Program Director
RemoteQueensland, Australia
Job Summary
Lead the overall delivery of the ONG Project, ensuring contractual commitments, scope, timelines, and quality outcomes are met. Stand up and mature the PMO function to ensure strong governance, structured reporting, and disciplined project management processes. Oversee program budget, revenue performance, forecasting accuracy, and P&L management, partnering with Finance on month-end processes and variance analysis. Act as the primary senior contact for TfNSW and external delivery partners, building trusted relationships and managing high-stakes stakeholder communications. Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing project and PMO team, including Project Managers, Technical Leads, and Analysts. Manage the transition from project implementation into operational support, ensuring adoption, training, and operational readiness.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years leading large‐scale, complex, multi‐year technology or transport projects
- Demonstrated experience in government facing program leadership roles
- Proven track record delivering $20M–$100M+ programs involving software, hardware, and systems integration
- Experience standing up or maturing PMO functions
- Strong commercial acumen including contract interpretation, change control, and P&L oversight
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills at executive and ministerial levels
- Familiarity with enterprise transit technology solutions
- Formal PM qualifications (PMP, MSP, PRINCE2, Agile)
- Calm, structured leadership under pressure
- Strong judgement and ability to navigate ambiguity
- A collaborative style balanced with assertiveness and accountability
- High integrity, resilience, and a delivery focused mindset
- On-site location: Sydney-based
- Expected attendance in line with project, up to ~four days per week on-site
- Travel: Occasional interstate and international travel to coordinate with Modaxo global engineering teams
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in delivery of transport, fare collection, ITS, or safety critical systems is highly desirable
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