Job Description
Highly competitive salary package
Strategic Leadership role
Build and mentor a high-performing IT team
Join Port of Newcastle (PON), a dynamic organisation at the forefront of industry innovation, as our Senior Manager Technology & Transformation. In this highly visible leadership role, you will shape and drive our digital strategy, influencing senior stakeholders, leading transformative business initiatives, and empowering a high-performing team to deliver impactful outcomes aligned with PON’s long-term vision.
About the Role
An outstanding opportunity exists for a senior leader with a strategic mindset to lead the technology and digital business transformation at Port of Newcastle. Reporting directly to the Chief People & Information Officer, this influential role is responsible for driving strategic alignment between technology initiatives and organisational objectives, ensuring technology delivers meaningful business impact, innovation, and sustainable growth.
Key Responsibilities
As the Senior Manager Technology & Transformation, you will lead the development, alignment, and successful delivery of Port of Newcastle’s digital and technology roadmap, driving meaningful business transformation and innovation. This role demands proactive leadership and resilience to effectively manage complex challenges. You will serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive Team, Board of Directors, senior operational leaders, and external stakeholders, clearly communicating strategic initiatives to achieve consensus and decisive action.
You will oversee strategic initiatives across digital innovation, automation, cybersecurity, emerging technologies, and regulatory compliance, ensuring meticulous attention to detail and rigorous execution. Central to your role is fostering a collaborative, results-oriented team environment, empowering leaders within the technology function, and strategically managing resources to deliver organisational goals. Additionally, you will manage technology budgets aligned with organisational priorities, oversee vendor and contract management, performance monitoring, risk management, and drive effective IT governance.
Further, you will cultivate strategic vendor partnerships to enhance performance, innovation, and value. You will own and continually evolve the enterprise-wide technology roadmap, proactively adapting to emerging trends, business requirements, and market conditions. Leading organisational change management related to technology and digital transformation, you will ensure successful adoption and active stakeholder engagement. Additionally, you will establish and monitor clear KPIs for technology performance, regularly providing transparent reports to executive leadership and the board.
Essential Criteria
Tertiary qualifications in Business, Management, Commerce, Information Technology, or a related business discipline.
Minimum 10 years' senior leadership experience driving strategic technology initiatives, business transformation, or organisational change within complex business environments.
Proven expertise in developing and executing strategic technology roadmaps and digital transformation programs aligned with corporate strategy and business priorities.
Demonstrated track record influencing and managing relationships at the Executive and Board levels, with the ability to clearly communicate complex strategic concepts.
Extensive experience leading large-scale organisational change, demonstrating a strong understanding of change management principles, strategic business impacts, and stakeholder engagement.
Proven capability in leading, mentoring, and empowering diverse teams, fostering collaboration, innovation, and high performance with clearly defined expectations.
Strong strategic business acumen, with the ability to identify commercial opportunities, emerging trends, and innovations to achieve strategic outcomes.
Demonstrated experience managing significant operational and capital budgets, ensuring effective strategic allocation and accountability aligned to organisational goals.
Ability to maintain an ongoing conviction-free criminal history check, particularly in relation to security-related offences.
Desirable:
Senior leadership experience within asset-intensive or regulated sectors such as ports, logistics, transport, or critical infrastructure.
Demonstrated strategic oversight of cybersecurity, project management, risk management, and compliance frameworks, particularly familiarity with requirements of the Security of Critical Infrastructure (SOCI) Act.
What’s in it for you
Lead cutting-edge technology transformation initiatives.
Work in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment with a focus on innovation and growth.
Competitive salary and benefits, with opportunities for professional development and leadership growth.
Agile work environment
26 week paid Parental Leave for primary carers
Optional workplace giving program: supporting employees in giving back to the Newcastle community
Work180 endorsement: PON is recognised as a top 101 employer for women in 2024
Opportunity to be involved in PON’s Reconciliation Action Plan (Endorsed)
If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for technology, transformation, and leadership, we would love to hear from you!
How to apply
To learn more about key responsibilities, company culture, and associated benefits of this opportunity, please contact Amanda MacGregor on amandam@peoplefusion.com.au or 02 4927 2005 or Sally Bartley on sallyb@peoplefusion.com.au or 02 4927 2016 for a confidential discussion. To apply, please submit your current resume with a covering letter outlining your motivation for applying and your suitability for the role. To submit, click ‘apply for this job’. We look forward to reviewing your application.
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