Chief Specialist, Integrated Planning

Job description

The role creates a single integrated view of priorities, demand, resources, dependencies and delivery across Technology Enablement. It links strategy to execution, enabling leadership to focus investment on key initiatives. It turns complex portfolio data into clear priorities, scenarios and trade‑offs. It brings together technology roadmaps, business demand, delivery milestones, resource needs and performance insights so initiatives are realistically sequenced, execution‑ready and aligned with business needs. Through disciplined planning, governance and performance insight, it enhances portfolio visibility, anticipates constraints and enables early intervention, stronger accountability and more predictable execution. Shapes an integrated planning framework connecting priorities, demand, roadmaps, resources and outcomes. Translates strategic priorities into actionable annual, quarterly and rolling plans with clear sequencing, milestones, ownership and decision points. Integrates technology demand, portfolio initiatives and transformation priorities into a consolidated enterprise view. Drives prioritization, capacity and dependency analysis for informed trade‑offs. Aligns roadmaps across business, technology, finance, procurement, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, data and operational stakeholders. Establishes consistent planning and portfolio governance providing timely visibility of progress, risks, dependencies, constraints and decisions. Creates executive dashboards, scorecards and decision insights to strengthen performance management and corrective actions. Defines common planning standards, performance measures and escalation criteria to improve consistency and accountability. Translates complex portfolio information into clear scenarios, recommendations and decision options for senior leadership. Anticipates execution risks, constraints and cross‑portfolio dependencies to enable proactive intervention. Advises on portfolio adjustments, resource trade‑offs and sequencing to protect strategic outcomes. Creates alignment across business functions, technology domains and enabling functions to resolve competing priorities and critical dependencies. Facilitates enterprise planning forums that drive clear decisions, ownership and follow‑through. Strengthens planning capability, tools and practices through continuous improvement, knowledge transfer and lessons learned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Technology Management, Information Systems, Strategic Planning, Project Management or related discipline
• 10-12 years of relevant experience in integrated or strategic planning, portfolio management, program governance, business performance, technology planning or transformation
• demonstrated experience leading complex planning cycles, portfolio reviews, roadmap integration, prioritization and governance
• experience developing executive reporting, performance insights, decision papers and planning scenarios for senior leadership
• experience in technology enablement, digital transformation, enterprise PMO, shared services, mining, industrial operations or large‑scale transformation environments is advantageous
• integrated planning and strategic roadmap development
• portfolio, demand and capacity management
• prioritization, sequencing and dependency management
• scenario analysis and executive decision support
• risk, issue and escalation management
• executive communication and stakeholder influence
• cross‑functional facilitation and alignment
• continuous improvement and planning capability building

Skills