APAC Transformation Lead (Strategic Commercial Projects)

Vantive; North Sydney Council; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantive is seeking an APAC Transformation Lead to drive strategic projects across ANZ/APAC, delivering disciplined transformation leadership and robust PMO governance. You will partner with senior leaders to define priorities, manage risks, and report progress with measurable outcomes.

Hybrid work arrangement applies, with three days in the office and two remote days. You will report to the Senior Director, APAC Supply Chain and Logistics, based in Sydney, and must have valid working rights in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Project Management, Change Management, Communications or a related discipline preferred.
• Project management or continuous improvement certifications desirable (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Lean Six Sigma or Prosci).
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating complex regional transformation, PMO, supply chain, operations or business improvement programs.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, preparing executive-level reporting and influencing decision-making across functions.
• Proven capability in change management, organisational design, stakeholder engagement, communications planning and risk/issue management within dynamic business environments.
• Experience developing or supporting job descriptions, capability frameworks, role design, operating model changes or transition plans desirable.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the regional PMO rhythm for strategic commercial projects, including integrated plans, governance forums, action registers, decision logs, dependency tracking and milestone reporting.
• Coordinate transformation workstreams across Supply Chain and related functions, ensuring priorities, owners, timelines and deliverables are clear and actively managed.
• Develop and maintain high-quality executive reporting for the Senior Director, Supply Chain and regional leadership forums, including status updates, risks, issues, decisions required, benefits tracking and progress against agreed outcomes.
• Lead change management planning and execution, including stakeholder impact assessments, engagement plans, readiness activities, adoption measures and reinforcement mechanisms.
• Support organisational design activities associated with transformation, including role clarity, job description development, capability frameworks, ways of working, governance alignment and transition planning.
• Foster communities of learning and practice across the region to share knowledge, build capability, accelerate adoption and embed consistent transformation ways of working.
• Create clear, timely and audience-appropriate communications to build understanding, alignment and momentum across impacted teams and leadership groups.
• Identify, assess and actively manage transformation risks, issues and interdependencies, escalating matters appropriately with recommended options and mitigation plans.
• Facilitate effective governance meetings, preparing agendas, pre-read materials, decision papers, action summaries and follow-up tracking.
• Support benefits realisation by translating transformation objectives into measurable outcomes, tracking progress and identifying barriers to delivery.
• Build strong working relationships with regional and functional stakeholders, promoting disciplined execution, constructive challenge and a collaborative transformation culture.

Skills

PMO discipline

Stakeholder management

Change management

Executive reporting

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Project Management, Change Management, Communications or related

Certifications (PMP/PRINCE2/Agile/Lean Six Sigma/Prosci) desirable

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

Position

APAC Transformation Lead (Strategic Projects)

Office Location

Vantive Head Office, VicX, North Sydney

Report

Senior Director, APAC Supply Chain and Logistics (Based in Sydney)

Visa Condition

Must have valid working rights in Australia (Citizen or Permanent Resident)

Job Scope

Lead the regional delivery of strategic commercial projects, providing disciplined transformation leadership across program governance, PMO cadence, change management, communications, executive reporting and risk management to enable sustainable operational and commercial improvement across ANZ/APAC. Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional workstream owners to ensure transformation priorities are clearly defined, well governed, aligned to business objectives and delivered with pace, accountability and measurable impact.

Work Arrangement

Intentional Hybrid (3 days per week in the office and 2 days per week)

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the regional PMO rhythm for strategic commercial projects, including integrated plans, governance forums, action registers, decision logs, dependency tracking and milestone reporting.
• Coordinate transformation workstreams across Supply Chain and related functions, ensuring priorities, owners, timelines and deliverables are clear and actively managed.
• Develop and maintain high-quality executive reporting for the Senior Director, Supply Chain and regional leadership forums, including status updates, risks, issues, decisions required, benefits tracking and progress against agreed outcomes.
• Lead change management planning and execution, including stakeholder impact assessments, engagement plans, readiness activities, adoption measures and reinforcement mechanisms.
• Support organisational design activities associated with transformation, including role clarity, job description development, capability frameworks, ways of working, governance alignment and transition planning.
• Foster communities of learning and practice across the region to share knowledge, build capability, accelerate adoption and embed consistent transformation ways of working.
• Create clear, timely and audience-appropriate communications to build understanding, alignment and momentum across impacted teams and leadership groups.
• Identify, assess and actively manage transformation risks, issues and interdependencies, escalating matters appropriately with recommended options and mitigation plans.
• Facilitate effective governance meetings, preparing agendas, pre-read materials, decision papers, action summaries and follow-up tracking.
• Support benefits realisation by translating transformation objectives into measurable outcomes, tracking progress and identifying barriers to delivery.
• Build strong working relationships with regional and functional stakeholders, promoting disciplined execution, constructive challenge and a collaborative transformation culture.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Project Management, Change Management, Communications or a related discipline preferred.
• Project management, change management or continuous improvement certification desirable, such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Lean Six Sigma or Prosci.
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating complex regional transformation, PMO, supply chain, operations or business improvement programs.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, preparing executive-level reporting and influencing decision-making across functions.
• Proven capability in change management, organisational design, stakeholder engagement, communications planning and risk/issue management within dynamic business environments.
• Experience developing or supporting job descriptions, capability frameworks, role design, operating model changes or transition plans desirable.

Skills

• Strong PMO discipline, including planning, governance, reporting, RAID management, action tracking and benefits monitoring.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex transformation activity into clear messages for executive, operational and cross-functional audiences.
• Ability to translate organisational design requirements into practical role documentation, capability frameworks, transition materials and adoption plans.
• Ability to establish and nurture regional communities of learning and practice that build capability, encourage knowledge sharing and support sustained adoption of new ways of working.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented and comfortable managing competing priorities, ambiguity and fast-moving workstreams.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, SharePoint and project/reporting tools.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, problem-solving and influencing skills.

Reasonable Accommodation

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