Technology Portfolio Manager

SUMMARY:
Telecoms leader in JHB recruiting for a Technology Portfolio Manager

POSITION INFO:

TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO MANAGER

JHB

JOB PURPOSE

• The Technology Portfolio Manager will oversee various technical projects through the project life cycle aligned to the standards of the Technology Portfolio
• Management function to ensure fulfillment of contract requirements and program
• objectives for specific assigned portfolios.

RESPONSIBILITIES Portfolio Project Planning

• Plan and organize the management of various programmes, interdependent projects, tasks, a series of smaller projects or a definable piece of a larger program to ensure a successful completion to time, cost and scope.
• Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value.
• Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
• Design and construct Work Breakdown Schedules (WBS), capacity plans and cost estimates for the specific portfolio of projects.
• Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs.
• Work with shared cost administrator and project administrator to ensure consolidated portfolio management to the standards of the GM: IT PPM

Portfolio Management

• Manage project execution of all technical projects to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
• Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
• Transition between portfolios where necessary in order to provide the capacity
• required by the GM.
• Oversee and monitor project financial status and performance to maintain
• contract budget guidelines and schedules.
• Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Direct or coordinate activities of project personnel.
• Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing
• information and trends.
• Establish and execute a project communication plan.
• Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project team.
• Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
• Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
• Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials.
• Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources.

Portfolio Governance

• Mitigate the risk “blockers” related to product deliveries
• Ensure project governance processes and decisions are applied consistently
• Provide input to budgeting process per project portfolio
• Work closely with PPM Team, Business Units and other stakeholders to facilitate

delivery and remove impediments.

• Drive high quality of all deliverables across complete life cycle.
• Coordinate and facilitate project audits as needed.
• Managing customer expectations for project deliverables.
• Perform risk assessments to develop and measure response strategies,
• reporting, cost time quality delivery, and adherence to standards.
• Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback.
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Coordinate activities between subsidiaries, technology teams, data providers and suppliers.
• Act as primary contact for technical project matters between customers/clients and company leadership, provide briefings on project status, successes, and issues.
• Conduct regular meetings with customers/clients to ensure all requirements in the Statement of Work are met, changes in scope or workload are discussed and contractually documented, impacts are identified, and issues get resolved.
• Report to the PPM General Manager and provide regular updates to the Chief Information Officer and other executives on ad-hoc basis and via Steercos and other management meetings.

Self-Management

• Set an example through personal quality and productivity standards and ways of working with others.
• Demonstrate consistent application of internal procedures.
• Plan and prioritise, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands.
• Demonstrate abilities to anticipate and manage change.
• Demonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organisational and team needs.

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES Business Insight

• Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization''s goals.
• Ensures Accountability
• Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Manages Complexity
• Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information
• to effectively solve problems.
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Plans and Aligns
• Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Balances Stakeholders
• Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Resourcefulness
• Secures and deploys resources effectively and efficiently.
• Communicates Effectively
• Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Financial Acumen
• Interprets and applies key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Customer Focus
• Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Cultivates Innovation
• Creating new and better ways for the organisation to be successful.
• Instills Trust
• Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Collaborates
• Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Situational Adaptability
• Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in an associated discipline preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred.

EXPERIENCE

• Five (5) years’ experience in base project management or similar in scope and breadth.
• Previously managed technology projects/portfolios in a financial services, retail or telco environment.
• Designed and implemented technology projects with budgets between R250K and R10M or above.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Knowledge of program management operations, telecommunication systems consumer engagement processes and technology operations.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks independently.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office (ex. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), Aha and MS Project.
• Excellent leadership, decision-making, verbal/written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

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