South Africa: IT Portfolio Manager (Remote 11 month contract) posted by Recruit-It

• Oversee the entire IT portfolio, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategic priorities.
• Establish and maintain governance frameworks for portfolio tracking, reporting, and compliance.
• Monitor portfolio health, risks, dependencies, and resource allocation across towers.

 
Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

• Act as the primary liaison between IT leadership, digital tower leads, and business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Delivery Factory, PMO, Business Process Organization, Service Towers, and BAU teams to ensure seamless execution.
• Facilitate communication and decision-making across cross-functional teams.

 
Delivery Oversight

• Ensure timely and quality delivery of IT initiatives across all functional areas.
• Drive adherence to governance, compliance, and enterprise architecture standards.
• Support escalation management and resolution of delivery challenges.

 
Budget Management & Financial Alignment

• Manage and oversee IT portfolio budgets across all functional towers.
• Ensure financial alignment with digital tower strategies and organizational priorities.
• Track and report on budget utilization, variances, and forecasts to senior leadership.
• Partner with Finance and PMO to maintain accurate financial reporting and cost optimization.

 
Strategic Planning & Reporting

• Develop and maintain portfolio roadmaps, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership on portfolio status, risks, and benefits realization.
• Align portfolio investments with organizational priorities and digital transformation objectives.

 
Key Interfaces

• Digital Tower Leads
• Project Managers & PMO
• Delivery Factory
• Business Process Organization
• Service Towers (Infrastructure, Applications, etc.)
• Governance & Compliance Teams
• Enterprise Architecture
• BAU Services

 
Qualifications & Skills

• Matric and a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Management, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in IT portfolio/program management within large, complex organizations.
• Understanding of IT functional domains beneficial (Supply Chain, Finance, Procurement, etc.).
• Expertise in governance frameworks, portfolio management tools, and delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall).
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive alignment across diverse teams.