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Build your career and Australia's future.
Not many people can say they are working on building Australia's future. With us you'll be doing just that, leaving a legacy for all Australians. Plus, there's equal employment, great training, and true flexible working arrangements.
A fantastic opportunity has presented itself for a Portfolio Planning Manager reporting to the Executive Manager Portfolio Governance and Analysis.
A bit about your role
As a Portfolio Planning Manager, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of our delivery portfolio by developing and maintaining a rolling 6–18 month roadmap for key Value Streams. Your work ensures the right business outcomes are achieved at the right time, aligned with allocated budgets and stakeholder plans. You will prepare teams for PI cycles by sequencing work and determining business outcomes at the Portfolio Epic and Capability level. This role requires strong engagement with multiple business partners, architecture, delivery teams, and other SEO teams to manage dependencies, streamline work, and maintain a stable backlog for delivery teams and engineering engines. Acting as a first line of defence, you will identify and escalate risks, influence prioritisation decisions, and introduce flexibility for ad-hoc activities.
A bit about you
If this sounds like the role for you, it's likely that you have experience in portfolio planning and roadmap development within a complex delivery environment, combined with strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills. You are confident in managing dependencies and risks across multiple initiatives and have a solid understanding of Agile practices and PI planning cycles. Your technical knowledge enables you to support prioritisation and sequencing decisions effectively.
Life at nbn
To be part of nbn is to be part of something bigger. There's so much more from here. Our pioneering spirit drives us forward every day. Together, we help lift the digital capability of the nation by building and connecting Australia's best fibre infrastructure into homes and businesses, plus places and things, everywhere. We're continuing to create Australia's network—a network made for more. Not just a way for everyone to do the things they love but transforming the way they do them.
A more inclusive working world
nbn is committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace where everyone can feel heard, valued, and respected. We believe diverse perspectives are the key to unlocking greater outcomes and encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures. That's why we have a Reconciliation Action Plan, Accessibility & Inclusion Plan, offer 18 weeks of paid parental leave, are a Pride in Diversity Platinum Employer, and have active employee-led diversity pillars. Click here to see our list of employee benefits and why we're recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women, and their Employer of Choice for 2025.
Equal Opportunities for All
We champion equal opportunities for all employees. If you have any accessibility requirements and would like to discuss adjustments for the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact us by emailing or calling our Recruitment Accessibility Enquiry Line at Please note, this line is dedicated to accessibility-related enquiries for the purposes of recruitment, and only enquiries related to accessibility adjustments will be answered. For other matters, please visit our Contact Us page on our website.
Where to from here?
If you think this role might be for you, we want to hear from you. Please apply by following the links and sending in your resume only. We do not require a cover letter or any selection criteria to be addressed.
Please note that this role is a Permanent opportunity and applications will close at midnight on Monday, 19th January 2026.
To be eligible for this role, you must have full working rights in Australia.
Worker Type
Permanent
Time Type
Full time