Head of IT Portfolio – Multiple Roles
Melbourne CBD
Circa $250,000 package, including superannuation
Large ASX // 3 days in office, 2 from home

A major ASX-listed essential services organisation is seeking two to three high-calibre Heads of IT Portfolio to lead the end-to-end delivery of technology initiatives across assigned business units. Reporting to the GM of Projects, each role will partner closely with the leadership teams of approximately one to three business units, shaping technology roadmaps and taking ownership of projects from initial concept, prioritisation and business case development through delivery, operational handover, and benefits realisation.

The Role
Each Head of IT Portfolio will oversee a portfolio valued at approximately $10-$15 million per business unit and lead a fluctuating team of approximately 10-20 FTEs, including Project Managers, Analysts and technical delivery resources. Key responsibilities include:

• Partnering with Business Unit leaders to understand strategic priorities and shape the supporting technology roadmap
• Managing demand, pipeline prioritisation, portfolio planning, and resource capacity across assigned business units
• Developing project scopes, investment proposals, and business cases to secure funding
• Supporting commercial bids and tenders by providing realistic technology scope, estimates, delivery models, and timelines
• Initiating approved projects and establishing clear scope, governance, budgets, delivery frameworks, and success measures
• Leading the end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent technology initiatives
• Providing leadership and direction to Project Managers and multidisciplinary technical delivery teams
• Managing portfolio budgets, resource forecasting, dependencies, risks, and delivery performance
• Actively intervening to resolve delivery issues and return challenged projects to green
• Holding vendors, system integrators and software providers accountable for contractual and delivery outcomes
• Providing clear portfolio reporting and advice to senior business and technology executives
• Ensuring projects progress through appropriate governance and delivery stage gates
• Overseeing go-live, hypercare, and the effective transition of completed initiatives into operational support
• Working closely with the central PMO to maintain consistent delivery standards and portfolio visibility.

About You
You will be an accomplished enterprise IT Portfolio Manager, Head of Delivery or Senior Technology Delivery leader with experience managing complex portfolios within one or more of the following sectors:

• Utilities
• Engineering
• Telecommunications
• Essential services
• Asset or infrastructure management
• Transport
• Mining and resources

You will also bring

• Proven ownership of enterprise technology portfolios from strategy and initiation through to operational handover.
• Experience managing portfolios comprising multiple concurrent and interdependent projects.
• Strong financial management capability, ideally overseeing technology portfolios valued at $10 million or more.
• Experience leading teams of approximately 10-20 people, including Project Managers and technical specialists.
• Demonstrated capability in demand management, pipeline governance, prioritisation and resource planning.
• Experience developing business cases, investment submissions and delivery roadmaps.
• Strong commercial experience managing vendors and different delivery arrangements, including fixed-price and time-and-materials engagements.
• The ability to build trusted relationships with senior Business Unit leaders and translate operational priorities into practical technology outcomes.
• A hands-on delivery style, with the confidence to step into challenged projects and resolve complex blockers.
• Strong executive communication, portfolio reporting and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have

• Project or portfolio management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, P3O
• Experience supporting technology components of major commercial bids or client-facing service contracts
• Experience operating within a federated enterprise or complex multi-business-unit environment.

Apply
This is an opportunity to take genuine ownership of a substantial technology portfolio within a large, complex, national organisation.

To apply or arrange a confidential discussion, contact:

Kylie.McManus@talentinternational.com / 0408 388 680

• 6 months ongoing contract to start ASAP
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We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead an enterprise-wide implementation and institutionalisation of legislative and regulatory requirements. You will translate complex legislative obligations into sustainable policies, procedures, governance arrangements, education programs and operational practices.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex, organisation-wide transformation or regulatory implementation projects.
• Must have experience working in the education sector
• Excellent stakeholder engagement – You will be working closely with several C-suite stakeholders
• Strong project management, governance, risk and change management capabilities.
• Experience translating legislation, regulation or policy into practical organisational processes.
• Proven ability to influence and coordinate senior stakeholders within a complex or decentralised environment.
• Highly developed consultation, facilitation and communication skills.
• Experience developing project plans, governance frameworks and executive-level reporting.
• The ability to manage sensitive subject matter with empathy, discretion and sound judgement.
• A commitment to gender equality, inclusion, cultural safety and victim-survivor-centred practice.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent professional experience.

Benefits:

• Secure 6 month ongoing contract with ongoing extensions
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• Interview and start ASAP

If you would like to know more please contact Sean Mantri on 0420 425 141 / sean.mantri@talentinternational.com or hit Apply Now!

