- Norwest location, Hybrid working 3 days in office.
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High impact Program Manager role a proven leader.
We are Woolworths Group
200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.
If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.
Welcome to Group Enablement
Our Group Enablement Teams are the Technology experts, developing new capabilities and platforms for a better retail future. We’re the crucial link between our stores and our customers, the IT engine moving our business forward, the strategic connectors streamlining the way we work, and the forward thinkers using tech to transform the retail experience. Uniting cutting edge technology, data and retail smarts, you’ll work behind the scenes, in the margins and across every corner of the business – to uplift our capability, amplify our collective impacts and revolutionise the customer experience.
What You Will Do
We’re looking for a dynamic Program Manager to lead the end to end delivery of transformative Front Office solutions across our stores. In this role, you’ll lead a high-performing team, partner with senior stakeholders and vendors, and take our most critical strategic initiatives from concept to successful implementation. If you have a proven track record successfully leading your people, building strong stakeholder relationships and driving impactful change, read on!
You will:
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Lead, develop, and coach a team of Project Managers to continually uplift the organisation's delivery capability.
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Execute projects and initiatives across various business units using the most suitable delivery methodologies.
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Partner with Product Owners and technical application teams to support and accelerate solution delivery.
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Lead roadmap planning, prioritisation, capacity planning, and resource allocation across the program.
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Drive engagement across teams and influence external priorities to unblock dependencies and achieve shared goals.
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Take ultimate accountability for business outcomes by clearing roadblocks and gaining critical alignment from senior leaders.
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Proactively identify and resolve complex risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks before they disrupt delivery.
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Manage financial forecasting, resource budgeting, and domain tracking in collaboration with finance and product teams.
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Actively question existing processes and explore the technical landscape to optimise delivery outcomes.
What you’ll bring
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Experience leading, developing, and coaching high performing project delivery teams.
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Energy and a passion for delivering outcomes for our customer and team.
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Track record of driving large scale business and technical change using agile and traditional methods.
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Ability to align conflicting requirements, influence senior executives, and communicate complex concepts clearly.
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Expert level skills in planning, scheduling, risk mitigation, and project controls.
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Proven ability to manage, forecast, and deliver within large program budgets.
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Comfortable operating at a high strategic level, but equally skilled at diving into the details to unblock delivery.
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Experience managing third-party software vendors and professional services partners to ensure successful delivery.
What you’ll experience
Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:
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Hybrid working, including in office 3 days and work from home
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Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
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A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
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A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including a competitive leave policy and 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.
We encourage all candidates to apply. Please let us know in your application if we can assist you with any adjustments in the hiring process.
