- Permanent
- Full Time
- Hybrid Work: Sydney CBD
The Role
The Digital & Technology portfolio enables the College's strategy through secure, reliable and continuously improving technology platforms, data and digital products, delivered under a platform/product operating model with clear business and IT ownership.
The Senior Manager, Technology Strategy & Engagement is the orchestration layer of the CIO Office, connecting IT with business Product Owners, Finance, EPMO, People & Culture and the Senior Leadership Team.
Key Accountabilities
- Lead IT strategy alignment and translate College strategy into a prioritised, funded and sequenced technology portfolio.
- Own investment and funding governance, including business case standards, approval pathways, portfolio reporting and benefits realisation tracking.
- Establish and run the product and platform governance cadence with Business Product Owners and IT Platform Owners.
- Lead business engagement and demand intake, ensuring a single, transparent front door into IT.
- Oversee product operations and delivery governance, including release coordination and portfolio reporting.
- Lead change, adoption and training capability so technology change lands and delivers measurable benefit.
- Manage the innovation and emerging technology pipeline, including ideation, safe experimentation and pilots with AI and automation.
- Own vendor and service management for major operational technology vendors, service levels and performance
- Build and develop a high-performing portfolio, engagement and product operations team.
Desired Skills and Experience
The successful candidate will have
- Formal qualifications in information systems, business administration, or a related field, and/or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ years' experience leading portfolio, investment governance or technology strategy functions in a comparable setting.
- Demonstrated experience establishing portfolio prioritisation, investment governance and benefits realisation frameworks.
- Experience transitioning an organisation from project delivery to product/platform operating models.
- Strong financial acumen, including technology investment planning, forecasting and value tracking.
- Demonstrated experience leading change, adoption and business engagement capability.
- Experience managing significant technology vendors, contracts and service performance.
- Excellent analytical, strategic conceptual thinking, strategic planning and execution skills.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and communicate a technology vision
- Effective influencing and negotiation skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong vendor management and partner relations skills
To apply, please submit your resume and short cover letter.
We will be shortlisting candidates as applications are received, and the advertisement may close prior to the listed end date if a suitable candidate is identified.
Position Description: https://www.racp.edu.au/docs/default-source/about/careers/senior-manager-technology-strategy-engagement-pd.pdf?Status=Master&sfvrsn;=a850b91a_1
📌 Senior Manager, Technology Strategy & Engagement (Sydney)
🏢 RACP
📍 Sydney