As the Digital Program Director, you will lead the Lands Division’s digital transformation, driving the design and delivery of a strategic ICT roadmap aligned with whole-of-government priorities. This role will oversee large-scale digital, data and platform initiatives including multiple legacy system modernisations.

• 24 Month salaried engagement + possible extension;

• Digital, data and operational uplift at scale;

• 50% WFH, based in Brisbane; and

• Mandate to build and execute a strategic ICT roadmap.

As the Digital Program Director, you will:

• Provide technical and strategic leadership for the Lands Division, advising on opportunities, priorities, budgets, risks and ICT requirements;

• Develop and implement a division-wide ICT roadmap aligned with departmental and whole of government strategies to uplift capability and support legislative and operational objectives;

• Oversee significant digital and data platform enhancements, ensuring best-practice solution architecture, hosting environments, security protocols and infrastructure design;

• Lead multi-stream ICT programs, managing dependencies, risks and stakeholder engagement to ensure integrated, high-quality delivery outcomes;

• Promote continuous improvement in ICT governance, data management and organisational change management to strengthen capability across the division;

• Partner closely with the Chief Digital Officer, senior stakeholders and vendors to ensure alignment, compliance and effective service delivery;

• Manage commercial negotiations, contracts and performance to support successful program delivery and meet critical government objectives; and

• Foster a workplace culture that values collaboration, innovation, inclusion and high performance, contributing to improved outcomes for Queensland communities.

About you

• Proven experience leading large, multi-stream digital or ICT programs;

• Ability to translate strategy into delivery, managing competing priorities, dependencies and risk;

• Experience delivering transformation across complex enterprise or government environments;

• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement ICT strategies / roadmaps;

• Strong capability in building and maintaining program governance, reporting and risk frameworks;

• Experience managing operational, program and delivery risks;

• Experience aligning ICT strategy with Whole-of-Government (WOG) or enterprise-wide priorities; and

• Experience managing external vendors, reviewing contracts and overseeing performance.

Strong background in:

• Legacy system decommissioning;

• Platform consolidation;

• Digital and data platform uplift; and

• Working across mixed technical and information datasets.

How to Apply

For more information or a confidential discussion please email Tyler Dewar at u&u on tyler.dewar@uandu.com quoting reference number #43636.
 
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