Director Of Government

Brennan; Canberra; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Brennan in Canberra seeks a senior leader to head its Government division, driving growth across the Australian public sector. You will own the government P&L, lead strategic pursuits, and deepen relationships with APS and agency CIO communities.

The role focuses on expanding Brennan's sovereign capability and winning large, complex government opportunities. Based in Canberra, you will report to the Managing Director and guide investment priorities, market positioning, and performance across

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience across Government technology, outsourcing or services.
• Strong understanding of government procurement processes and security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead Brennan's Government division and develop the growth agenda.
• Own the Government P&L, pipeline, forecast and investments.
• Grow Canberra presence by building senior APS relationships.
• Win major opportunities by leading strategic government bids.
• Build sovereign capability to compete for larger government work.
• Drive profitable growth and shape long-term government strategy.

Skills

Senior leadership

Government technology

P&L leadership

Executive relationships

Job description

Brennan. Where true performance thrives.

At Brennan, we believe that how technology is delivered is every bit as important as what the technology is. We focus on creating real and relevant value for customers with solutions that fit their specific needs and always reflect their true interests.

It’s a claim backed by our True Performance System - a way of working engineered to get us closer, and deliver better, for our customers and their actual experience of technology.

Why join Brennan

True performance for our customers starts with a true belief in our people.

It’s why we’ve structured our business to help our teams, and their talents, shine bright. It's why we’ve created a workplace where people of all backgrounds, beliefs and experiences are welcomed and empowered. And it’s why we’ve built an organisation where real innovation makes a genuine impact and generates true rewards for our team members.

True rewards

In addition to competitive remuneration, Brennan offers extensive benefits, including:

• Training & development budget.
• Culture Awards that recognise excellence.
• Brennan Daredevils - our annual, all-expenses paid trip awarded to our top performers and outstanding contributors.
• Vibrant, fun social activities.
• Discounted hardware and software.
• An environment that embraces learning and development.

The Role

Lead Brennan’s Government division, one of our key strategic growth investments, building our presence and reputation across the Australian public sector.

Based in Canberra and reporting to the Managing Director, you’ll join Brennan’s ELT and own the Government strategy, P&L and growth agenda, strengthening our existing agency relationships while building the sovereign capability required to win larger, more complex government opportunities.

What You’ll Lead

• Lead the Government strategy: Own Brennan’s government growth plan, market positioning, investment priorities and commercial performance.
• Grow our Canberra presence: Build senior relationships across the APS and establish Brennan as a trusted partner to Government.
• Win major opportunities: Lead strategic government pursuits and bids, expanding our existing Cybersecurity and networking footprint into more agencies.
• Build sovereign capability: Shape and scale the people, technology, accreditation and delivery capability required to compete for larger government opportunities.
• Drive profitable growth: Own the Government P&L, pipeline, forecast and investment performance.
• Build for the future: Lead the Canberra team and shape Brennan’s longer-term expansion across Federal and State Government.

What You’ll Bring

• Deep, current relationships across the APS, agency CIO community and Canberra technology market.
• Senior leadership experience across Government technology, outsourcing or services.
• Strong understanding of government procurement, panels and security requirements, including IRAP, DISP and Essential Eight.
• Proven experience leading and winning large, complex government bids and opportunities.
• Experience building or scaling a government, sovereign or comparable technology practice.
• Strong P&L and commercial leadership with the ability to translate market opportunity into profitable growth.
• Executive presence and credibility with senior government, customer, Board and internal stakeholders.

As part of our hiring process, you will be required to undertake a National Criminal History Check.

Brennan is an equal opportunity employer