Senior Manager, Portfolio Planning and Business Analysis
rba · Sydney, Australia
- Lead strategic change across the Reserve Bank of Australia
- Meaningful work that supports Australia's financial and economic wellbeing
- The opportunity to influence enterprise-wide priorities and strategic investments
- Professional development and leadership growth opportunities.
- Flexible working arrangements and a strong employee value proposition.
- 5 Year Max Fixed Term Salaried Contract
The Reserve Bank of Australia is seeking an experienced and influential leader to head our Portfolio Planning & Business Analysis function within Enterprise Strategy & Change (ES&C).
This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for ensuring the Bank's investment portfolio is aligned with strategic priorities and supported by effective planning, prioritisation, resource management and business analysis practices. You will lead a multidisciplinary team of Product Owners, Business Analysts and Portfolio Analysts, enabling the successful delivery of high-impact business and technology initiatives across the organisation.
Working closely with senior leaders, technology stakeholders and business partners, you will play a key role in shaping strategic roadmaps, balancing competing priorities and optimising the Bank's delivery capacity to achieve enterprise outcomes.
About the Role
As the Senior Manager, Portfolio Planning & Business Analysis, you will:
- Lead enterprise portfolio planning, demand management and prioritisation activities across strategic initiatives.
- Drive alignment between business objectives, technology capabilities, resource capacity and investment decisions.
- Lead and develop a team of Product Owners, Business Analysts and Portfolio Analysts, fostering a high-performance and values-aligned culture.
- Provide strategic advice and recommendations to senior stakeholders on portfolio priorities, sequencing, delivery risks and capacity considerations.
- Oversee resource and financial planning activities to support portfolio execution.
- Partner with business and technology leaders to identify opportunities, mitigate risks and improve delivery outcomes.
- Strengthen business analysis and portfolio management practices, processes and governance frameworks across the Bank.
About You
You are a strategic and commercially minded leader with a strong background in portfolio management, business analysis or enterprise change delivery.
You will bring:
- Significant experience leading portfolio planning, product ownership, business analysis or transformation functions within a complex organisation.
- Proven ability to align technology and business initiatives with strategy, delivery priorities and organisational capacity.
- Strong experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving outcomes across multiple teams and disciplines.
- Demonstrated people leadership capability, including coaching, mentoring and developing high-performing teams.
- Sound understanding of portfolio governance, demand management, resource planning and investment prioritisation.
- The ability to evaluate technology constraints, architectural dependencies, technical debt and delivery risks and translate these into meaningful business insights and recommendations.
- Knowledge of enterprise technology environments, systems integration, cloud services, data management and modern software delivery practices.
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Banking, Information Technology, Telecommunications, eCommerce or a related discipline.
- Agile certifications such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or Lean qualifications.
- Business Analysis certification (CBAP, CCBA or equivalent).
- Portfolio, Programme or Project Management certification.
Why RBA?
The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives.
We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.
Application Close :
November 16, 2026.