Key role: Project Management Lead
Description:
This is a leadership position responsible for managing project delivery and overseeing the project portfolio.
As a successful candidate, you will lead cross-functional teams and manage stakeholders to ensure effective project governance.
You will coordinate interdependencies across projects and business areas, supporting resource planning and pipeline forecasting in partnership with senior leaders.
Key responsibilities include:
* Project management: Deliver key strategic projects and provide coverage of other projects.
* Leadership: Lead the successful delivery of strategic projects and programs, ensuring scope, time, budget and quality objectives are met.
* Talent development: Provide leadership, mentoring and career development pathways for program and project managers.
* Project governance: Drive project governance by overseeing financials, risks, scope and issue management.
You will act as an escalation point for project teams, stakeholders and customers, ensuring timely resolution of issues and effective decision-making.
Requirements:
* Relationship building: Ability to build strong relationships and navigate through a complex organisation.
* Planning and prioritisation: Ability to plan and prioritise work to meet commitments aligned with organisational goals.
* Transformation experience: Extensive experience in delivering complex business-led transformation programs.
* Leadership experience: Experience in a leadership position for a large customer-focused organisation in a similar role.
* Cross-functional team management: Significant experience in leading a cross-functional team and management of stakeholders.
A relevant project management qualification is required (e.g PRINCE2 Practitioner level, PMBOK). A tertiary qualification in a related field is required and a post graduate qualification in a related field is desirable.
The organisation values diversity and inclusion, providing a welcoming environment for all employees. The focus on employee wellbeing includes mental health support, wellness programs and fitness incentives. The organisation also engages in meaningful community and social responsibility initiatives that align with its values and mission.