Essential Consulting
Technology Strategy & Planning Manager
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Strategy & Planning Technology
Location
Sheffield (3 days a week)
Start
ASAP
Rate
£500-£620~ per day Inside IR35
Essential Consulting
We are working with a large financial services organisation who are looking for an experienced Strategy & Planning professional to join a senior technology portfolio function. This is a high-visibility role focused on turning strategic priorities and often ambiguous senior-level requirements into clear, commercially sound plans and recommendations.
This is not a traditional PMO role. We are looking for someone who is proactive, analytical, and comfortable taking ownership, rather than someone focused primarily on process, governance administration, or reporting.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support strategic planning across major technology initiatives.
- Develop robust business cases and investment cases for projects and programmes.
- Translate strategic requirements into clear plans, recommendations, and executive-level outputs.
- Respond to ad-hoc strategic requests from senior leadership, quickly structuring ambiguous problems and determining the appropriate approach.
- Provide commercial and financial insight to support investment and prioritisation decisions.
- Identify gaps, risks, and opportunities and proactively drive them through to resolution.
What We're Looking For
- You will have strong Strategy & Planning experience within banking or financial services, ideally within a technology environment.
- You should have experience developing business/investment cases, strong commercial and financial awareness, and the ability to operate credibly with senior stakeholders.
- Most importantly, you will be a proactive self-starter who can operate effectively in a fast-paced environment. You'll be confident taking high-level strategic objectives, quickly identifying what is required and translating them into clear, well-structured plans and recommendations.
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