We’re partnering with a well-established utilities organisation seeking a Security Architect to join a supportive and collaborative team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their cyber security career, working alongside experienced architects and cyber security professionals who will provide mentoring and support.

You’ll work across a variety of enterprise technology initiatives, ensuring security is embedded into solution design from the outset. Partnering with architects, project teams and cyber specialists, you’ll assess solutions, identify risks and help deliver secure, resilient technology outcomes across the organisation.

Key activities

• Provide security architecture guidance across technology initiatives, ensuring solutions align with business objectives and security best practice.
• Review solution architectures across cloud, on-premise, SaaS, IT and OT environments to identify security risks and recommend appropriate controls.
• Contribute to security architecture, design reviews and security assurance activities.
• Assist in developing security reference architectures, standards and reusable design patterns.
• Support security roadmaps and initiatives that improve cyber resilience and long-term technology outcomes.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in cyber security, security engineering or security architecture.
• Strong understanding of cyber security principles and frameworks, including NIST CSF.
• Knowledge of Identity & Access Management (IAM), Zero Trust, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Mobile Device Management (MDM).
• Understanding of data security, information protection and Privacy by Design.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• A proactive mindset with excellent problem-solving skills and a genuine desire to continue learning.
• Experience working within utilities, government or other highly regulated environments is desirable.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now or contact josh.dmonte@talentinternational.com for more information.

Opportunity knocks:

This is an excellent opportunity to build your cybersecurity career within a supportive Security Operations Centre. You’ll gain hands-on experience responding to real security incidents while learning from experienced analysts and following a clear development pathway.

What you’ll be doing:

• Monitor, assess, and triage security alerts
• Investigate potential threats and escalate incidents
• Support security incident response activities
• Maintain operational documentation and runbooks
• Participate in a supported on-call roster

What we’re looking for:

• At least 2-3 years experience in cybersecurity, IT operations, or a SOC environment.
• A sound understanding of security fundamentals and incident response
• Exposure to SIEM, EDR, or cloud security tools
• A curious and proactive mindset
• The ability to remain calm under pressure and a genuine willingness to learn

Please note: Applicants must be based in Auckland to be considered for this opportunity.

Enterprise Architect

Sydney CBD | On-site | Contract or Permanent

Are you an Enterprise Architect who enjoys solving complex business problems, building trusted client relationships, and shaping modern technology strategies?

Our client is a growing technology consultancy partnering with some of the world’s most recognised brands. They are looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to join their Sydney team, working closely with clients to define technology strategy, modernise digital platforms, and deliver business outcomes.

This is a highly client-facing role where your ability to build relationships is just as important as your technical expertise. You’ll be trusted with ownership from day one, working in an environment that values initiative, collaboration, and accountability over bureaucracy.

What you’ll be doing

• Partner with senior business and technology stakeholders to shape enterprise architecture and technology strategy.
• Lead architecture discussions across digital products, cloud platforms, integrations, APIs, enterprise systems, and data.
• Translate business objectives into scalable, practical technology roadmaps.
• Build strong, long-term relationships across multiple client organisations.
• Provide architectural guidance throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Present technical recommendations confidently to both technical and executive audiences.
• Identify opportunities for modernisation, innovation, and continuous improvement.

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect, Principal Architect, or Senior Solution Architect.
• Previous consulting experience is essential.
• Experience within PropTech, property technology, or real estate platforms is essential.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture, digital platforms, integrations, APIs, and modern software delivery.
• Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other major cloud platforms.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to walk into a new client environment and quickly build credibility.
• A proactive, “can do” attitude with the confidence to challenge ideas and speak up when needed.
• Comfortable working in dynamic environments where priorities can change quickly.
• Professional, personable, and highly presentable.
• Passion for keeping up to date with modern technologies and industry trends.

Why join?

• Work with some of Australia’s and the world’s most recognised brands.
• Join a high-performing consultancy where relationships drive success.
• Enjoy genuine ownership and autonomy without layers of unnecessary red tape.
• Be part of a collaborative team that is responsive, supportive, and passionate about delivering outstanding outcomes.
• Work alongside experienced consultants who enjoy solving challenging, complex problems.
• Flexible opportunity available as either a permanent employee or contractor.

Location: Sydney CBD, 3 to 4 days per week on site.

Employment Type: Permanent or Contract.

