APAC Transformation Lead: Strategic Projects & PMO

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 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