Senior IT Governance Lead

Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport View all jobs

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• Lead a team to deliver high-performance outcomes and drive digital transformation.
• Clerk Grade 9/10, salary from $129,464 - $142,665 pa plus superannuation and leave loading.
• Ongoing role based in the Sydney CBD, NSW

About the role

Are you ready to make a real impact on how digital and technology strategies are developed and delivered across a large, dynamic department?

Join our IT Strategy and Governance team, where you'll play a key role in driving technology planning, program governance, and digital transformation. You'll collaborate with stakeholders across the department to develop technology roadmaps that align with enterprise architecture and whole-of-government priorities.

As part of this high-performing team, you will:

• Lead the ICT governance function and uplift the department's technology governance framework
• Coordinate the Project Management Office, support and develop digital governance practices including policies, processes and dashboards
• Liaise with executive agencies and internal stakeholders to ensure the department's interests are clearly represented in whole-of-government reporting
• Coordinate and lead technology governance and assurance committees
• Lead the implementation of AI governance, assurance processes and functions

If you're passionate about strategic thinking, digital governance, and delivering meaningful outcomes — this is your opportunity to lead from the centre.

You're a confident communicator and strategic thinker who thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments. With a strong foundation in ICT governance and project management, you know how to deliver outcomes that make a real difference.

You bring:

• A customer-first mindset — you design and deliver with people at the heart of your decisions
• Up-to-date industry knowledge and a passion for applying best-practice tools and frameworks across digital strategy and governance
• Practical experience with project management methodologies such as PRINCE2 and PMBOK, with the ability to adapt and apply them effectively

Working at the centre of a diverse and future-focused portfolio, you'll be someone who can juggle competing priorities, stay agile in changing environments, and help drive impactful results.

How to Apply

Your application must include a cover letter and an up-to-date resume that details your capabilities and experience in relation to the above role.

Closing Date:Wednesday 27thAugust 2025 [10.00AM]

Working at the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport

At the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport we bring vibrancy to NSW by growing our creative industries and workforces, driving strong visitor and night-time economies, ensuring a responsible hospitality sector, and putting arts, culture and sport at the heart of our communities.

Together we:

• Createsocial and economic opportunities for thestate
• Support the creation of jobs across the creative, visitor andnight-timeeconomies
• Prioritise First Nations artists, stories andculture
• Ensure arts, culture and sport are at the heart of every community to be enjoyed and accessed byall
• Drive visitation through events, campaigns and visitor experience development
• Activate our night-time and creative economies to unlock unique precincts and community spaces
• Deliver a vibrant and responsible hospitality, liquor, racing and gamingenvironment
• Support NSW's key Cultural Institutions to ensure access for all, enable community experiences and education and preserve the state's diverse cultural assets and history.

We believe diversity across our department allows us to be a true reflection of NSW citizens. We are a respectful workplace committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please notify us on your application form.

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles for this role or similar roles that may become available over the next 18 months.

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