Manager - Project Management

The role

As the Manager, Project Management you will play a dual role—leading a team of Project Managers and directly managing complex, high-priority projects. You'll be responsible for uplifting project delivery capability, embedding best practices, and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.

The team

The Project Delivery function helps deliver APRA's strategic projects, incorporating program and project management, PMO and change management. Responsible for APRA's project methodology, the standards for project management throughout APRA including creating and maintaining procedures, reporting and application of best practices. Supporting projects by defining and planning, portfolio prioritisation and changes affecting people internally and externally and executing the change plans to ensure business readiness for the changes and to embed sustainable change.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support a team of Project Managers to deliver successful outcomes.
• Manage end-to-end delivery of strategic and operational projects.
• Establish and maintain project governance, reporting, and risk management practices.

• Drive consistency in project planning, execution, and stakeholder engagement.

• Collaborate with senior leaders to prioritise initiatives and allocate resources effectively.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and delivery excellence.

About you

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager or Project Management Lead.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills with a collaborative, outcomes-focused approach.
• Deep understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile).
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects in a dynamic environment.
• Passion for building capability and delivering value.

To work with us, you must be an Australian citizen with eligibility to gain a Baseline Security clearance through the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency.

About APRA

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) was established in 1998 as an independent statutory authority that supervises almost 1,200 financial institutions that manage $8.6 trillion in assets for Australians across the banking, insurance and superannuation sectors.

In overseeing the safety, competitiveness and stability of the financial system, we seek to recruit, develop and retain highly skilled professionals, who want to help shape financial services and protect the financial wellbeing of the Australian community. Our employee base of almost 900 come predominantly from the commercial financial services industry or other government agencies; as such, we have the feel of a small corporate organisation that can work flexibly and with agility.

Why Work for APRA

We recognise the skills, experience and commitment that our staff bring to their professional lives, and we seek to reward them accordingly. We also recognise that for our staff to be able to perform at their best, we need to ensure that they are able to bring their best selves to work. Our commitment to wellbeing is having engaged people supported by resilient leaders within a values-aligned culture.

At APRA, we're committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs, feels valued and respected. We aspire to attract and foster diversity of background, thought, and experience, recognising that a broad range of perspectives, approaches and ideas makes us stronger, and better enables us to meet our obligation to protect the financial wellbeing of the Australian community. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please inform at application stage so we can do our best to accommodate your requirements.