Portfolio Manager - Technology & Infrastructure Programs

- Location: Sydney or Melbourne
- Work model: Flexible working model, with on-site presence as required
- Engagement: Initial 12-month contract

About The Role We’re supporting a global technology organisation with a senior Portfolio Manager requirement across a complex technology and infrastructure delivery environment.

This role sits above individual project delivery and will provide portfolio-level oversight across multiple concurrent programs. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, Program Managers, Project Managers, technical teams and client stakeholders to ensure the portfolio is well governed, commercially controlled, and delivering to plan.

The environment includes large-scale technology infrastructure, data centre, network, cloud and managed services delivery. This role will suit someone who has led complex client-facing delivery portfolios and enjoys creating structure, visibility and momentum across large delivery environments.

What You’ll Do

- Provide portfolio-level oversight across multiple concurrent technology/infrastructure programs
- Lead, coach and support Program Managers and Project Managers
- Establish strong governance rhythms across delivery health, risks, issues, dependencies, financials and reporting
- Own portfolio dashboards, executive updates, performance insights and stakeholder reporting
- Monitor portfolio-level risks, escalations, resourcing, delivery blockers and commercial impacts
- Oversee financial performance across forecasting, budgets, utilisation, backlog, revenue and margin
- Partner with senior client stakeholders and internal leadership to maintain alignment and delivery confidence




- Drive consistency and improvement across project/program delivery practices
- Help uplift delivery capability, accountability and operating discipline across the portfolio

Skills You’ll Ideally Have

- 10+ years’ experience across project, program or portfolio management
- 5+ years leading complex IT, infrastructure, data centre, cloud, managed services or professional services programs
- Experience leading Program Managers, Project Managers or senior delivery teams
- Strong portfolio governance and delivery assurance experience
- Robust commercial/financial management capability across budgets, forecasting, utilisation, backlog, revenue and margin
- Excellent senior stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills
- Confidence presenting to executive-level internal and client stakeholders
- Experience creating structure, visibility and calm across complex delivery environments
- Strong local/Australian delivery experience
- Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, Agile, SAFe or ITIL would be highly regarded

What’s On Offer

- Initial 12-month contract with strong potential to extend
- Competitive senior day rate, aligned to experience
- Senior portfolio leadership role across a high-profile, complex technology delivery environment
- Opportunity to join a newly formed PMO and help shape portfolio governance, delivery rhythm and operating discipline
- Exposure to major programs spanning infrastructure, data centre, cloud, network and managed services
- High-visibility role partnering with senior stakeholders across delivery, commercial and client environments
- Opportunity to lead delivery leaders, strengthen governance and improve performance at scale

To Apply Please submit your CV via the appropriate link.

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