Senior Program Manager, RACE and RAIL
HybridMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Job Summary
Lead RMIT's flagship digital research infrastructure initiatives, RACE and RAIL, by translating research ambitions into impactful solutions for advanced computing and cloud technologies. Manage a team of specialists while collaborating with researchers, industry partners, and university leaders to build strategic partnerships with organizations such as AWS and Microsoft. Drive initiatives supporting cutting-edge research across the growing community and provide strategic advice on digital research infrastructure strategy, investment, and policy. Full-time hybrid role based at the Melbourne City campus. Applications close 8 Sept 2026.
Required Qualifications
- PhD in a relevant discipline such as computer science, engineering, information technology, data science, or a research-intensive field
- equivalent extensive senior leadership experience in digital research infrastructure, high-performance computing, or cloud-based research environments
- Demonstrated senior leadership experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder programs involving cloud computing, digital research infrastructure or technology platforms within a university or research-intensive organisation
- Proven ability to provide strategic advice and influence at executive level on digital research infrastructure strategy, investment and policy
- A track record of building and sustaining high-level partnerships with major technology providers, government agencies and sector bodies to deliver co-innovation and shared value outcomes
- Demonstrated ability to lead, develop and inspire multidisciplinary teams, with a commitment to high-performance culture, inclusion and continuous professional development
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts for researchers, executives and industry partners
- Strong understanding of the research lifecycle and the role of advanced computing, AI and data services in enabling data-intensive and translational research outcomes at scale
- Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check
Desired Qualifications
- Preferred candidates will also be required to undertake relevant pre-employment background checks, including Working With Children Checks
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