Our client

Our client is a globally recognised organisation operating at enterprise scale across more than 60 countries. They are investing heavily in their global technology function and are creating a new leadership structure to build a world-class ServiceNow capability across Sydney, London, India and the US.

As part of this transformation, they’re seeking an experienced ServiceNow Platform Leader to own the technical platform and help shape its future.

The role

This is a newly created leadership opportunity where you’ll become the technical owner of a global enterprise ServiceNow platform.

Reporting directly to the Vice President of Service Transformation, you’ll lead platform governance, releases, upgrades, architecture oversight and technical delivery while managing a globally distributed engineering team.

This is a true 50/50 leadership role. You’ll mentor engineers, guide technical decisions and remain hands-on enough to maintain credibility while influencing the future direction of the platform.

Working closely with Product Leadership, you’ll determine how work is prioritised and delivered, ensuring platform stability, governance and long-term scalability rather than simply reacting to incoming requests.

Key responsibilities

• Own the global ServiceNow platform and technical roadmap.
• Lead platform governance, upgrades, releases and change management.
• Prioritise platform work and manage engineering capacity.
• Oversee architecture, technical standards and platform performance.
• Lead and mentor a global engineering team across Sydney and India.
• Drive platform improvements and continuous optimisation.
• Partner with Product teams to deliver secure, scalable platform capabilities.
• Present platform strategy, innovation and roadmap updates to senior IT leadership.
• Ensure enterprise governance, compliance and release quality across the platform.

Skills and experience

You’ll likely come from a ServiceNow Administrator, Developer or Platform Engineering background before progressing into technical leadership.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Strong hands-on ServiceNow platform expertise.
• Experience leading ServiceNow platform operations within a large enterprise.
• Release governance, change management and platform upgrade experience.
• Experience managing technical teams while remaining hands-on.
• Strong stakeholder management with the confidence to challenge priorities when required.
• ServiceNow certifications (highly regarded).
• ITIL / enterprise ITSM knowledge.
• Experience working across global teams and multiple time zones.

Benefits and additional information

• $190,000 base + super + 10% STI.
• Hybrid working (4 days in the office).
• Work from home every Friday.
• Finish at 1pm every Friday.
• 2 additional wellbeing days each year.
• 5 gifted leave days over Christmas.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retail discounts and employee benefits.
• Fresh fruit and snacks in the office.
• Novated leasing and salary sacrifice options.
• Up to 30% discounts on award-winning restaurants and accommodation.
• Gym memberships and lifestyle benefits.
• Genuine opportunity to build and lead a growing global ServiceNow function.

A leading provider of financial markets technology is seeking a Windows Platform Engineer with advanced Windows Server, AWS and infrastructure automation experience to join their fast-paced team on a permanent basis.

You’ll play a key role in maintaining the reliability, availability and performance of their Windows-based cloud infrastructure. Working across their AWS environment, you’ll leverage Terraform, CI/CD and PowerShell to automate infrastructure delivery, improve observability and support secure, resilient production systems.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications combined with relevant industry certifications
• Proven Windows Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, DevOps or SRE experience within complex organisations
• Deep hands-on knowledge of Windows Server, including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, PKI/certificates and patching
• Strong AWS cloud infrastructure experience, including Windows workloads hosted on EC2
• Advanced Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform
• CI/CD pipeline experience, ideally using GitLab
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation capability
• Experience administering SCCM/MECM across patching, application deployment and compliance
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Grafana, Dynatrace, AppDynamics or similar
• Advanced troubleshooting, problem-solving and communication skills

Why apply:

• Join a growing SRE team within an established Financial Services organisation
• Work across AWS, Terraform, CI/CD and modern observability platforms
• Help shape automation and reliability practices
• Competitive salary, flexible hybrid working and career growth opportunities

This is a Sydney-based role which will require you to be in their North Sydney office three days per week.

They are offering an attractive salary of approximately $160,000-$170,000 + super for the right candidate.

