Digital Transformation Portfolio Manager

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Support creation of the digital marketing road map and lead specific capability- building initiatives, collaborating with technology partners and enterprise teams. Support identification of opportunities for capability building. Frequently and effectively communicating the Digital Transformation capabilities (aligned to vision) throughout the organisation.

Champion an innovation stream within the innovation roadmap, ensuring the right resources are in place to execute on the strategy. Defining a digital transformation roadmap to transform the business, identifying the domains and activities that benefit from rapid digitization. Design the right operating model for digital transformation and determine the best-fit approach to support execution.

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.

Clarify roles and responsibilities within the project team and ensure project compliance with the organisation's wider program and / or portfolio management decision-making structures and processes. Proactively identifies opportunities to deliver value to the organisation and works with relevant leadership and governance bodies to triage, approve, and charter programs and projects that align with enterprise strategic objectives.

Plan and manage the delivery of projects within an area of professional expertise, using an appropriate project management methodology to give assurance that intended outcomes are achieved. Serves as program and project management methodology subject matter expert, consulting within the organisation to apply industry best practices and ensure execution success.

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