Strategic Technology Investment Manager

Our Technology teams are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best Technology Specialists in the industry, you'll bring your own ideas to the business - helping to shape the experience of our customers as part of a forward-thinking team.

As the Strategic Tech Investment Manager, you will be a key member of the Technology team, responsible for providing strategic guidance, counsel and direction to the Technology Function on all technology investments. Reporting directly to the Chief Technology Product Officer, you will play a critical role in shaping and implementing how Technology manages tech investment and benefits realisation.

You will be a key pillar to the Technology Portfolio team, working closely with Lean Portfolio, Portfolio Performance & Delivery team and senior leaders both within the technology teams and the wider business. You will provide commercially pragmatic advice on a broad spectrum of technology investment matters and will influence strategic and operational decision-making across Technology., In your role, you'll collaborate with different people across a range of skill sets. Here's a flavour of your day-to-day:

• Develop, own and refresh a 3-5 year rolling tech portfolio investment plan working with the technology strategy team and feeding into quarterly and annual planning, collaborating with all relevant teams within technology and the wider business, in particular Finance and Transformation teams.


• Translate critical technology programmes, opportunities and challenges into business outcomes and present to senior stakeholders.


• Co-ordinate business stakeholders to support cross-functional projects and programmes.


• Ensure major programme alignment with the technology strategy office, transformation and wider strategic objectives.


• Collaborate closely with Transformation Hub to ensure technology investment aligns with wider business strategy and represent technology interests as part of the governance design process.


• Supporting the development of robust compelling business cases for strategic and transformational programmes and ensuring appropriate levels of scrutiny have been applied and continuously challenging the teams to optimise solutions.


• Act as a lead commercial advisor for some of the key strategic initiatives within technology providing support and challenge in equal measure on where technology spend should be invested.
  
  Bachelor's degree in finance, business or related field.


• Proven experience in technology investment management, venture capital, private equity, or corporate development.


• Strategic thinker with the ability to assess opportunities and risks from both a commercial and technical perspective.


• Must be capable of applying a rigorous commercial interpretation without compromising the business.


• Highly organised, detail-oriented, possessing the ability to effectively prioritise matters whilst meeting deadlines with minimal oversight and guidance


• Self-motivated with the ability to be comfortable in an agile role


• Excellent planning and organisation skills, ability to multi-task, plan and prioritise work schedule and work within agreed timescales
  
  The world is changing and it's important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it's essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That's why we offer benefits that put you first.


Some of our benefits are:

• 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.


• Flexible Working, the opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.


• Primark Perks - Discounts with some local partner businesses to our offices