About the client

Our client designs and delivers large-scale education and community programs for corporate, government and not-for-profit organisations. Its programs focus on creating positive behavioural change and delivering meaningful social outcomes for Financial Literacy. They offer good training if the topic is slightly newer for you.
About the role

Our client is seeking a confident and engaging Financial Literacy Facilitator to deliver an established financial capability program to primary and secondary students across Brisbane.
You will help students build practical money-management skills, set financial goals, navigate healthy conversations about money and understand their rights as young employees.
The successful candidate will initially provide additional facilitation support before taking responsibility for an existing facilitator’s school portfolio during a period of parental leave.
This is a flexible casual role averaging approximately 15-20 hours per week during school terms. You must be available for at least three weekdays, although availability across all five school days is strongly preferred.
The work is completed remotely from home and on-site at schools. Workshop days generally fall between 8:30am and 4:00pm, including arrival approximately 30 minutes before the first session and time to complete responsibilities afterwards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging financial literacy workshops in primary and secondary schools
• Present structured financial concepts in an age-appropriate and relatable way
• Create an energetic and inclusive environment that encourages student participation
• Manage groups of students confidently while maintaining workshop structure
• Learn and progressively deliver seven established workshop programs
• Deliver between one and five workshop sessions per day, depending on the school schedule
• Travel independently from home to schools across Brisbane and surrounding areas
• Build positive relationships with teachers, school staff and program stakeholders
• Complete workshop administration and provide feedback following each session
• Represent the program professionally within school environments

What’s in it for you?

• Approximately 15-20 hours per week during school terms
• Work primarily during school hours, generally between 8:30am and 4:00pm
• Flexibility to nominate at least three available weekdays
• Structured training through observation, self-guided learning and practice sessions
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the financial futures of young people
• Varied work across primary and secondary schools throughout Brisbane

Requirements

• Experience in teaching, facilitation, presenting, performing or working with children
• Teachers, performers and people studying to become teachers are strongly encouraged to apply
• Confidence engaging both primary and secondary school-aged audiences
• A bubbly, energetic and approachable presentation style
• Strong stage presence and the ability to make structured content feel natural
• Ability to manage classroom dynamics while keeping students engaged
• Capacity to learn and confidently deliver seven different workshops over time
• Availability for at least three weekdays during school terms, with five-day availability preferred
• Ability to travel independently to schools across Brisbane and surrounding areas
• A valid driver’s licence and access to a reliable, insured vehicle
• A current Working with Children Check, or eligibility to obtain one
• A genuine interest in financial literacy, education and community impact

Selection process

Shortlisted applicants will complete an initial interview that includes an approximately 10-minute facilitation audition. This provides an opportunity to demonstrate your personality, presentation style, stage presence and ability to bring structured content to life.

To apply

If you are an engaging presenter who enjoys working with young people and wants to deliver a program with genuine social impact, we would love to hear from you.

Due to the anticipated volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Join a large, complex organisation as a Senior Data Analyst – Power BI & Insights, turning data from multiple sources into clear reporting, practical recommendations and meaningful service improvements. This permanent Auckland role offers strong flexibility, varied stakeholder exposure and the chance to influence technology investment and user experience.

Environment Coordinator

Docklands, Melbourne | Hybrid (3 days office / 2 days WFH)
We’re looking for an organised and proactive Environment & Release Coordinator to join a large enterprise technology team supporting critical transformation initiatives. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience in environment coordination, release support, application support or IT operations who enjoys creating structure, solving problems and working across multiple teams.

About the Role
As the Environment Coordinator, you’ll be responsible for managing the day-to-day coordination of non-production environments, ensuring projects have the environments they need to deliver successfully. You’ll maintain environment schedules, documentation and calendars, coordinate releases and testing activities, and work closely with project teams, infrastructure, application support and change management to minimise conflicts and keep delivery on track.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the enterprise environment calendar across development, test, UAT and pre-production environments
• Coordinate environment bookings and availability across multiple projects
• Create and maintain environment documentation, registers, templates and runbooks
• Map application environments and integration points across systems
• Coordinate releases, deployments and testing activities
• Support Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes and environment change windows
• Coordinate environment refreshes and test data activities
• Identify and resolve environment conflicts before they impact delivery
• Communicate environment schedules, risks and impacts to technical and project stakeholders

About You
You’ll bring:

• 2+ years’ experience in environment coordination, release management or a similar role
• Experience working with development, test and UAT environments
• Strong organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail
• Experience creating documentation, schedules, trackers or process documentation
• Exposure to release management, deployments or change management processes
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, ServiceNow and Confluence (or similar)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A proactive, hands-on approach and a genuine desire to improve processes

Apply
Please hit the link below to apply, or reach out to kylie.mcmanus@talentinternational.com or Liam.Lasslett@TalentInternational.com for more information.

