Portfolio Manager, Transformation

Defence Health Ltd; Victoria; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career opportunities

Volunteer community impact

Free top-tier health insurance

Competitive remuneration & wellbeing

Parental leave (fully funded)

Social Committees

Prime location on St Kilda Road

Job summary

Defence Health Ltd is seeking an experienced Transformation Leader to shape and deliver our enterprise transformation portfolio. This role partners with senior leaders to prioritise initiatives, govern effectively, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will oversee portfolio performance, benefit realisation and strategic delivery planning while guiding a Portfolio & Reporting Analyst. A strong emphasis on coaching and delivering tangible impact.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading portfolios, programs or large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Experience in a transformation office or enterprise PMO is highly regarded.
• Strong expertise in portfolio governance, prioritisation and investment governance.
• Experience developing executive-level reporting and performance insights.
• Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Leadership experience with coaching and developing others.
• Strong commercial, analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, prioritisation and governance of the enterprise transformation portfolio.
• Drive investment and prioritisation decisions through data-driven analysis and recommendations.
• Establish and enhance portfolio governance, reporting and performance management frameworks.
• Ensure the next six months of strategic initiatives are mobilised and ready for delivery, identifying resource and capacity requirements.
• Coach and develop team members while fostering a culture of accountability, transparency and continuous improvement.
• Drive and embed new ways of working across the Transformation team, shaping how initiatives are delivered and best practices are adopted.
• Contribute to vendor engagement and negotiations, helping secure commercial outcomes and maximise value across key transformation projects.

Skills

Portfolio leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

Data-driven analysis

Leadership & coaching

Strategic thinking

Commercial mindset

Vendor negotiations

Job description

About us

Defence Health has been looking after the health and wellbeing of the Defence community since 1953. That history matters to us but we’re also at an important point in our own story.
We’re rethinking how we work, how we lead, how we make decisions and how we organise ourselves for the future. We’re simplifying what’s become too complex, challenging habits and processes that no longer serve us and creating more room for people to use their judgement, take ownership and focus on the work that matters most.
That means this is an exciting time to join us.
We’re looking for people who are curious, thoughtful and comfortable asking “is there a better way?” People who want to contribute to where we’re heading, not just step into the way things have always been done.
Our promise remains simple: we look after our own. How we deliver on it is evolving.

About the Role

We're seeking an experienced Transformation Leader to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our enterprise transformation portfolio. This newly created role will work closely with senior leaders to ensure strategic initiatives are prioritised, governed effectively, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

You’ll also provide oversight of portfolio performance, benefit realisation and strategic delivery planning while leading and developing a Portfolio & Reporting Analyst.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the planning, prioritisation and governance of the enterprise transformation portfolio
• Drive investment and prioritisation decisions through data-driven analysis and recommendations
• Establish and enhance portfolio governance, reporting and performance management frameworks
• Ensure the next six months of strategic initiatives are mobilised and ready for delivery, identifying resource and capacity requirements
• Coach and develop team members while fostering a culture of accountability, transparency and continuous improvement
• Drive and embed new ways of working across the Transformation team, playing a key role in shaping how initiatives are delivered and ensuring best practices are adopted.
• Contribute to vendor engagement and negotiations, helping secure commercial outcomes, manage supplier relationships and maximise value across key transformation projects

About you

We're looking for a commercially minded and results-focused leader who can drive meaningful outcomes. You'll be a natural relationship builder with the ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders.

Most importantly, you'll thrive in a fast-paced setting, take ownership, and have the initiative to turn strategy into action

You’ll bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading portfolios, programs or large-scale transformation initiatives
• Experience within a transformation office or enterprise PMO (highly regarded)
• Strong expertise in portfolio management, prioritisation and investment governance.
• Experience developing executive-level reporting and performance insight
• Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Leadership experience with a passion for coaching and developing others.
• Strong commercial, analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.

Why choose Defence Health

• Career opportunities: We grow our own and recognise initiative, high performance, and commitment with opportunities for career progression.
• Make an impact: as a purpose-driven organisation, we partner with veteran support organisations to offer meaningful volunteering experiences and connect to our community.
• Free top-tier health insurance for you and your immediate familyvalued at approx. $6,000 per year (after completing a minimum employment period).
• Competitive remuneration and health and wellbeing initiatives:Access to discounted gym memberships and an additional paid day of wellbeing leave each year.
• Company funded parental leave: Fully funded paid parental leave for eligible employees with superannuation paid for the entire length of approved parental leave
• Social Committees:connect with your colleagues, have your say, and develop new skills with our Social Club, Health and Safety, and Diversity and Inclusion Committees.
• Prime location: Our office is conveniently located on St Kilda Road with great access to public transport and local amenities.