Program Delivery lead

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Job Type   /   Job Level

Contract   /   Others/Any

Company Location

Australia

Role: Program Delivery Lead

Location: Victoria, Australia

Contract: 8 weeks + extension

Experience: 8+ years

Key Responsibilities

Act as the Program Delivery Lead and trusted advisor, supporting the client executive across strategic and operational initiatives.
Establish and maintain effective program governance, ensuring clear visibility of delivery progress, risks, dependencies and decision points.
Prepare executive-level reporting, dashboards, status updates and steering committee materials.
Drive program planning, scheduling and delivery coordination across multiple workstreams.
Facilitate workshops, planning sessions and stakeholder meetings, ensuring actions, decisions and outcomes are clearly documented and progressed.
Maintain and actively manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies) registers and ensure appropriate mitigation strategies are in place.
Coordinate delivery readiness activities to support successful program execution.
Track and progress actions arising from roadmap development, initiative scoping and strategic planning workshops.
Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to ensure alignment between strategic objectives and delivery activities.
Identify delivery risks and recommend practical solutions to maintain program momentum.
Support the definition, prioritization and mobilization of future initiatives.

Skills & Experience

Proven experience as a Program Delivery Lead, Program Manager or Senior PMO Lead within large enterprise environments.
Strong background in program governance, reporting and executive stakeholder management.
Demonstrated experience supporting strategic transformation programs from planning through delivery.
Experience facilitating executive workshops, planning sessions and cross-functional meetings.
Strong knowledge of project and program management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid).
Experience managing RAID logs, action registers, dependency tracking and program planning.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to prepare executive-quality documentation.
Ability to work autonomously while effectively engaging with senior business and technology stakeholders.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
High attention to detail and a proactive, outcomes-focused approach.

Desirable Experience

Experience supporting enterprise transformation or digital transformation initiatives.
Consulting or professional services background.
Familiarity with portfolio management, roadmap planning and strategic initiative delivery.
Experience using project and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, or Microsoft Planner.

Personal Attributes

Self-starter with the ability to work independently.
Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
Highly organized with excellent planning and coordination capabilities.
Commercially minded with strong problem-solving abilities.
Comfortable working with senior executives and influencing outcomes.
Able to translate strategic discussions into structured, actionable delivery plans.

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