Job Openings Delivery Lead – Data, AI & Integration

About the job Delivery Lead – Data, AI & Integration

Role Overview

Seeking an experienced Delivery Lead to work closely with Data, AI, Integration & Automation function. The role will provide hands-on delivery leadership across multiple concurrent initiatives, bringing structure, visibility and accountability to work already in progress. The successful candidate will operate as a trusted delivery partner to leadership and coordinate effectively across business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors and resources.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end delivery coordination across multiple Data, AI, Integration and Automation initiatives.
  • Work directly with stakeholders to establish priorities, delivery plans, milestones, dependencies and resource requirements.
  • Provide clear governance and reporting across scope, schedule, risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies (RAID).
  • Coordinate business, architecture, engineering, data, integration and vendor teams to maintain delivery momentum.
  • Identify delivery risks early, drive resolution and escalate decisions where required.
  • Manage stakeholder expectations and provide concise, outcome-focused status reporting to senior leadership.
  • Support planning, estimation, sequencing and capacity management across the active portfolio.
  • Facilitate delivery ceremonies, working sessions and decision forums without creating unnecessary process overhead.
  • Ensure agreed actions, decisions and dependencies are followed through to closure.
  • Work closely with onsite and offshore teams, aligning delivery activities with priorities.
  • 8+ years of technology delivery, program or project leadership experience, including senior delivery responsibility.
  • Demonstrated experience delivering Data, Analytics, AI, Integration, Cloud or digital transformation initiatives.
  • Strong ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
  • Excellent senior stakeholder, vendor and cross-functional team management skills.
  • Strong understanding of delivery governance, planning, RAID management, financial awareness and resource coordination.
  • Ability to understand technical discussions and translate them into clear business actions and delivery decisions.
  • Proven ability to work autonomously, create structure in ambiguous environments and drive outcomes.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting.
  • Availability to work closely with stakeholders in Melbourne with strong alignment to onsite business hours.
  • Experience within data platform modernisation, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI or enterprise integration programs.
  • Experience in construction, property, retail or other operationally complex industries.
  • Agile, Scrum, SAFe, PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent delivery certification.

Experience managing blended onsite/offshore delivery teams.