- Newly created position to join a nationally respected organisation at a time of significant opportunity and impact
- The Heart Foundation of Australia is a leading non-profit organisation dedicated to improving heart health and reducing the impact of heart disease in Australia.
- Bring a technology lens to advancing heart health equity and create environments and systems that enable healthy behaviours.
Contribute to the Heart Foundation’s vision to make heart health achievable for every Australian by 2050 and play a leadership role in tackling one of the nation’s most significant and preventable health challenges.
The Position
The Heart Foundation is seeking an accomplished Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead enterprise-wide technology strategy and capability. This newly established role will provide executive leadership across digital, data and technology—aligning organisational priorities with a clear technology roadmap to support transformation, innovation and sustainable growth.
The CTO will unify technology direction across the organisation, establishing robust governance, strengthening data capability and optimising systems to enable effective decision-making and improved community impact. A key focus will be consolidating fragmented platforms and embedding a scalable, future-focused technology environment. Working closely with the executive team, you will act as a strategic business partner—translating organisational priorities into practical, high-value technology solutions.
You are a credible, values-driven executive with a strong track record leading technology functions within complex, purpose-led organisations. You bring demonstrated experience building and guiding lean, high-performing teams, alongside a proven ability to deliver digital transformation, data integration and enterprise systems initiatives that create measurable organisational impact. An effective business partner, you take the time to understand organisational priorities before translating them into practical, high-value technology solutions, ensuring alignment between strategy, operations and outcomes.
You combine strategic insight with commercial acumen, framing technology decisions in a way that supports organisational sustainability while advancing mission-led outcomes. With highly developed communication and stakeholder engagement, you influence at senior levels with clarity and credibility. Importantly, you adopt a pragmatic approach to change—delivering at a pace that is realistic for a complex, mission-driven environment—while maintaining a clear focus on improving community impact. Experience outside the health sector will be considered; however, a genuine alignment to purpose and commitment to advancing equitable health outcomes is essential.
The Organisation
For over 65 years, the Heart Foundation has been the trusted peak body working to improve the prevention, detection, and support of heart disease for all Australians.
While our work has significantly improved survival rates for people living with cardiovascular disease, it remains one of our nation’s biggest killers, claiming 116 lives every day.
Guided by a vision that heart health will be achievable by everyone in Australia by 2050, the Foundation continues to harness the knowledge and innovation of leading researchers and health professionals, alongside the passion of our supporters and the generosity of millions of Australians
To Apply: This role is being managed by Future Leadership.
https://futureleadership.com.au/opportunities/chief-technology-officer-nhfcto0526-2/
Address your cover letter and resume to Kate Wheeler and Andrew Broadbent of Future Leadership, or call 1300 347 437 for further information.
