About the role This position reports to the Head of Technology Strategy & Planning and works across technology and business functions to oversee the portfolio of technology change initiatives.

The Technology Portfolio

Manager ensures that all Technology projects and programs are identified, prioritized, and delivered in alignment with business strategy and the company’s technology roadmap. The role exists to manage the end-to-end Technology planning process, maintain the multi-year technology plan, and provide governance over technology investments and supplier engagements within the organization. This key role is pivotal in ensuring technology investments deliver measurable business value, support regulatory compliance, and enable innovation for our global corporate client base.

Additionally, this role will actively manage delivery projects and backlogs where required. About you Your experience Proven track record of IT portfolio or program management within a technology organization or similar business environment, with at least 5 years of experience managing IT projects or portfolios.

Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and budgeting for technology initiatives, including developing multi-year plans and managing investment budgets.

Strong financial acumen, with experience in benefits realization and value tracking.

Strong background in project management methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall) and governance, with experience leading or overseeing multiple concurrent projects through their life cycles.

Familiarity with IT demand management and the ability to assess and prioritize project proposals based on strategic fit, ROI, and resource availability.

Experience in stakeholder management, working with senior business and technology leaders to align on priorities, report progress, and resolve conflicts in scope or resource needs.

Hands-on involvement in vendor management and contract negotiations, preferably managing relationships with major technology vendors or service providers.

Excellent organizational and planning skills, with an ability to analyze portfolio data and derive insights (e.g. risk profiles, performance metrics) to guide decision-making.

Proven ability to drive process improvements and implement portfolio management tools or frameworks, ensuring transparency and accountability across an IT organization.

Desirable

Experience managing technology and data portfolios in a regulated, global asset management environment is desired. Your skills Strong understanding of IT governance and portfolio management tools (such as PPM software, project tracking systems) and techniques for tracking project performance and interdependencies.

Competence in financial analysis related to technology and data projects, including cost–benefit analysis and value realization tracking for technology investments.

Familiarity with technology strategy and architecture principles, allowing effective communication with architects and technical leads about how projects align with target architecture.

Understanding of Agile delivery environments and DevOps culture, and how incremental delivery and continuous improvement can be managed within a broader portfolio.

Proficiency with risk management practices in project/portfolio contexts, identifying and mitigating delivery, technology, or supplier risks.

Advanced skills in data analysis and Excel (or other analytics tools)



to manipulate project data, and in presentation/reporting to create clear portfolio updates for executives. Your day-to-day Oversee technology and data-driven change initiatives, ensuring alignment with the firm’s Technology Strategy, governance standards, and analytics objectives

Manage the portfolio of technology change initiatives (projects and programs) across the enterprise, ensuring they collectively support business objectives.

Evaluate, select, and prioritize incoming Technology demand requests based on strategic alignment and value, maintaining a clear overview of the change backlog and prioritisation in collaboration with stakeholders.

Lead the integration of Technology change initiatives, ensuring cohesive delivery and alignment with the firm’s data governance framework

Own and execute the Technology planning process, developing and updating the multi-year (e.g. 3-year) Technology Plan/roadmap that aligns with business strategy and budget constraints.

Manage the technology change budget, tracking and reporting on investment spend and benefits across the portfolio, and ensure initiatives are delivered within budget and resource capacity.

Provide delivery oversight for non-BAU work by monitoring project execution (led by product and scrum teams) and intervening or escalating as needed to address risks, delays, or issues in project delivery.

Act as delivery lead (project manager / scrum master) where required for change initiatives; shaping, planning, and coordinating the appropriate resources, and sequencing and tracking the required delivery activities.

Implement and enforce portfolio governance standards and processes, including stage-gating, resource allocation, and benefits tracking, to improve execution consistency and transparency.

Ensure robust governance and risk management across all portfolio activities, proactively identifying and mitigating delivery, technology, and supplier risks.

Lead regular portfolio review meetings with senior Technology and business leaders to communicate status, risks, and performance of ongoing initiatives, ensuring clarity on portfolio health and outcomes.

Build and maintain relationships with strategic technology and data suppliers, overseeing key vendor engagements and contract management to ensure vendor performance supports portfolio delivery.

Serve as a primary point of contact for enterprise demand management, coordinating with other Technology roles in capturing business needs and shaping them into well-scoped project proposals.

Identify opportunities to optimize the project portfolio, such as synergies between initiatives or areas to de-prioritize, and recommend adjustments to maximize value delivery and strategic alignment.

Champion continuous improvement in portfolio and change management practices, adopting tools or methodologies (e.g. Agile portfolio management, PMO best practices) to increase efficiency and adaptability of the Technology Strategy & Planning function.

About us Powering possibilities At First Sentier Group,



we believe it is our responsibility to help clients achieve the financial freedom they desire, unlocking a world of possibilities. We support our distinct affiliate investment teams to deliver meaningful investment outcomes. By combining their specialist investment knowledge with our global support, we create an innovative and agile operating model designed to effectively respond to our clients' needs.

We pride ourselves on our client-centric approach, ensuring we are all working towards achieving our clients' goals and enhancing their possibilities for the future, while continually striving for better. Better strategies. Better service.

Better possibilities Our success relies on our ability to deliver outstanding client outcomes, supported by our culture and an productive, sustainable and scalable business. We are committed to investing in our people to ensure we attract, develop and retain the talent to deliver these outcomes, guided by our vision, purpose and values.

Care: we care about our clients, society and each other.

Collaboration: we collaborate to deliver the best solutions.

Openness: we are open with each other, and to different ways of thinking.

Dedication: we are dedicated to being experts in our respective fields.

Why work with us Our industry-leading benefits Working at First Sentier Group gives you access to a growing, values-led organisation with competitive pay and industry-leading benefits including: Flexible working and a gender-neutral parental leave programme that provides 26 weeks’ paid leave in every region

Global collaboration, international mobility and the opportunity to build your career in different markets

Employee-driven charitable foundation allows our people to give back in their local communities through donation-matching and paid volunteering days

Access to learning and development opportunities including in-house training and external programs Corporate Sustainability We are committed to ensuring that as a firm, we are contributing to building a sustainable economy and society by improving our environmental, social and governance standards and holding our own business to the same standards that we expect of the companies that we invest our clients’ capital in; and by doing so, reinforcing our position as responsible investors.

Find out more at this page: Corporate Sustainability Our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I;) At First Sentier Group, we value the different experience, ideas and perspectives that our people bring to the work they do. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable culture where diversity can thrive. We believe this leads to better outcomes for our people and our clients, and it’s the right thing to do.

We provide equal employment opportunities to applicants regardless of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, family status, or any other category protected by law.

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Please note, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. For more information about who we are, visit our website, or follow us on LinkedIn We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180, a Disability Confident Employer and a member of the Business Disability Forum in the UK.

📌 Technology Portfolio Manager (Sydney)
🏢 First Sentier Group
📍 Sydney