Head of Technology - Strategic Planning

Title: Head of Technology - Strategic Planning

Reference number

498818

Occupation

Information and Communications Technology

Work type

Full-Time

Location

Sydney City

Job Description:

• Sydney CBD (Kent Street)
• Hybrid · Permanent, full-time
• The planning and performance engine behind the Technology function

This role owns integrated financial, operational and strategic planning across icare's Technology function - connecting investment, workforce capacity and delivery priorities, and giving executive leaders the visibility to invest and prioritise with confidence.

About the role

You'll be the central coordination point for technology performance - the single source of truth that brings together financial investment, workforce capacity and delivery priorities.

You'll lead budgeting, forecasting and reporting, own planning governance, and turn operational and financial data into the insight that shapes where Technology spends its time and money.

It's a role for someone who can sit across finance, delivery and platform leaders, make the planning machinery run cleanly, and produce the executive and board-level reporting that decisions are built on.

The scope

• Integrated planning across the entire Technology function
• Up to 6 direct reports - ICT Finance Lead, Technology Reporting Lead, Workflow Automation Specialist and Operational Reporting Specialists
• Business owner of technology workflow tooling and configuration
• Planning coordination across all three delivery portfolios

What you'll do

• Lead Technology strategic ongoing roadmap working with Technology LT and schemes to align to ongoing business outcomes
• Support technology LT in ongoing engagement with Executives.
• Lead technology financial management - budgeting, forecasting, accruals, cost tracking and financial governance - in partnership with finance
• Coordinate operational planning cycles so workforce demand, financial planning and delivery priorities stay aligned
• Provide executive-level reporting and insight on workforce metrics, utilisation, capacity, delivery performance and financials
• Produce high-quality executive communications, papers and board reporting, including GET papers
• Establish and maintain operational governance, controls and processes across financial management and reporting
• Partner with delivery, platform and portfolio leaders to support planning across technology initiatives
• Develop the integrated delivery roadmap across all three portfolios for enterprise delivery visibility
• Own workflow tooling and configuration so it enables Technology's ways of working, frameworks and reporting

What you'll bring

• 10+ years in technology strategy, strategic planning, financial management or portfolio management within complex enterprise environments
• Proven experience leading integrated planning, budgeting and forecasting across large technology or delivery functions
• The ability to turn financial and operational data into insight that senior leaders act on
• Strong governance discipline - controls, compliance and reporting obligations handled cleanly
• Stakeholder skills to partner credibly across technology, delivery and finance leadership

What's in it for you

• A corporate wellbeing program with subsidised gym membership, free flu vaccinations and health checks
• An extra day's leave through icare day
• Learning and development aligned to icare's Core Capabilities
• Recognition through Our People Awards - on-the-spot, quarterly and annual
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program

About icare

We care for the people of NSW, building confidence and trust so our communities can thrive. We make the complex simple, so our schemes deliver better outcomes for people and communities - from supporting someone severely injured at work or on our roads through their long-term care and recovery, to helping them return to work.

We know our strength comes from the diversity of our people, and we encourage people with different experiences and backgrounds to apply.

Before you apply

• icare operates a direct sourcing model, so no agency introductions will be accepted
• We're a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to responding to every applicant
• A talent pool may be created through this process
• You must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, a New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold unrestricted working rights to apply