VP Technology Transformation & Delivery

Create a trusted, concise view of portfolio progress, outcomes, delivery confidence, risk and dependency exposure for the CTO, Executive Leadership Team and Board forums

Challenge plans and assumptions, identify emerging delivery concerns early and ensure credible recovery actions are owned and tracked

Simplify governance and automate reporting wherever possible so leadership attention is focused on decisions and outcomes rather than administration

Own the ELT and Board-facing Technology reporting cycle, ensuring progress, risks, dependencies, delivery confidence and required decisions are presented clearly, concisely and consistently

Lead the ongoing evolution of the Technology operating model across the whole function, strengthening alignment between strategy, product, engineering, architecture, security and delivery

Sponsor AI-enabled ways of working and automation across Technology, using them to improve planning, execution, insight, governance and organisational productivity

Design and embed practical improvements to structures, accountabilities, processes and ways of working, measuring whether they improve speed, quality and business outcomes

Act as a trusted adviser and constructive challenger to the CTO, bringing independent judgement, structured thinking and a whole-organisation perspective

Shape and coordinate executive and Board-level Technology narratives, ensuring priorities, progress, risks, decisions and trade-offs are communicated with clarity and impact

Build strong partnerships across Product, Finance, People, Risk, Compliance and Operations, and hold internal and external delivery partners to account for outcomes

Own the Technology Risk log and ensure it’s maintained and actioned, including any remediation items for ACPR/FCA and DORA

Lead a focused Technology Delivery function comprising a Governance and Reporting team and a pool of Project Managers deployed across priority initiatives

Set the standards for portfolio governance, delivery reporting, RAID discipline, dependency management and executive-level insight, ensuring outputs are concise, trusted and decision-oriented

Deploy Project Managers flexibly against the highest-priority programmes and cross-functional initiatives, balancing capacity, delivery risk, business value and executive commitments

Coach and develop team members to operate with clear ownership, commercial awareness, constructive challenge and strong stakeholder management across Technology, Product and corporate functions

Ensure the team enables delivery rather than adding process, continually simplifying ways of working and increasing automation of reporting, governance and portfolio insight

Extensive leadership experience in complex, global Technology organisations, with accountability for strategy execution, transformation, portfolio delivery or a comparable enterprise remit

Proven success operating as a Chief of Staff, VP of Technology Delivery, Transformation Director, Portfolio Director or equivalent strategic execution leader

Demonstrable experience influencing at Executive Leadership Team and Board level, including concise reporting, decision support and constructive challenge

A strong track record of leading cross-functional transformation and evolving operating models, not simply managing programmes within an established model

Excellent portfolio judgement, with the ability to connect investment, capacity, dependencies, risk and outcomes across multiple concurrent priorities

Experience leading and developing high-performing delivery, governance or performance teams and managing strategic partners

Experience in payments, fintech, financial services or another regulated, high-availability environment

Experience working in a PE Environment

Practical experience applying AI and automation to improve Technology delivery and organisational effectiveness

Within 12 months:

Technology leadership operates with a clear, predictable rhythm

Strategic priorities are visibly aligned to investment and execution plans

Portfolio reporting provides a trusted view of delivery, risk and outcomes

Executive stakeholders have confidence in technology delivery commitments

Risks and dependencies are surfaced earlier and resolved faster

Governance becomes simpler, faster and more effective

Technology operates as a cohesive organisation focused on measurable business outcomes

Planet is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Come and grow your career in the most exciting, fast-paced technology market, with a business that delivers feel-good connected commerce.

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At Planet, we embrace a hybrid work model, with three days a week in the office.

Reasonable accommodations may be made in order to allow for an individual to perform the essential functions of this role successfully.