Director, Technology Delivery and Portfolio Management

About the role

The Director, Technology Delivery and Portfolio Management oversees the organization's technology portfolio and ensures strategic, regulatory, risk and business initiatives are prioritized, governed, and delivered effectively. This role provides the CIO and Technology Leadership Team with clear visibility of delivery performance, financials, resources, risks, dependencies and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the consolidated technology portfolio and delivery roadmap.
• Lead the intake, assessment, prioritization and governance of technology initiatives.
• Oversee the delivery of major programs, projects and regulatory commitments.
• Monitor scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Develop executive dashboards and management reporting for the CIO and governance committees.
• Partner with Finance on technology budgeting, forecasting and investment tracking.
• Cook up resource and capacity planning across technology teams.
• Establish and maintain delivery methodologies, standards, controls and stage-gate requirements.
• Lead portfolio and delivery-governance forums and ensure clear decisions and accountability.
• Provide early escalation of material delivery, financial, resource or control concerns.
• Support regulatory examinations, audits and risk-remediation programs.
• Build and lead a high-performing portfolio, program and project-management team.
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery quality, predictability and transparency.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Significant leadership experience in technology delivery, portfolio management, program management or technology transformation.
• Proven experience managing a complex portfolio of technology initiatives.
• Experience within banking, financial services or another regulated industry is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of portfolio governance, delivery assurance, financial management and resource planning.
• Experience in presenting delivery and investment information to senior executives and governance committees.
• Strong understanding of Agile, waterfall and hybrid delivery approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex risks, dependencies and competing priorities.
• Bachelor’s degree in technology, business or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• PMP, PgMP, PfMP, PRINCE2, Agile or similar certification is desirable.

Key Competencies

• Strategic planning and prioritization.
• Delivery leadership and accountability.
• Executive communication.
• Financial and commercial awareness.
• Risk and control management.
• Stakeholder management and influence.
• Data-driven decision-making.
• Team leadership and development.

Measures of Success

• Delivery of initiatives within agreed scope, schedule and budget tolerances.
• Achievement of strategic, regulatory and risk-remediation milestones.
• Improved accuracy and timeliness of portfolio reporting.
• Effective management of portfolio risks, issues and dependencies.
• Increased resource and capacity visibility.
• Improved delivery predictability and stakeholder confidence.
• Demonstrated realization of business, operational and risk-reduction outcomes.

Pay

$195,000 - $240,000