Program Manager
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Your New Role and Responsibilities
As the Program Manager, you are accountable for the successful delivery of a complex Service Integrator–led program. The program will be delivered through an initial discovery phase, during which work packages will be identified, scoped, prioritised, and approved, followed by the coordinated delivery of those work packages across multiple delivery partners. You will lead the program management function and provide strategic direction, governance, and assurance across the full lifecycle of the program. You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining effective program-level controls, ensuring alignment to customer outcomes, and managing performance across Leidos and subcontractor delivery partners.
Key Responsibilities
* Own end-to-end delivery of the Service Integrator program, ensuring outcomes meet contractual, financial and performance objectives, including leading the discovery phase (approach, governance, cadence), and overseeing the identification, scoping, estimation, prioritisation and approval of work packages, translating customer objectives into a structured, multi-partner program of work
* Establish and maintain program governance frameworks, plans and controls aligned to organisational and customer requirements, with oversight of schedule, budget and benefits realisation, risks, issues, dependencies and assumptions, and change and configuration management, including executive reporting and compliance with contractual, organisational and security obligations
* Act as the overall integrator across Leidos and subcontractor partners, managing subcontractor performance through clear scope, deliverables and success criteria, effective coordination and dependency management, alignment to program standards and ways of working, and working with commercial and procurement teams on engagement, performance and issue resolution
* Lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary program team (including Deputy Program Manager, Project Support Officer(s), architects, engineers and business analysts), establishing clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities, integrating specialists into discovery, solution shaping, work package definition, estimation and prioritisation, and providing direction and oversight to ensure delivery meets agreed scope, schedule, quality and governance requirements, while fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture and continuous improvement
* Act as a trusted partner to the customer, engaging senior stakeholders to manage expectations and risks, providing clear, data-driven advice and insights on program performance, and supporting alignment to broader organisational, strategic and operational objectives
About You and What You'll Bring
* Proven experience as a Program Manager or senior delivery leader managing complex, multi-stream programs, ideally within a service integrator or prime contractor environment, including leading discovery or shaping phases and defining, scoping and prioritising work packages
* Strong understanding of program and project management frameworks, governance and assurance practices, with the ability to apply them pragmatically in complex delivery environments
* Demonstrated experience managing subcontractor and partner delivery, including performance management, dependency coordination and commercial considerations
* Well-developed leadership, stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with experience leading program or project teams and influencing senior executives and customer representatives
* Sound financial and commercial acumen, including managing budgets, forecasts and program-level financial performance, alongside the ability to operate effectively in complex, ambiguous environments using sound judgement, a solutions‐focused approach, and relevant program/project management and Microsoft Office tools
This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold a minimum TSPV level security clearance.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups. Our advocacy groups provide opportunities for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests and support the diverse community.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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