Portfolio Delivery Lead

As Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for planning, managing and executing the end-to-end delivery of one or more initiatives to agreed scope, timeframes, cost and quality.
You will promote iterative delivery principles and practices using coaching and facilitation skills. You will promote a level of self-management that implies trust and enables delivery teams to proactively forecast upcoming deliverables and set goals.
With a focus on delivery, you adopt an approach that applies transparency, visibility and collaboration whilst driving the delivery team/s towards outcomes.
You apply the principles of the Great Southern Bank Delivery Model: members at the heart of everything we do, test and validate ideas, deliver incremental value, ongoing benefits management and balance these with a strong risk management approach.
Working with key internal and external stakeholders, you will provide accurate estimates, manage process and should be skilled with planning, scheduling, monitoring and reporting.
The Enterprise Delivery team work collaboratively to support and guide our stakeholders, and to apply the delivery lifecycle to initiatives that enable Great Southern Bank to deliver on its strategic objectives.
About you…
7+ years’ experience in delivery or project management, across multiple environments using traditional and iterative delivery techniques
Up to 15 years’ experience in the finance industry through previous operational roles
Advanced delivery management experience and skills based on agile, PMBok, PRINCE2 or a similar delivery framework
Degree in relevant discipline
Agile, MSP or similarly certified practitioner will be viewed favourably.
Energetic, organised, relish working at pace in a fast-paced environment
Focused on driving outcomes and a strong ability to motivate others
Excellent scheduling and business planning abilities
Strong written and verbal communications skills including contributing to business cases, feasibility studies and facilitating workshops
Excellent facilitation skills with the ability to draw outcomes from teams with diverse personalities and skill sets
Strong ability to influence cross functional teams and build relationships with key stakeholders across the organisation
Experience working with multiple teams, including distributed delivery teams that include partner organisation team members and facilitating and leading teams through delivery practices, tools and techniques to enhance collaboration, team health and outcomes
Experience with vendor management and delivery to contractual obligations
Experience with Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), business analysis and IT service management principles and practice
Awareness of organisational change management practices
A high level of commercial acumen including budgeting and project financials forecasting
Strong demonstrated management of risk through the delivery life cycle
Able to assimilate information quickly, and present findings in a concise and meaningful way
Committed to delivering commercial, customer centric ‘fit for Great Southern Bank’ advice and support services
What’s in it for you?
We want you to make an impact. You can be part of a growing and innovative organisation, with the ability to influence the people, culture and practices of Great Southern Bank to keep us at the top of our game.
You will be able to make a bigger difference with us! While we might be a bit smaller than the majors, your circle of influence is infinitely greater. You will see the immediate results of your work, be recognised for your achievements, and be provided with the support you need to help balance your career.
We believe that investing in our people is central to upholding our great culture. To help you be at your best, we provide a collaborative, flexible and supportive working environment that helps you balance career, family, health and the things you love doing. We have a variety of employee benefits that you can access from discounted financial and insurance products, a variety of leave options, and benefits and incentives covering, health, wellness and lifestyle options. Read more about these exciting benefits on our careers site!
At Great Southern Bank, we’re committed to building a strong, inclusive and diverse workplace, where people feel a sense of belonging, are valued, connected and respected. We value diverse backgrounds, cultures, abilities, ideas and experiences; recognising the benefits they bring to our work, our communities and the way we help our customers. We support and promote an inclusive culture through flexible ways of working, collaboration, fair and equitably decision making that empowers our people to be at their best every day.
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