Executive Director, Digital Transformation

Triple Zero; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 310,000 - 447,000; Full time

Job summary

Triple Zero Victoria is seeking an Executive Director, Digital Transformation to lead the Next Gen CAD program. You will hold end-to-end accountability for a multi-vendor effort spanning software, hardware and infrastructure, ensuring delivery within the DTF High Value High Risk framework.

You will oversee cross-functional senior leaders, align with the CEO and ELT, and drive governance, risk management and a smooth transition to sustainable operational capability.

Qualifications

• Track record delivering large-scale, high-risk public sector technology programs.
• Demonstrated executive-level decision-making and governance influence.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in multi-vendor contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of a large-scale CAD transformation program.
• Own scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and benefits within the framework.
• Provide strategic guidance to CEO and Executive Leadership Team.
• Drive governance and early escalation for program success.

Skills

Public sector leadership

Program governance

Budget management

Vendor management

Strategic leadership

Job description

Executive Director, Digital Transformation

• Lead Next Gen CAD Transformation - $253 million program
• Remuneration: SES2 | $310,386 - $447,266 TRP
• Burwood East (TZV head office)

Triple Zero Victoria provides the critical link between the Victorian community and the state's emergency services agencies. In 2024-25, Triple Zero Victoria (TZV) answered 3.09 million calls for assistance. It provides Victoria's 24-hour emergency call-taking and dispatch services for Ambulance Victoria (including non-emergency patient transport), Fire Rescue Victoria, the Country Fire Authority, Victoria Police and Victoria State Emergency Service.

Position Overview

The Executive Director Digital Transformation for TZV's Next Generation CAD program, holds end-to-end accountability for a large-scale, multi-vendor program spanning software, hardware, infrastructure and network delivery — owning scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and benefits within the DTF High Value High Risk framework. You will lead a cross-functional team of senior leaders, provide strategic thought leadership to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team, drive disciplined governance and early escalation, and plan the program’s transition to sustainable operational capability.

This is not simply a technology program. Success depends on integrating technical delivery with operations, workforce readiness and capability, change, and commercial and vendor performance, and ultimately transitioning into sustainable operational capability.

Your Experience and Attributes

• Successful end-to-end delivery of large-scale, high-risk public sector technology programs - owning scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and benefits within the DTF High Value High Risk framework
• Proven delivery accountability across complex, multi-vendor environments, including cutover and transition of mission-critical systems.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, with demonstrated capability in managing large program budgets, vendor contracts and commercial negotiations.
• Demonstrated executive people leadership, building and sustaining high-performing teams through prolonged delivery pressure.
• Sound technical acumen to challenge technical advice and make informed executive program decisions.
• Public-sector expertise with the credibility to engage central agencies and Executive Leadership Team peers.

Queries close: 5pm AEDT Monday 26th October 2026 | Applications close: 5pm AEDT Wednesday 28th October 2026

Peter William Partners has been exclusively retained by Triple Zero Victoria for this search; unsolicited applications will be redirected and managed via this campaign. Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid working visa.