Principal Tech & Program Delivery Chapter Lead

Telstra; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Telstra is seeking a Chapter Type Lead Principal to drive a large, multi-disciplinary leadership cohort and oversee complex transformation programs across Wireless, Fixed, and Intelligent Network Automation. You will champion capability uplift and ensure strong governance, executive-level alignment, and financial discipline across programs.

You will manage budgets, resources, risks, dependencies and vendor partnerships, while coaching senior leaders to foster a high-performing, collaborative

Qualifications

• Experience leading leaders and large, multi-disciplinary teams in a matrixed way.
• Strong stakeholder influence and senior executive governance capability.
• Proven technical program delivery experience across agile, hybrid and traditional methodologies.
• Commercial acumen with ROIC, benefits realisation and operating leverage.
• Delivery across Wireless, Fixed or Intelligent Network Automation domains is valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead six chapters and around 70 technical delivery leads delivering missions across Wireless, Fixed and Intelligent Network Automation Network Groups.
• Build capability, strengthen engagement and develop a strong technical delivery talent pipeline.
• Drive consistent delivery standards across governance, financial discipline, ROIC, benefits realisation and operating leverage.
• Coach Chapter Leads and create a collaborative, high-performing culture.
• Lead our most strategic and complex transformation programs across Wireless, Fixed and Intelligent Network Automation groups.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic program delivery

Budgeting & ROIC

Vendor management

Governance & exec-level influence

Agile, hybrid & traditional delivery

Tools

Financial discipline tools

Job description

Telstra is seeking a Chapter Type Lead Principal to drive a large, multi-disciplinary leadership cohort and oversee complex transformation programs across Wireless, Fixed, and Intelligent Network Automation. You will champion capability uplift and ensure strong governance, executive-level alignment, and financial discipline across programs.

You will manage budgets, resources, risks, dependencies and vendor partnerships, while coaching senior leaders to foster a high-performing, collaborative