Executive Manager Disruption Management

nbn co limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

nbn is seeking an experienced Executive Manager, Disruption Management to lead Australia’s disruption response framework. You will shape crisis and emergency management across the enterprise, guiding design, delivery and assurance and building trusted partnerships with executives and external stakeholders.

You will steer cross-functional programs, manage after-hours on-call requirements and drive resilient outcomes while aligning with strategic resilience and asset management goals.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience across crisis and emergency management, cyber resilience, business continuity, disaster management or security risk management.
• Experience designing and leading complex programs with cross-functional teams.
• Thoughtful and inclusive leader who builds trusted relationships and creates clarity in complex situations.
• Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills for executives and Board-level stakeholders.
• Current security clearance or ability to obtain one within probation; comfortable with after-hours on-call.

Responsibilities

• Lead nbn’s Disruption Management Framework, integrating Crisis and Emergency Management systems.
• Guide design, development, delivery and assurance of disruption management programs.
• Collaborate with executives, senior leaders, business units and external partners to strengthen preparedness and resilience.
• Prepare Integrated Crisis Management Team and divisional Emergency Management Teams for rapid response.

Skills

Leadership

Crisis management

Emergency management

Cyber resilience

Business continuity

Disaster management

Security risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Executive communication

Job description

Job Expectations

Build your career and Australia’s future. Not many people can say they are working on building Australia’s future. With us you’ll be doing just that, leaving a legacy for all Australians. Plus, there’s equal employment, great training, and true flexible working arrangements. We have an exciting opportunity at nbn for an Executive Manager, Disruption Management. This role will report to the Executive General Manager, Resilience & Asset Management.

A bit about your role

As the Executive Manager, Disruption Management, you will lead nbn’s approach to navigating uncertainty and responding effectively to disruptive events and crises. You will guide the design, development, delivery and assurance of nbn’s Disruption Management Framework, bringing together the organisation’s Crisis Management and Emergency Management systems to strengthen enterprise-wide preparedness and resilience. Working collaboratively with executives, senior leaders, business units and external stakeholders, you will build trusted partnerships and support coordinated decision-making during high-impact events. You will also lead programs that prepare and enable nbn’s Integrated Crisis Management Team and divisional Emergency Management Teams, ensuring they have the clarity, capability and confidence to respond when it matters most.

A bit about you

If this sounds like the role for you, you will bring significant leadership experience across areas such as crisis and emergency management, cyber resilience, business continuity, disaster management or security risk management. You will have successfully designed and led complex programs, bringing cross-functional teams together around a shared purpose and enabling strong, sustainable outcomes. You are a thoughtful and inclusive leader who builds trusted relationships, creates clarity in complex situations and supports others to perform at their best. Your advanced communication, negotiation and influencing skills will enable you to engage confidently with executives, Board-level stakeholders and external partners. You will hold a current security clearance or be able to reactivate or obtain one within the probation period, and you will be comfortable meeting the role’s after-hours on-call requirements.

Life at nbn

To be part of nbn is to be part of something bigger. There’s so much more from here. Our pioneering spirit drives us forward every day. Together, we help lift the digital capability of the nation by building and connecting Australia’s best fibre infrastructure into homes and businesses, plus places and things, everywhere. We’re continuing to create Australia’s network—a network made for more. Not just a way for everyone to do the things they love but transforming the way they do them.

A more inclusive working world nbn is committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace where everyone can feel heard, valued, and respected. We believe diverse perspectives are the key to unlocking greater outcomes and encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures. That's why we have a Reconciliation Action Plan, Accessibility & Inclusion Plan, offer 18 weeks of paid parental leave, are a Pride in Diversity Platinum Employer, and have active employee-led diversity pillars.

Equal Opportunities for All

We champion equal opportunities for all employees. If you have any accessibility requirements and would like to discuss adjustments for the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to contact us by emailing [e-mail] or calling our Recruitment Accessibility Enquiry Line at [phone]. Please note, this line is dedicated to accessibility-related enquiries for the purposes of recruitment, and only enquiries related to accessibility adjustments will be answered. For other matters, please visit our Contact Us page on our website.

Please note, this role is a permanent opportunity and applications will close at midnight on Monday 9 November. To be eligible for this role, you must have full working rights in Australia.

Worker Type: Permanent, Time Type: Full time

nbn is the team behind the design, build and operation of the nbn™ network - one of Australia’s largest technology infrastructure projects, which will help better connect Australians with each other and the rest of the world, no matter where you live. But the nbn™ network is so much more than access to fast internet. A state of the art communications network opens up a world of possibilities in areas such as education, business, innovation, healthcare, flexibility, and entertainment. It will help ensure our digital future, and give Australians benefits we can all enjoy, for decades to come. At nbn, you’ll work with inspirational leaders and innovators in their field, help take on engaging and exciting work, and seek original solutions to new challenges every day. Things move quickly at nbn, and opportunities present themselves all the time. At nbn, you have an incredible chance to broaden your skills and widen your horizons. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to accelerate your career, and shape your own future, along with Australia’s.