Executive General Manager, Planning Change & Assurance

Travel Leaders Group, LLC; Geelong; Hybrid; AUD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport Accident Commission (TAC) in Geelong is seeking an Executive General Manager, Planning Change and Assurance to lead the Planning, Change and Assurance Division and align investments with strategy.

Reporting to the CEO, you will advise the Board on enterprise portfolio management, transformation programs and funding decisions. This is a full-time, 3-year fixed term role with hybrid work options and an attractive executive remuneration package.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading enterprise portfolio management and strategic planning.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into an integrated portfolio of investments.
• Strong advisory experience with CEOs, ELT and Boards on complex strategic progress.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise leadership of the Planning Change and Assurance Division and align priorities with strategy.
• Advise the CEO, Executive Leadership Team and Board on investment decisions and governance at scale.
• Oversee delivery confidence, prioritisation and value realisation across the portfolio.

Skills

Enterprise portfolio management

Strategic advisory

Commercial acumen

Job description

Executive General Manager, Planning Change and Assurance

• Full time, 3 year fixed term executive contract
• Geelong office location, with flexible hybrid working
• Attractive executive remuneration package

Care in Action

With a career at the TAC, you’ll be helping us look out for the lives of everyone who travels on Victoria’s roads. That’s care in action.

Find out more about our shared purpose, and what drives every one of us.

About the role

The Executive General Manager, Planning Change and Assurance is a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, responsible for providing enterprise leadership of the TAC's strategic project portfolio. The role ensures organisational priorities, investment decisions, resources and transformation initiatives are aligned to strategy and positioned to deliver sustainable value and improved organisational performance.

About the Team

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, this role leads the Planning, Change and Assurance Division, with three direct reports and responsibility for a strategically significant enterprise portfolio. As a trusted adviser to the CEO, Executive Leadership Team and Board, the role provides independent advice to support informed decision‑making, strengthen delivery confidence, and ensure the TAC's strategic priorities are effectively governed, prioritised and delivered.

What we’re looking for

Enterprise Portfolio Management Expertise

Extensive experience leading enterprise portfolio management, strategic planning and assurance, with a proven ability to translate organisational strategy into an integrated and prioritised portfolio of investments that deliver measurable value and outcomes.

Strategic Advisory and Enterprise Leadership

Proven success advising CEOs, Executive Leadership Teams and Boards on complex strategic progress of investment decisions for Enterprise Transformation, combining sound judgement and enterprise thinking.

Commercial and Investment Acumen

Strong commercial and financial leadership, with experience informing major investment and funding, benefits realisation and resource allocation decisions within complex environments.

Ready to put care in action? We’d like to hear from you.

For more information, read the attached Position Description or contact Hannah Egan (Acting Manager, Talent Acquisition) on [phone] for a confidential discussion. Applications for this role will be accepted up until 11:55pm on Sunday 4 October 2026.

If we can do anything to help make applying for this role easier, or you have an adjustment request, please let our Talent Acquisition Team know at [e-mail]. If over the phone is better for you, our number is 03 9300 0501.

A safe place to work

We’re committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of employees. This extends to inclusion, diversity and accessibility in our employment practices, and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, men, women and gender diverse people, culturally diverse, and LGBTIQA+ people to apply for roles.

Child Safety

At the TAC we are committed to the safety of children and young people. For more information regarding our commitment to child safety, please visit our website.

This role will require you to have a valid Working with Children Check.