Portfolio Planning Manager

• Salary $160K - $170K 

The Portfolio Planning Manager plays a critical role in ensuring a structured, transparent, and value-driven approach to work intake and prioritisation. By integrating strategic planning with Agile delivery, this role balances internal ideation and discovery with external business unit requests, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives, funding priorities, and delivery capacity. Through strong governance, data-driven decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration, the Portfolio Planning Manager optimises resource allocation, mitigates risks, and enhances portfolio performance—driving technology excellence and business value at RAA. 

Key Responsibilities

• Set up day-one tools, templates, and frameworks to support prioritisation and intake of work.
• Work with Product Owners Program Managers and Scrum Masters to set clear delivery guidelines and plan work in quarterly cycles based on key program milestones.
• Rank priorities and focus on the right work using data-based discussions.
• Create stage gates to ensure effective governance and decision-making.
• Have decisive conversations about stopping or commencing work based on analytics and strategic priorities.
• Partner with governance bodies to ensure compliance and oversight.
• Measure and quantify success metrics, engaging the right stakeholders at the right time.

About you

You’re a strategic thinker with a passion for turning complexity into clarity. Confident in both data and dialogue, you thrive in fast-paced environments where influencing, problem-solving, and structure-building are key. You enjoy working cross-functionally to drive alignment, value, and meaningful outcomes.

• Proven experience in portfolio management in hybrid Agile/waterfall environments
• Strong analytical skills and experience using data to drive decisions
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across all levels of the business
• Expertise in prioritisation frameworks, scheduling, and governance models
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, Confluence, and Jira (Planview experience desirable)
• Ability to build and embed fit-for-purpose tools, templates, and workflows
• A collaborative approach with a knack for engaging the right people at the right time
• Demonstrated success in driving technology excellence and business value through effective portfolio management practices.

About us

We’re proud to be one of South Australia’s most iconic brands, trusted by members for more than 120 years. SA born-and-bred, RAA might be best known for our road service and insurance products, but we’re excited to be continuously diversifying to better help our members and community. 

Our goal? To make life better for South Australians. That’s why we’re proud to offer a range of services to our 820,000+ members, including travel, energy, solar and battery, electric vehicle charging, our RAA Rewards program and more. With motoring still a priority, we’re just as passionate as we were in 1903 about road safety, advocating for a safer SA into the future. 

We’re also one of the state’s largest employers, with more than 1300 employees working across our local sites at Mile End, RAA Place (CBD) and Adelaide Airport and our many retail and travel shops. With new office spaces in the city and city fringe in the works, and a buzzing people-first culture, we’re proud to be the State’s #1 Employer Brand.

Benefits 

We love our people at RAA and believe our employees should be rewarded for being a part of the RAA family. Some of our employee benefits include:

• Free RAA premium road service
• Access to our RAA Rewards Program  
• Generous discounts on all RAA products
• Flexible work arrangements
• Ongoing Training & Development opportunities and a Study Support Program
• Wellbeing facilities and Corporate Health Insurance Plan

How to apply

To be part of something bigger and work for a passionate South Australian organisation with members at heart click ‘Apply’ to submit your application by 9.00am Monday 28^th April 2025. 

You'll need to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in Australia and we'll also need you to undertake a police check before you can work with us at RAA.

We are committed to building a workplace that’s diverse and inclusive, where employees are embraced for their unique qualities and valued for their contributions. We believe a diverse and inclusive workplace brings out the best in everyone and helps us to give our members better service. That's why we encourage applications from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, First Nations Peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.