Executive Director, Large-Scale Digital Transformation

Hudson Global, Inc.; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

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Job summary

Hudson (Australia) is seeking a Project Director to lead Queensland’s TRAILS Modernisation Project, delivering a multi-year digital transformation of registration and licensing services. You will provide executive leadership across business, technology, data, policy and service delivery teams to achieve a unified vision.

You will drive governance, risk management and reporting while ensuring service continuity and sustainable capability across the organisation, working with senior executives,

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading large-scale digital transformation programs.
• Strong government or highly complex industry experience.
• Experience modernising enterprise technology environments.
• Expertise in governance, assurance, risk management and executive reporting.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across technology, business, data, change and operations.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement, influence and negotiation skills.
• Deep understanding of both traditional project delivery methodologies and Agile/product-based approaches.
• Relevant project, program transformation or executive leadership qualifications and certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for a major government transformation program.
• Lead and align six domain teams against a shared roadmap and delivery objectives.
• Drive project governance, risk management, assurance, and executive reporting.
• Guide the modernisation of mission-critical registration and licensing systems.
• Build trusted relationships across executive stakeholders, suppliers, and delivery teams.
• Resolve complex issues, dependencies, and barriers to maintain delivery momentum.
• Ensure successful transition from legacy environments while protecting service continuity.
• Develop organisational capability and leadership to sustain long-term transformation outcomes.

Skills

Digital transformation

Government experience

Tech modernization

Governance & risk

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Delivery methodologies (Agile & Water‑

Certifications

Education

Project leadership certifications

Job description

Hudson (Australia) is seeking a Project Director to lead Queensland’s TRAILS Modernisation Project, delivering a multi-year digital transformation of registration and licensing services. You will provide executive leadership across business, technology, data, policy and service delivery teams to achieve a unified vision.

You will drive governance, risk management and reporting while ensuring service continuity and sustainable capability across the organisation, working with senior executives,