Chief Strategic Portfolio Manager

Drive strategic impact and shape the future of our organization.

At our company, we create exceptional customer experiences and drive significant value for the group.

We are embarking on an ambitious journey to achieve our 2030 vision, and smart investments are paramount. You will play a pivotal role in shaping our future.

As a manager, you will ensure informed, high-value decisions that align with our overarching objectives. You will provide critical oversight and guidance on where we invest our resources to achieve maximum commercial and strategic impact.

Responsibilities:

Maintaining a comprehensive view of strategic initiatives across various business units, contributing to a consolidated portfolio perspective.

Leading the development, evaluation, and ongoing review of business cases and initiative estimates, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and robust commercial rationale.

Establishing frameworks and processes to track and assess the actual versus expected benefits of portfolio investments, driving a focus on tangible outcomes.

Contributing significantly to the development and refinement of annual planning processes, ensuring strategic alignment and effective resource allocation.

Cultivating and managing strong relationships with senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor on portfolio management best practices.

Driving proactive decision-making through the ownership of regular, high-quality portfolio reporting, providing clear insights and early escalation of risks and delivery concerns.

Applying strong commercial understanding to evaluate investment opportunities and ensure optimal capital allocation.

Collaborating with business units to enhance portfolio and execution maturity across the organization.

What You'll Bring:

Bachelor's degree in a related field or relevant tertiary qualification.

7+ years of demonstrable experience in strategic portfolio management, corporate strategy development, commercial finance, or an enterprise PMO function with a strong strategic focus.

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to manage and interpret complex financial and strategic information.

Strong commercial acumen and a deep understanding of value-based decision-making and capital allocation principles.

Significant experience supporting and influencing annual planning cycles and delivering portfolio-level reporting to executive audiences in large, complex organizations.

A proven track record of collaborating effectively across diverse functions and building strong relationships with senior stakeholders.

Comfort navigating ambiguous and evolving environments, with the ability to contribute to the development of emerging practices.

Outstanding communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and concisely to executive audiences.

Experience leading the commercial evaluation and justification of large-scale, complex initiatives across multiple business units is highly desirable.

Proven ability to drive results and maintain momentum in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Why Our Organization?

You will join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully. There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you will be able to grow both personally and professionally.

Development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You will be supported from day one with on-the-job training and coaching as well as formal training opportunities.

While you may start in this role, we have a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in many different directions, with endless possibilities.