Technology Planning Lead

Our client, based in the Brisbane CBD is undergoing a large digital transformation and have a new requirement for a Planning Lead. The purpose of this role is to be to responsible for creating and managing strong stakeholder relationships and improving alignment between business needs and technology services. 

• Responsible and accountable for the planning, development and production of business cases so that they comply with the requirements of the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO).
• Proactively engage with business stakeholders and understand business drivers and objectives influencing business cases for potential projects.
• Prepare accurate estimates of costs and resources required to deliver the proposed project.
• Provide status reporting regarding business case development milestones, dependencies, risks and issues and deliverables.
• Participate and/or drive feasibility studies, vendor selections and proposals for evaluation by appropriate key stakeholders.
• Manage the implementation and continuous improvement of a contemporary business engagement model that defines processes and procedures to engage, monitor, and remediate stakeholder issues

Essential Skillset:

• Ability to write clear, compelling documentation with simplified technical and/or complex information for business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability in developing positive working relationships with people at all levels of the organisation
• Highly developed listening skills to effectively capture and understand customer requirements and produce a business case which accurately reflects these.
• Demonstrated evidence of writing business briefs, business cases whilst working with other contributors
• Understand basic financial terminology such as difference between capital and operational spending and account for budget implications including value for money in planning decisions.
• 5+ years experience with ICT Management or Project Management