Disability Inclusion Facilitator

Initial Contract Term: 12 months
Preferable Start Date: ASAP
Hours: 2-3 days per week, 6-18 hours per week

*You must be an Australian Citizen to be considered for this role*
WWCC NEEDED

About the Opportunity

We’re partnering with a purpose-led organisation seeking an engaging Disability Inclusion Facilitator to deliver interactive workshops to primary school students across Sydney.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys educating and inspiring young people, whether you’re a former teacher, currently studying education, or have experience presenting to groups. Using your lived experience of disability, you’ll help create more inclusive school communities while building meaningful relationships with teachers and students.

The position offers excellent flexibility, working during school hours (approximately 8:30am-4:00pm), with a minimum commitment of three days per week.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Deliver engaging disability inclusion workshops to students from Years 1-7 across Sydney schools.
• Build genuine relationships with teachers, students and school communities.
• Facilitate both in-person and virtual presentations.
• Represent the organisation professionally while gathering feedback and maintaining high-quality workshop delivery.
• Travel throughout the Sydney metropolitan area to deliver sessions.

About You

• You have lived experience of disability and are comfortable sharing your personal journey to promote inclusion and understanding.
• You’re naturally engaging, personable and able to connect with both children and educators.
• Experience in teaching, education, training, facilitation or public speaking is highly regarded. This role would suit former teachers or those currently studying to become teachers.
• You’re organised, adaptable and enjoy working independently.
• You’re willing to learn and confidently deliver a suite of seven interactive workshops.
• You’re eligible to obtain a Working With Children Check.
• Access to reliable transport is required.

What’s on Offer

• Casual role with flexible scheduling (minimum 3 days per week, up to 5 days).
• Work during school hours (approximately 8:30am-4:00pm).
• Average 15-20 hours per week (hours may vary depending on workshop bookings).
• Comprehensive self-guided training to learn the workshop content.
• A meaningful opportunity to educate young people and create lasting community impact.
• Supportive, values-driven team environment.

Our client is a highly regarded, complex organisation with a strong reputation for research, education and international collaboration. They are seeking an experienced Senior Lawyer to join their in-house legal team and provide strategic, commercial and practical legal advice across a broad range of research and education matters.

This is an opportunity to undertake high-impact legal work supporting major domestic and international research initiatives, educational programs and strategic stakeholder partnerships. The role offers exposure to sophisticated commercial arrangements, global collaborations and multi-party research structures within a high-performing and supportive legal environment.

Flexible hybrid working arrangements are available.

The Role

Reporting into the organisation’s Office of General Counsel, the Senior Lawyer will support the Research and Education legal stream and advise on a diverse portfolio of complex, high-volume matters.

The successful candidate will provide timely, practical and commercially focused legal advice that aligns with the organisation’s strategic objectives, governance requirements and risk appetite.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing strategic and practical legal advice across research, education and related commercial activities.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of complex agreements, including research collaboration agreements, grant and funding agreements, clinical trial agreements, research services agreements and consultancy arrangements.
• Advising on intellectual property matters arising from research activities, commercialisation initiatives and external partnerships.
• Supporting major domestic and international research projects involving multiple stakeholders, institutions and funding bodies.
• Providing legal guidance on education-related regulatory and compliance frameworks.
• Managing a high volume of matters autonomously while balancing competing priorities and commercial deadlines.
• Developing trusted and influential relationships with senior internal stakeholders, including researchers, executives, academic leaders and professional services teams.
• Working collaboratively with external partners, government bodies, research institutions and commercial organisations.
• Supporting the development of legal capability across the organisation through mentoring, knowledge sharing and guidance on research and education matters.
• Providing specialist support and broader legal team coverage when required.

About You

You will be a commercially minded and solutions-focused legal practitioner who is comfortable working within a large, complex and highly regulated environment.

You will possess:

• Admission as an Australian legal practitioner and a current Australian practising certificate.
• A minimum of five years’ post-admission legal experience.
• Experience advising on complex commercial contracts and managing high-volume transactional legal work.
• A strong background in intellectual property, higher education, research, healthcare or a research-focused environment such as a medical research institute is really nice to have.
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating research agreements, grant agreements, clinical trial agreements, research services agreements or similar commercial arrangements.
• The ability to work autonomously, exercise sound judgement and prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to provide pragmatic advice that balances legal risk with organisational objectives.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships and influence senior stakeholders.
• A collaborative approach and commitment to delivering a high standard of internal client service.
• The ability to adapt to a diverse range of matters, stakeholders and priorities.

If this sounds like you please apply now or to discuss this opportunity please feel free to contact Ronald on O413 638 111.