Company:

Marsh

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Office of the CIO team, part of our risk business at Marsh. This role will be based in Cluj-Napoca. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

As a Technology Strategy and Planning Specialist, you will help translate technology strategy into practical plans, governance materials, and performance reporting. This role combines planning, coordination, analysis, and reporting across technology priorities, helping ensure alignment with business objectives and value realization goals.

We will count on you to:

• Support the development and maintenance of technology strategy, planning materials, and roadmap documentation, helping translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, milestones, and deliverables.
• Coordinate planning activities across the Office of the CIO organization, tracking dependencies, assumptions, decisions, milestones, and risks.
• Support governance forums by preparing agendas, packs, minutes, actions, and decision tracking, while also contributing to portfolio intake, prioritization, and reporting.
• Maintain regular reporting on status, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and performance data to support executive decision-making and leadership reviews.
• Support value realization activities by tracking outcomes, benefits, budgets, forecasts, and spend versus plan where needed.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders across technology, business, finance, architecture, and delivery teams, while contributing to process optimization, standards, templates, and continuous improvement.

What you need to have:

• Experience in technology strategy, planning, PMO, portfolio management, governance, process optimization and standardization, or a related discipline within a complex organization.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and provide meaningful insight to support decision-making.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams and priorities.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting tools.

What makes you stand out?

• Experience supporting a CIO function, technology leadership team, PMO, or Value Realization Office.
• Familiarity with technology portfolio management, governance, budgeting, forecasting, enterprise architecture, digital transformation, or technology operating models.
• Experience working in a matrixed, global organization, ideally within financial services, insurance, or another regulated industry.
• Strong attention to detail, a disciplined approach to planning and execution, and confidence engaging with senior stakeholders.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders;
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact for colleagues, clients, and communities;
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being;
• A yearly budget and the opportunity to build your flexible benefits package (up to 20% of your annual salary);
• 30+ days off (including legal days, birthday, public holiday replacements, and benefits options);
• Performance bonus scheme;
• Matching charity contributions, charity days off, and the Pay it Forward charity challenge;
• Core benefits: Pension, Life and Medical Insurance, Meal Vouchers, Travel Insurance.

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.