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About the Role

The VP Technology Transformation & Delivery owns the operating rhythm that turns Technology strategy into clear priorities, executable plans and measurable outcomes. This strategic execution leadership role provides the structure, visibility and challenge needed to align leaders, manage delivery confidence, surface risks early and drive decisions through to resolution.

Responsibilities

Translate Technology strategy and business priorities into a coherent portfolio, integrated roadmap and measurable execution plan
Lead prioritisation and investment trade-offs, ensuring capacity, funding and delivery commitments remain aligned to the highest-value outcomes
Partner with the CTO and Technology leaders to turn decisions into clear ownership, milestones and follow-through
Own the leadership cadence for planning, performance, governance and decision-making, with clear purpose, inputs and outputs for each forum
Keep the Technology Leadership Team aligned on priorities, commitments and cross-functional dependencies
Drive issues, decisions and actions to timely resolution, escalating only where executive intervention is required
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

Requirements

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

Skills

Strategy execution
Transformation
Portfolio delivery
Strategic execution leadership
Influencing at Executive Leadership Team and Board level
Concise reporting
Decision support
Constructive challenge
Cross-functional transformation
Operating model evolution
Portfolio judgement
Investment, capacity, dependencies, risk and outcomes management
Team leadership
Governance
Performance management
Strategic partner management
AI and automation application

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

VP level
Extensive leadership experience

About the Company

Planet is a leading technology company transforming payments by putting customer experience first.
We offer integrated solutions that include payment processing, VAT refunds, dynamic currency conversion, and management services for merchants in the Retail and Hospitality sectors worldwide.
In recent years, we have experienced significant growth, expanding our services and global presence.
With strong private equity investors, Advent International and Eurazeo, we have the financial capital and expertise to grow our capabilities and reach through acquisitions.
Our mission is to create a world of connected commerce where payments are simple, secure, and seamless, enabling our partners to deliver exceptional experiences to their customers.

Equal Opportunity

Planet is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
Reasonable accommodations may be made in order to allow for an individual to perform the essential functions of this role successfully.