# Technology Lifecycle and Cost Manager
## About the Role
The Technology Lifecycle and Cost Manager plays a pivotal role in overseeing NHVR’s technology assets and services, focusing on their lifecycle and cost performance. This position is essential for optimizing investments and ensuring they meet strategic objectives, compliance, and efficiency standards. The manager collaborates with teams in IT, Finance, and the PMO to provide data-driven insights that support decision-making related to technology renewal cycles, budget management, and operational governance.
This role involves maintaining an accurate repository of asset and expenditure data, which aids NHVR in enhancing financial transparency and operational effectiveness. The ideal candidate will provide consultative support to budget owners while ensuring that all financial practices comply with established standards.
## Key Responsibilities
– Oversee and ensure the accuracy of the IT Asset Register and Configuration Management Database (CMDB) for hardware, software, and cloud services.
– Monitor the complete asset lifecycle from acquisition to decommissioning.
– Integrate asset data from multiple systems for traceability and maintain a unified source of asset and expenditure data.
– Collaborate with Software Asset Management (SAM) providers to manage licensing requirements, ensuring compliance and cost-effectiveness.
– Identify and manage technology renewals, end-of-life risks, and asset replacement needs.
– Analyze and monitor OPEX and CAPEX technology expenditures.
– Develop financial dashboards to track Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for IT services.
– Provide insights to Finance and PMO teams for forecasting and budget submissions.
– Identify spending trends and recommend cost optimization strategies.
– Collaborate with Cloud and DevOps teams to ensure efficient cloud consumption.
– Contribute to FinOps maturity by aligning resource usage with financial goals.
– Implement controls for data quality and lifecycle integrity.
– Support Continuous Service Improvement initiatives.
– Deliver financial performance and asset health reports to IT leadership.
– Assist the PMO in embedding lifecycle insights into project planning.
– Prepare multi-year technology refresh roadmaps and provide intelligence for vendor negotiations.
## Required Skills
– Strong analytical skills to interpret complex data for asset and cost optimization.
– Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey technical and financial insights.
– Proven experience collaborating across Finance, PMO, IT, and operational teams.
– Ability to identify inefficiencies in lifecycle or cost management and propose effective solutions.
– Attention to detail in maintaining accurate asset and cost data.
### Essential
– Experience in IT Asset Management, Financial Analysis, or FinOps.
– Strong understanding of technology lifecycle management and cost modeling.
– Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Power BI, Excel, or ServiceNow.
– Ability to translate technical data into actionable insights.
– Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills.
### Highly Regarded
– Experience with frameworks such as ITIL, FinOps, or ISO19770.
– Knowledge of asset management platforms, including ServiceNow CMDB and SAM solutions.
– Familiarity with cloud cost management and FinOps practices.
– Experience in contract negotiation and vendor management.
– Relevant qualifications in Finance, Information Technology, or related fields.
## Benefits
– Competitive salary starting from $152,511.56 + superannuation.
– Monthly RDO and paid leave during Christmas closure.
– Hybrid working environment, allowing up to 2 days from home.
– Co-contribution superannuation scheme of up to 15.25%.
– Leave loading of 17.5%.
– Wellbeing programs, including fitness discounts and health insurance options.
– Salary packaging options, training, professional development support, and memberships.
## Useful Links
– [NHVR Careers](https://careers.nhvr.gov.au/jobs/search)
## Why You Might Be Interested
This role presents an opportunity to influence technology asset management and financial practices within a critical regulatory body. If you’re skilled in financial analysis and asset management, this position offers a chance to work collaboratively with diverse teams and make data-driven decisions that enhance operational efficiency. Additionally, the comprehensive benefits package and the hybrid work environment contribute to a supportive work-life balance.