Portfolio Strategy Lead

1 week ago


Camberwell, Victoria, Australia coles Full time

A New Role, A New Way to Win Together

You belong at Coles Group, where we look ahead, have a plan, and are up for the challenge. We learn and grow by taking career-defining opportunities, and this one may just be your next.

About the Team

As the way we shop continues to evolve, our Technology team keeps us at the cutting edge. Driven by our innovative, inclusive, and forward-thinking culture, we're constantly looking at ways to reinvent the shopping experience for our customers and build the next generation of digital retailing.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Portfolio Analyst to join the Technology Delivery function on a fixed-term, full-time basis.

The Technology Delivery function manages the overall technology investment portfolio, ensuring alignment with the Group Strategy, and provides centralized project delivery guardrails, governance, and oversight with a focus on improving our delivery predictability and business value.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Play a critical role working across portfolios to provide relevant and timely information on project health, risks, issues, and dependencies, to reduce delivery risk.
  2. Ensure that there is a coherent view of initiatives in the pipeline and that initiatives are appropriately documented based on their stage project lifecycle.
  3. Lead Technology investment governance forums, co-ordinating the review of inbound work against the strategy and capital plan and reviewing business case quality and readiness.
  4. Work to foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement across the technology project management community, guiding and supporting project managers with the right project standards, guardrails, and templates.
  5. Provide insight into portfolio performance, health, and cycle times which will enable the business to make the right decisions that deliver customer value.

About You and Your Skills

  1. Proven experience in a senior project/portfolio analyst or equivalent role in the field of Information Technology.
  2. Experience and knowledge in PMO functions and Project & Portfolio Management tooling.
  3. Strong understanding of Waterfall and Agile project delivery methodologies.
  4. Experience working in and supporting teams that have adopted agile delivery techniques.
  5. Multi-task delivery coordination in dynamic and fast-paced environments working with business, technology, governance, and other departments.
  6. Experience and exposure preparing executive-level materials.
  7. Well-developed and demonstrably effective communication and reasoning skills at all levels (both written and oral).
  8. Excellent numeracy skills and understanding of key financial indicators, including interpreting financial budgets, forecasts, and actuals.

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