITION INFO:
Digital Strategy/Transformational Projects and Programs Execution
Manage and deliver end-to-end digital programs and initiatives, leveraging agile
and design-thinking principles to drive sustainable implementation.
Leading the execution of the Digital Transformation Strategy, including AI and
innovation, ensuring alignment between business goals and transformative
initiatives.
Supporting Digital Transformation leadership in strategic planning efforts.
Budgeting and Costing
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Develop and/or deliver budget plans with guidance from senior colleagues
Developing and managing a budget for the digital transformation teams &
initiatives to ensure projected revenue goals are met.
Develop and execute budgets. Determine reuse and design-to-cost strategies
Stakeholder Management
Develop and implement stakeholder engagement strategies and plans across the
program to identify relevant stakeholders, to create mutually supportive working
relationships, and to ensure that each stakeholder has an appropriate share of
voice at both project and program levels.
Partnering with relevant business, Digital and department leadership
stakeholders to align programs and their constituent projects with enterprise
strategy and business / departmental goals.
Act as a trusted advisor to business as well as specialist support functions,
building strong relationships and understanding business & technical needs.
Build positive working relationships across the organisation; engaging effectively
with management, and senior leadership in order to ensure business success.
Digital Reporting and Review
Manage the project review process; provide stakeholders with accurate and
relevant information and key recommendations at agreed review points to enable
them to evaluate progress and agree on change.
Ensure ongoing measurement/reporting of Digital Transformation Delivery
process efficiency, compliance, maturity and value.
Report portfolio status board timely and accurate information focused on
decision making.

Digital Marketing Capabilities
Support creationInnovation Strategy, Pipeline and Roadmap (Digital Transformation
Roadmap)
Champion an innovation stream within the innovation road map, ensuring the
right resources are in place to execute on the strategy.
Defining a digital transformation road map to transform the business, identifying operating model for digital transformation and determine the best-fit approach to
support execution.
Capture the resource requirements of portfolios, programmes, projects and the
portfolios office suit. Forecast future resource needs, based on programme/
project plans, close liaison with the relevant managers.
Project Team Management
Lead a medium to large project team; defines the project vision and
communicates the outcomes needed along with guidance to achieve outcome,
coordinates team actions on project activities; coordinates flow of additional
team members on and off the team as needed; and works to build the capability
of the team through training, coaching and mentoring.
Provide leadership & oversee program management, ensuring all initiatives and
programs are executed efficiently, with measurable outcomes that align with
business objectives. Ensure successful delivery of solutions by coordinating all
delivery verticals in the organisation. Designs, delivers, and monitors execution
and value realisation plans.
Collaborate with division leaders with an overall business viewpoint to identify
priority impact areasBachelor’s degree required (Computer Science, Information Technology,
Engineering or related field) (Essential); Relevant industry certification such as
PMI Project/Program/Portfolio Management Professional PgMp (Essential);
Master’s degree (MBA) (Advantageous); PfMP/P3O/ Scaled Agile
(Advantageous)
EXPERIENCE General Experience
At least 10 years of work experience in a project management capacity, leading
multiple initiatives (Essential); At least 5 years of Portfolio management
experience required (Essential); 4 or more years of direct experience leading
digital transformations or digital ecosystem implementations (Advantageous)
Managerial Experience
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