Director of Enterprise Technology Strategy & Portfolio

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Bauer is on a journey to evolve its approach to Enterprise Technology across the Group. This role sits at the heart of the Technology Leadership Team, bringing together strategy, portfolio and operational excellence into a single, joined-up view of Enterprise Technology across the Group.
The Director of Enterprise Technology Strategy & Portfolio is a dual-purpose leadership role. Acting as a trusted partner to the SVP Technology, the individual will shape and coordinate Technology strategy and portfolio decisions, while also driving the operational rigour, process discipline and cross-market consistency needed for a large, distributed Technology function to perform at its best across all markets. This role is the main connector between Enterprise Technology and the wider Group, ensuring strategy, planning and delivery are aligned and mutually reinforcing.

• Partner with the SVP and Technology leaders to shape and evolve an integrated Enterprise Technology strategy across all Group functions, Lines of Business and markets.
• Own the Group-wide Technology portfolio view — surfacing demand, dependencies, risks and delivery plans so resources are focused on the most important outcomes.
• Lead portfolio governance and prioritisation, working with all Enterprise areas to establish best practice for project tracking, prioritisation and delivery management.
• Translate strategic ambition into clear, actionable plans, KPIs and operating rhythms that stay aligned with business needs and emerging opportunities.

Group-Wide Operational Excellence

• Drive operational excellence across the whole Technology team, ensuring a large, distributed group performs at its best across all markets.
• Design, standardise and continuously improve operational processes across Enterprise Technology teams.
• Lead initiatives that improve efficiency, scalability and productivity, embedding operational rigour in change management, tooling and workflow adoption.
• Track execution against strategic objectives Group-wide, proactively identifying and closing risks and gaps.

SVP Executive Partnership

• Act as a trusted adviser to the SVP Technology and key members of the Technology Leadership Team, running effective leadership rhythms, agenda setting and decision tracking.
• Coordinate cross-functional and cross-LoB activity, preparing executive materials and providing additional leadership capacity for strategic initiatives and special projects.
• Serve as the primary point of integration between Enterprise Technology and stakeholders across Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement and the wider Group on operational matters such as budgets and long-term planning.

Financial, Performance & KPI tracking

• Partner with Finance on budgeting, variance analysis and long-range financial planning.
• Optimise capacity allocation across teams, programmes and strategic initiatives, including headcount planning and investment prioritisation.
• Support the definition and tracking of key KPIs across the Group, improving the visibility of roadmaps and performance for the leadership team.

Continuous Improvement, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement

• Drive improvements in how Enterprise Technology operates, collaborates and measures performance across the Group.
• Lead clear, business-focused communication of Technology's value, priorities and outcomes, building strong relationships across Technology and the wider business.
• Build a culture of collaboration and empathy-driven communication, mediating conflicts constructively and ensuring purposeful, well-aligned communication Group-wide.

• Think Big: Help shape the future direction of Enterprise Technology at Bauer, from strategic vision through to Group-wide operational delivery.
• Own It: Take end-to-end responsibility for the Technology portfolio, operational performance and leadership rhythms that keep the function focused on the highest-value outcomes.
• Keep it Simple: Turn complex technology, financial, portfolio and operational data into clear, actionable insight that leaders across the Group can quickly understand and act on.
• Better Together: Work closely with the SVP, Technology Leadership Team and stakeholders across LoBs and markets, bringing people together around shared priorities and joined-up delivery.

Experience & Skills

• Senior technology leadership experience:
  Significant experience in technology strategy, portfolio management, business operations or transformation in a complex, matrixed organisation — ideally spanning both Group-wide and market-level scope.
• Strategic and portfolio skills:
  Proven ability to shape strategic direction, lead portfolio planning and prioritisation, and turn strategy into practical plans and measurable outcomes.
• Operational excellence:
  Track record of designing and embedding operational processes, best practice and continuous improvement across large,…