Program Manager Cartology

Cartology - Part of the Woolworths Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Wellbeing programs

Staff discounts

Job summary

Cartology, part of the Woolworths Group, is seeking a Program Manager early in their career to support its transformation delivery framework. The role focuses on day-to-day program operations, tracking actions, maintaining plans, and preparing materials.

You will learn under guidance and gradually take on broader ownership of complex programs. This hybrid position offers exposure to agency, operational, technology and AI initiatives, with learning opportunities in change management and

Qualifications

• Foundational experience in project/program coordination and delivery support.
• Comfortable with scheduling, tracking, dependencies and Agile/Waterfall methodologies.
• Willingness to learn change management disciplines and manage change impact.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day execution of project tasks to keep programs on schedule.
• Coordinate weekly program cadence and support planning cycles.
• Maintain integrated portfolio roadmap with milestones and interdependencies.
• Draft dashboards and status reports for leadership groups.
• Assist with change impact analyses and communication plans under guidance.

Skills

Program coordination

Delivery support

Agile/Waterfall

Tools

Wave

Planview

Job description

• Opportunity for someone early in their program career
• Supercharge your transformation toolkit!
• Work three days in a Hybrid working environment, from our Surry Hills Precinct

We are Cartology

Cartology is one of Australia’s leading retail media businesses, powered by the Woolworths Group. We provide targeted omnichannel marketing solutions and comprehensive closed loop reporting to help brands grow. With Cartology, brands can drive real customer impact across the shopper journey.

Cartology is truly pioneering the future of Retail Media, creating, shaping and leading this new industry that connects brands to customers in new and exciting ways.

Be nothing but yourself in a culture that is inclusive and innovative. Work as part of an ambitious, smart and passionate team and belong to something meaningful within the Woolworths Group.

What You’ll Do

The Program Manager is a hands‑on delivery role that supports Cartology’s strategic delivery framework. Working closely with and under the guidance of the Program Manager and Transformation Lead, this role focuses on the day‑to‑day running of programs—tracking actions, maintaining plans and trackers, preparing materials, and keeping delivery moving.

It is an ideal role for someone early in their program management career who wants to build strong delivery foundations across cross‑functional programs of work, spanning agency, operational, technology, and AI initiatives. Rather than owning the largest programs outright, you will support them under close direction, learning the craft of program delivery while contributing real value from day one. Over time, and with the support of your manager, the role is designed to grow into broader ownership and more complex programs as your skills and confidence develop.

Ideally, a person should have the ability to conduct structured process discovery through interviews, shadowing, and document reviews to build an accurate picture of current state operations.Assist in preparing and facilitating stakeholder workshops, including capturing outputs, synthesising themes, and translating them into actionable next steps.

Apply structured decision frameworks to help leadership groups reach clear, well documented decisions.

Change management is an area you will be developing in this role. You will assist with our business change management practice, supporting the application of Business Readiness, Change Impact Assessments, and Change Implementation activities under guidance, and building toward a “Developing” change capability as you gain experience.

• Own the day to day execution of project tasks and action items to keep cross-functional programs moving on schedule.
• Coordinate the weekly program cadence and support quarterly planning cycles across Cartology and Woolworths Group.
• Foundational experience in business or process analysis, including process gap analysis and documenting as‑is and to‑be states using tools such as process maps or value stream views.
• Exposure to stakeholder workshop design and facilitation, with the ability to prepare materials, support sessions, and consolidate outcomes into clear artefacts.
• Maintain the integrated portfolio roadmap, tracking milestones, interdependencies, and stage‑gate approvals.
• Coordinate logistics and prepare high quality presentation decks for SteerCos and leadership working groups.
• Draft performance dashboards and project health reports to provide clear visibility into major initiatives.
• Capture and track financial and non‑financial project benefits accurately within the enterprise tooL.
• Maintain the risk register and partner with Tech Program Managers to coordinate deployment dependencies.
• Assist with change impact analyses, business readiness assessments, and communication plans under senior guidance.

What You’ll Bring

• 4+ years of experience in project/program coordination or delivery support. Solid grasp of scheduling, tracking, dependency management, and Agile/Waterfall methodologies.
• Transformation & PMO Exposure: Proven experience working within structured delivery, PMO, or shared services environments, ideally supporting large‑scale business transformation.
• A strong willingness to learn and apply change management disciplines, building capability in managing change impact, resource capacity, and user adoption.
• Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to build cross‑functional relationships and a desire to grow your influencing skills within a complex, matrixed organisation.
• Comfortable working with data, milestones, and financial trackers, with a developing understanding of baseline benefits tracking and value realisation.
• Familiarity with (or an appetite to master) enterprise PPM tools like Wave or Planview to navigate structured stage‑gate governance.
• Clear verbal and written communication with strong attention to detail, capable of producing tidy, well‑organized project materials and status updates.
• A self‑motivated, organised approach to delivery, showing the curiosity to spot project risks early, ask the right questions, and keep tasks on track.

What You’ll Experience

• A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in‑person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams.
• High‑impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities.
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose‑driven work.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.