VP Technology Transformation & Delivery

About Us 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. Role Overview: The VP Technology Transformation & Delivery owns the operating rhythm that turns Technology strategy into clear priorities, executable plans and measurable outcomes. Working closely with the CTO and Technology Leadership Team, the role provides the structure, visibility and challenge needed to align leaders, manage delivery confidence, surface risks early and drive decisions through to resolution. This is a strategic execution leadership role, not a traditional PMO role What you will do: 1. Strategy to execution 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 2. Technology leadership operating rhythm 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 3. Portfolio visibility and delivery confidence 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 4. Technology transformation and operating model Lead the ongoing evolution of the Technology operating model across the whole function, strengthening alignment between strategy, product, engineering,…