Gm - Ai Product & Program Management

Vocus Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Health & wellness

Discounts

Job summary

Vocus Group is seeking an experienced leader to own and accelerate the enterprise AI program. You will oversee the AI portfolio, define product standards, and drive delivery from concept to adoption and realised benefits, reporting to the MD/Chief AI Officer.

You will orchestrate cross-functional delivery, track benefits, and provide Board-ready updates on progress, value and risk, shaping the future of AI-enabled outcomes across the business.

Qualifications

• Senior product or program leadership experience, ideally in digital or technology Transformation.
• Experience running multi-workstream portfolios with clear benefits tracking.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise AI program: plan, cadence, dependencies, risks and the program SteerCo.
• Own the enterprise AI catalogue as the single view of all AI activity and value.
• Set the AI product management standard, working with functional product owners who own business outcomes.
• Lead product management for AI solutions delivered by the AI team, from concept and roadmap through delivery, adoption and ongoing optimisation.
• Orchestrate delivery across pods, functions and Technology, resolving cross-functional blockers early.
• Coordinate adoption and benefits tracking across forecast, validated and realised value.
• Produce ELT and Board reporting on progress, value and risk.

Skills

Senior product leadership

Portfolio leadership

Executive communication

AI delivery understanding

Calm under pressure

Job description

Reporting to the Managing Director, Consumer and Chief AI Officer, your role will be to make sure the AI portfolio delivers what it promised, on time, and is adopted. Own the enterprise AI program, the product discipline inside each bet, and the line of sight from delivery to realised benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise AI program: plan, cadence, dependencies, risks and the program SteerCo
• Own the enterprise AI catalogue as the single view of all AI activity and value
• Set the AI product management standard, working with functional product owners who own business outcomes
• Lead product management for AI solutions delivered by the AI team, from concept and roadmap through delivery, adoption and ongoing optimisation
• Orchestrate delivery across pods, functions and Technology, resolving cross-functional blockers early
• Coordinate adoption and benefits tracking across forecast, validated and realised value
• Produce ELT and Board reporting on progress, value and risk

Skills & Experience

• Senior product or program leadership, ideally in digital or technology transformation
• Has run multi-workstream portfolios with clear benefits tracking
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management
• Working understanding of AI delivery, evaluation and adoption
• Calm under pressure; drives pace.

What We Offer

Working at Vocus will give you rewarding experiences and the opportunity to do extraordinary work. You will enjoy:

• Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture.
• Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities.
• Generous discounts to over 400 retailers.
• Competitive leave options, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and 5 extra days of Vocus leave each year, plus more.
• Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development.
• Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective.

Working at Vocus is never just a job – it’s personal. We’re crazy about our customers and believe our people are the difference. Our wonderfully diverse team and a vibrant culture define us. We care about the impact we have on our people, our customers, and our communities and are committed to operating as a responsible, ethical business.

We pride ourselves on setting audacious and ambitious goals and believe that we can play our part in changing the Australian telecommunications landscape and make a fundamental difference to people’s lives.

With us, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and inspire teams, work on projects that are shaping the future of telecommunications and become part of a culture that thrives on creativity, encourages new ideas, and provides a collaborative and inclusive environment.

About Us

As Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, we own and operate 25,000km of secure, high-capacity fibre connecting people, businesses, governments, and communities across Australia to the world. Through our well-known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice and energy services with the purpose of Building Critical Connections. Enabling Better Possibilities.

Ready to take the next step?

If you like the sound of this role and think you’d do a great job, but are worried you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to back yourself – we know that diverse groups are less-likely to apply for roles they’re not 100% qualified for, but just as likely to succeed at them!

We are a proud equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where all our team members feel like they belong. We know diversity makes us stronger and we encourage applications irrespective of background, age, origin, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or ability.

If you feel comfortable, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements upon application, so we can make any adjustments required to support you throughout our recruitment process.