Global Technology Portfolio Director

We're looking for a Global Technology Director to join us in a role that sits at the centre of our global transformation agenda; connecting business strategy, technology delivery, and people leadership across multiple domains that underpin our global operations. The role This is a broad, high-impact leadership position, responsible for leading a group of Value Stream Directors who have responsibility for a portfolio of business-critical technology areas, spanning functions such as Supply Chain, Finance, People, Clinical and Audiology platforms. You'll bring these areas together; aligning priorities, simplifying complexity and ensuring we're delivering joined-up, high-quality outcomes across a global, matrixed organisation. What you'll be doing

• Coaching and shaping the development of our end-to-end technology strategy through close collaboration with the Value Stream Directors
• Working across the technology teams to support cross-functional delivery, setting direction, sequencing activity and ensuring initiatives deliver measurable value and outcomes
• Bringing alignment across teams, regions and value streams, connecting dependencies, identifying risks and ensuring a more integrated approach to delivery
• Acting as a bridge between business strategy and technology execution, ensuring priorities are translated into clear, actionable plans
• Building strong, trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, influencing decisions and shaping direction at an enterprise level
• Leading and developing senior leaders across multiple teams; creating clarity, accountability and a culture of high performance and collaboration
• Maintaining oversight of portfolio performance, including governance, budget alignment, delivery standards and risk management
• Working with external partners and suppliers to ensure we're getting the right capability, value and long-term outcomes from our technology investments
• Driving consistent ways of working across teams, contributing to strong standards in delivery, architecture, engineering and data
  
  At Specsavers, our purpose is clear - to change lives through better sight and hearing. Behind that is a global technology function playing a critical role in how we operate, scale and deliver better outcomes for our colleagues, customers and partners.
  
  You'll bring experience operating at scale, with a track record of leading complex technology or transformation portfolios, ideally in a global, matrixed environment.
Beyond that, it's how you operate that matters most:
• Leading a group of experienced directors with credibility and in line with our values
• Being able to pull together the complex and create simplicity through having sight of the whole and taking an enterprise view
• Making difficult decisions that may impact individual portfolios but benefit the whole
• Understands and has experience in navigating and maximising governance processes to drive efficiency and delivery
• Commercially aware, with strong judgement and a focus on value and outcomes
• Able to balance pace, quality and long-term impact in a complex environment
• Collaborative, pragmatic and focused on making things happen
Why this role This is an opportunity to step into a role with genuine impact across our global business. You'll help shape how technology supports our global organisation, working on large-scale, high-profile programmes and influencing direction at senior leadership level. It's a role designed for someone who enjoys bringing structure to complexity, connecting moving parts, and enabling others to succeed. Location: Whiteley with UK and International travel when required. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We may close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of strong applications.