Initiative Lead

3 months ago


Parkville, Australia University of Melbourne Full time

**Job no**: 063702
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time; Continuing
**Department**:Business Services
**Salary**:UOM 9 - $139,693 - $145,339 p.a. plus 17% super
- **Lead initiatives by engaging with key stakeholders and leading development teams.**:

- **Work closely with leadership and influence priorities and technology across the University.**:

- **Brilliant benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment**

**About the Role**
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Initiative Lead, you will engage with key stakeholders to understand needs, define outcomes, capture requirements, and translate these into work for your team. This role involves working on multiple projects across various technology platforms, ensuring effective planning, coordination, and reporting.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Define problem spaces, target outcomes, and backlog structure for specific initiatives.
- Facilitate ongoing refinement, prioritisation, and replenishment of the project backlog based on business value or prioritisation frameworks.
- Create reports and presentations to effectively communicate and support initiative objectives.
- Ensure the delivery team focuses on high-value work to maximise stakeholder benefits.

**Who we are looking for**
Experience in software delivery within a large, complex organisation as a Product Owner or similar role, successfully using iterative/agile frameworks and practices to expedite value delivery.

You will also have:

- Qualifications with relevant experience or an equivalent combination of relevant significant experience and/or education and training.
- Experience in developing Product roadmaps and managing Product backlogs with clear, value-driven requirements reflecting stakeholder needs.
- Experience with human centred design approaches to product design & delivery.
- Strong communication and presentation skills with a proven ability to manage diverse stakeholder groups and advocate for business value in prioritisation.
- Experience delivering in Salesforce technologies would highly desired.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position**. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

**Your new team - Business Services**
Business Services provides a full range of class leading information technology, facilities management, finance, HR and health and safety services to all operating entities of the University.

**What we offer you**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page

**The University of Melbourne**
We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.

**Be yourself**
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities, and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality, and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.

**Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants**
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture, and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.

**Join Us**
- **Resume**:

- **Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience**

If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the contact details listed on the.

**Applications close**: Monday 16th September 2024 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

***:0063702 Digital Products Portfolio - PD - Initiative Lead.pdf**

**Advertised**: 30 Aug 2024 12:05 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time

**Applications close**: 13 Sep 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time



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