PMO Lead

At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues. We know work and life are intertwined. That's why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow and deliver better outcomes for members. We are dedicated to building a high-performance environment underpinned by a strong risk culture, ensuring we deliver the best outcomes for our members.

Your New Role

This 12-month contract will report to the Principal, Member Group Delivery, and sits within our Member Operations team. This position was designed to lead and deliver large scale project outcomes for a Member Service Model uplift. The Service Model uplift involves setting up central internal capability to support internal member service functions. This includes functions such as knowledge management, quality management frameworks, workforce planning and continuous improvement.

To be the successful candidate will have proven expertise in leading Program offices though business change and transitions using project management delivery practices. They will be responsible for the reporting and support to project managers for end-to-end delivery of projects with a focus on time, cost, quality, and benefits.

Key duties include but are not limited to;

• Supports project leads and sponsors in the development of a program business case, charters, resource, risk, schedule and dependency management
• Supports the definition of scope of the program in collaboration with senior management
• Ensures the program meets sponsor expectations with respect to quality, budget, delivery timelines, and strategy
• Supports the execution of the program against the program plan, including risk and dependency management
• Ensures all minimum standards are adhered to according to the program and project lifecycle
• Ensures that all projects are delivered within the agreed cost parameters and that all changes to project budgets, time and scope occur in accordance with the accepted change management processes
• Sets and manages project expectations
• Evaluates all key project deliverables, as well as final product to ensure traceability of requirements, high quality and sponsor acceptance.

What You'll Need

• Relevant Tertiary qualification and Professional project management certification such as PMI or PRINCE2
• Professional project management and change management expertise
• 5+ years of significant experience as a PMO manager in a complex, IT enabled, business services organisation
• Proven ability to work to a structured delivery framework
• Competent in a variety of delivery methodologies such as waterfall and agile
• Skilful application of well-designed change management and communication processes as they relate to instigating and delivering on programs of change
• Developed stakeholder relationship skills, including ability to initiate, maintain and develop relationships with staff from all levels of the Fund.

Life at AustralianSuper

AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we're happy to discuss what this looks like for you.

We cultivate a workplace that champions safety, respect, inclusiveness and diversity. We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.

What's Next

Apply now, if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results.

Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.
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Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by AustralianSuper's Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you.