Head of Technology Business Management

Head of Technology Business Management (Value Streams)

Wolverhampton or Chatham (Hybrid 3 days per week) - Competitive salary & day rates for the chosen individual which can be discussed during qualification.

Our long-term trusted financial services client is hiring a Head of Technology Business Management to shape and optimise the performance, governance and delivery capability of a large, complex technology function as they continue their first in history digital transformation campaign.

Our client is seeking an individual who possess experience of technology & finance value streams, agile delivery processes, data driven decision making coupled with programme management capabilities of large scale multi-million-pound budgets primarily within the financial services sector.

This is an exciting role, working with the senior leadership team, offering a chance to implement agile maturity & best proactive to their technology function overseeing (commercial, risk, finance and portfolio strategy/planning and reporting).

Role Overview
As the Head of TBM, you will:

• Act as a trusted partner to the CIO, overseeing performance, governance, executive reporting and operational management across the Technology Function.
• Work closely with Value Stream Product Owners and Centres of Excellence Leads to support requirements across Finance, Risk, People, Legal, Product and Operations.
• Lead governance processes for technology projects, financial management and risk, ensuring transparency, accountability and alignment with business priorities.
• Drive agile maturity and embed best practice across the Technology Function.
• Own the portfolio view of outcomes, benefits, costs and productivity to support strategic prioritisation and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Experience implementing combining technology & finance value streams (must have)
• Establish and lead financial management practices including budgeting, forecasting, cost control and optimised resource allocation (budget of up to 80 million circa, across tech, IT & transformation) is a must have
• Identify, assess and mitigate technology-related risks, promoting a proactive and continuous-improvement approach to risk management is a must have.
• Manage workforce planning to ensure effective allocation of skills and resources aligned to strategic technology priorities (across UK & India) is a must have.
• Build and maintain governance frameworks and reporting processes that support senior Technology Leaders in evidencing decisions and fulfilling responsibilities.
• Oversee vendor management to ensure partnerships deliver expected value and align with organisational goals.
• Monitor and uplift agile maturity across the Technology Function is a must have.
• Provide PMO capability and oversight to support transformation initiatives and the wider change portfolio.

This is a high-impact leadership role with the opportunity to shape the future of a major Technology Function. You will influence governance, performance, financial stewardship and strategic delivery at the highest level.