ASD 5 & 6 Product Manager

Australian Signals Directorate; Darwin; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

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Career development opportunities

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Job summary

Australian Signals Directorate in Darwin seeks a Product Manager to deliver complex logistics, inventory, and asset management in an integrated workforce. You will coordinate asset records, oversee stock movements, and report on logistics performance to support operational capability.

The role requires proactive leadership, strong judgement, and the ability to manage ASD policy, governance, and stock take activities across sites. Extensive development opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• Proactive, resilient, and motivated leader with strong professional judgement.
• Ability to anticipate logistics risk and provide timely advice to management.
• Experience coordinating complex logistics and asset governance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and apply understanding of ASD policy, mission, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with ASD logistics systems, asset accountability standards, and governance obligations.
• Input, track, and report stock movements using asset management systems.
• Prepare reports on stock usage, trends and logistics performance.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Maintain accurate asset records by project and cost centre.

Job description

Access Foundation Branch within Mission Capability Division is a cross functional, integrated team of Analysts, Developers, Engineers, Radio Frequency (RF) Technicians and Project Specialists working to deliver critical capabilities against some of ASD’s hardest SIGINT access problems.

Shoal Bay Receiving Station (SBRS) based in Darwin and Australian Defence Satellite Communications Station (ADSCS) based in Geraldton are remote intelligence facilities managed by ASD. Working at our sites will offer a unique and challenging work environment where experienced public sector professionals work alongside highly skilled technical experts to achieve exciting outcomes for ASD. You will be required to work closely between the two sites and other areas across the organisation.

We are seeking energetic, highly organised and task-orientated ASD 5 & 6 Product Manager to undertake a broad range of work in support of ASD’s mission. You will play a critical role in supporting the internal infrastructure of one of the largest organisations within the National Intelligence Community.

Due to the unique nature of the work conducted at this location, staff may be provided the opportunity to obtain a range of additional qualifications including construction cards, truck and forklift licenses.

The Product Manager is accountable, under limited direction, for the delivery of complex logistics, inventory, and asset management functions within an integrated workforce. The role requires the effective coordination and governance of logistic activities to support operational capability and organisational readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing, maintaining, and applying a well-developed understanding of relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks, ASD policy, mission, and strategic requirements
• Ensuring compliance with ASD logistics systems, asset accountability standards, and governance obligations while providing informed advice to senior management.
• Use inventory and asset management systems to input, track, and report on stock movements.
• Prepare reports on stock usage, trends, and logistics performance.
• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement.
• Manage accurate asset records reflecting Project WBS elements and relevant cost centre captures.
• Manage accurate asset information capture into applicable Enterprise Asset Management Software (EAMS, SAP, MAXIMO/MAS etc).
• Capture and collate any asset warranty, repair or calibration reporting.
• Manage asset transfers.
• Oversee asset-sparing levels and supply line performance.
• Manage retirement of assets, incorporating disposal and removals.
• Mass asset revaluations and change of useful life.
• Capture and record asset impairments.
• Manage asset classifications (fixed assets, cost centre assets, inventory).
• Manage ASD and Cost Centre Stock takes, corrections and reporting.

Further information can be found at: I’m changing my career | Australian Signals Directorate (asd.gov.au).

Our Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has to be a proactive, resilient, and motivated leader who brings energy and initiative to a complex remote site. They demonstrate sound professional judgement, the ability to anticipate logistics risk, and the confidence to provide clear, timely, and well-reasoned advice to management team.

The successful candidate is committed to continuous professional development, prepared to rapidly build and maintain a deep understanding of ASD’s logistics systems, policy, and governance requirements, and capable of operating with autonomy while leading, influencing, and developing others within an integrated workforce.

Application Closing Date: Sunday, 11 October 2026

For further information, please review the Information Pack, reference ASD/05323/26 on http://www.asd.gov.au/careers