Deployment Manager

Harrison McMillan Pty Ltd; Adelaide; Presencial; AUD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Harrison McMillan Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Deployment Manager to coordinate deployment activities across multiple workstreams and ensure readiness for the new enterprise platform. You will work with program leadership to align milestones, governance and stakeholder expectations, driving successful go-live outcomes.

The role requires extensive project management experience in complex transformations, strong communication, and the ability to manage dependencies, risks and resources across

Formación

• Proven ability to lead complex transformation/technology projects.
• Experience planning and delivering deployment, readiness and cutover activities.
• Strong governance, reporting and stakeholder communication skills.
• Ability to identify risks, manage dependencies and escalate where needed.
• Autonomy with disciplined project documentation and governance.

Responsabilidades

• Lead deployment and transformation activities across multiple workstreams.
• Coordinate deployment planning, readiness activities and go-live preparations.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders for alignment on milestones.
• Manage resources supporting deployment and cutover activities.
• Develop deployment artefacts, workshop materials and schedules.
• Support integrated deployment schedules with clear tasks and timeframes.
• Monitor progress, identify delays and escalate risks and dependencies.
• Provide status reporting to program leadership and governance groups.
• Ensure readiness activities are completed within agreed timeframes.
• Support stakeholders through organisational, process and technology change.
• Maintain momentum across delivery teams to meet timelines and budgets.
• Identify, assess and mitigate deployment risks with practical solutions.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and governance artefacts.

Conocimientos

Project management

Transformation programs

Stakeholder engagement

Deployment planning

Governance reporting

Risk management

Business readiness

Change management

Communication skills

Autonomous work

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

The role will lead and coordinate deployment activities across multiple stakeholder groups, ensuring business areas are prepared for the transition to new systems, processes and ways of working. Combining strong project management, stakeholder engagement and change capability, the Deployment Manager will ensure deployment activities are effectively planned, coordinated and delivered in line with broader program milestones.

Company

This large and complex organisation is undertaking a significant transformation designed to modernise core business systems, standardise processes and improve the way services are delivered. The program involves significant technology, process and organisational change across multiple business areas and stakeholder groups.

Role Overview

The Deployment Manager will manage the activities required to successfully transition business groups onto a new enterprise platform. Working closely with program leadership and multiple delivery workstreams, the role will coordinate deployment planning, business readiness, stakeholder engagement, scheduling, resources and dependencies to ensure successful go-live outcomes. The position will also provide clear visibility of deployment progress, risks and issues through structured reporting and governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to complex deployment and transformation activities, ensuring agreed scope, milestones and outcomes are achieved.
• Manage deployment groups through structured planning, coordination, stakeholder engagement and business readiness activities.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, creating accountability and alignment around key deliverables.
• Coordinate project resources supporting deployment and cutover activities.
• Develop deployment documentation, workshop materials, plans and supporting artefacts.
• Support the development and management of integrated deployment schedules, ensuring tasks, dependencies, resources and timeframes are clearly defined.
• Monitor progress against agreed schedules, proactively identifying delays, risks and dependencies and escalating where required.
• Coordinate regular status reporting to program leadership and governance groups.
• Ensure stakeholders complete required readiness and deployment activities within agreed timeframes.
• Support stakeholders through significant organisational, process and technology change.
• Maintain momentum and accountability across delivery teams to support successful implementation within agreed timeframes and budgets.
• Identify, assess and manage deployment risks, ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are established.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, records and governance artefacts.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Extensive project management experience within complex transformation or technology programs
• Demonstrated experience planning, coordinating and delivering large-scale deployment, implementation or business readiness activities.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, governance frameworks and delivery disciplines.
• Experience managing complex project schedules, dependencies, resources, risks and issues.
• Strong stakeholder management capability, including experience engaging senior stakeholders, managing challenging conversations and negotiating outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including developing presentations, workshop materials, status reporting and project documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, exercise sound judgement and manage competing priorities within tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with the ability to identify risks, issues and practical solutions.
• Demonstrated experience managing resources within complex project or program environments.
• Strong attention to detail and a disciplined approach to project documentation and governance.
• Experience using contemporary project scheduling and workflow management tools.
• Experience assessing project and operational risks and implementing appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Five or more years of project management experience across multiple phases of project delivery is highly regarded.
• Organisational Change Management and business readiness experience is highly desirable.