Program Manager, Defence, Worldwide Public Sector

Everi Pty; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Program Manager to support cloud transformation initiatives for Australia's Defence Organisation, coordinating across teams, tracking dependencies, and keeping initiatives on schedule to deliver customer outcomes.

You will manage end-to-end program coordination, support stakeholder engagement with Defence, monitor risks, and contribute to process improvements to drive delivery quality across multiple workstreams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of program or project management experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.
• Experience working in or supporting Australia's defence or national security sector.
• Experience supporting program strategy, end-to-end delivery and stakeholder engagement.
• Active project management certification (e.g., APM, CSM, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2).
• Master's or Bachelor's degree in business, operations or related field.

Responsibilities

• Program Management: Support end-to-end coordination of priority Defence initiatives from concept through delivery.
• Project Support: Maintain schedule adherence and quality across assigned workstreams.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Coordinate with Defence stakeholders, prepare briefing materials and maintain stakeholder maps.
• Program Coordination: Prepare materials for weekly alignment meetings and cross-team coordination sessions.
• Milestone Tracking: Track milestone progress, flag dependencies, and maintain schedule documentation.
• Tracking & Reporting: Update project trackers, dashboards, and status reports with risks and blockers.
• Risk Monitoring: Escalate risks per protocols and help develop mitigation strategies.
• Process Improvement: Use data/metrics to support efficiency and delivery quality.

Skills

Program management

Data-driven improvements

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Project coordination

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Job Description

The Program Manager supports the delivery of cloud transformation and priority initiatives for Australia's Defence Organisation, helping keep them on schedule and aligned to customer outcomes. This role coordinates day-to-day project activities, tracks progress across workstreams, maintains visibility of risks and dependencies, and supports the planning and execution of Think Big initiatives and priority engagements that demonstrate how AWS can address Defence's most pressing capability challenges.

You will support a portfolio of initiatives designed to deepen AWS's partnership with Defence. This includes Think Big engagements that help Defence leaders envision how cloud can address their strategic challenges, as well as priority delivery programs that demonstrate tangible value. You will be the connective tissue that keeps these initiatives moving: coordinating across internal teams, maintaining stakeholder engagement rhythms, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks., Program Management: Support the end-to-end coordination of priority Defence initiatives from concept through delivery, including tracking dependencies across AWS teams (Solutions Architecture, Professional Services, Partners), maintaining initiative timelines, and ensuring deliverables are on track and aligned to customer outcomes.

Project Support: Support the delivery of cloud and transformation projects, maintaining schedule adherence and quality standards across assigned workstreams.

Stakeholder Engagement: Support customer engagement activities with Defence stakeholders, coordinating logistics, tracking actions, and maintaining alignment on project milestones. Prepare briefing materials, maintain stakeholder maps, and support the rhythm of engagement across Defence Groups and Services.

Program Coordination: Prepare materials for and support facilitation of weekly alignment meetings, program updates, and cross-team coordination sessions to keep delivery teams synchronised. Support the planning and coordination of Think Big events, executive briefings, and priority initiative workshops with Defence customers.

Milestone Tracking: Coordinate with technical delivery teams, solutions architects, and operations to track milestone progress, flag dependencies, and maintain accurate schedule documentation.

Tracking & Reporting: Maintain project trackers, dashboards, and status reports; provide regular updates on progress, risks, and blockers.

Risk Monitoring: Monitor and report on milestone-level risks and issues impacting project schedules; **escalate per established protocols** and support development of mitigation strategies.

Process Improvement: Contribute to process improvement initiatives, using data and metrics to support efficiency and delivery quality.

About the Candidate

Applicants must be Australian citizens and hold or be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance with the ability to successfully complete an Organisational Suitability Assessment. More information regarding security clearances can be found at https://www.agsva.gov.au/., 3+ years of program or project management experience

• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience working in or directly supporting Australia's defence or national security sector.
• Experience supporting program strategy, end to end delivery and customer and stakeholder engagement
• active project management certification (e.g., APM, CSM, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2)
• Master's degree, or Bachelor's degree in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

Work Environment

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

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Mentorship & Career Growth

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Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture.