Program/Project Manager

Versent; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility in hours

Craft 180 Program

Health & Wellbeing

Career growth

Job summary

Versent is seeking a Program/Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of high-value projects, ensuring alignment with business strategy and governance. The role requires strong leadership, exceptional communication, and deep PM expertise.

Must be an Australian citizen with security clearance and currently residing in Australia. You will manage scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and stakeholder expectations across cross-functional teams, fostering continuous improvement and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years’ experience delivering complex, large-scale projects.
• Lead cross-functional teams and manage senior stakeholders.
• Experience delivering technology, transformation, or change initiatives.
• Strong financial management including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or Scrum Master (highly regarded).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large, complex, or high-risk projects.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria with key stakeholders.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and governance requirements.
• Provide clear and consistent communication to stakeholders, sponsors, and executive leaders.
• Facilitate decision-making, issue resolution, and alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Mentor and support project team members to foster collaboration and high performance.
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies, with timely escalation where required.
• Manage change requests, assessing impacts and ensuring appropriate approvals and communication.
• Ensure compliance with organisational governance frameworks, standards, and regulatory obligations.
• Conduct post‑implementation reviews, capturing lessons learned and applying continuous improvement.
• Implement and promote project management best practices, tools, and methodologies.
• Drive efficiency, innovation, and improvement in delivery processes and project outcomes.
• Proven record of managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Skills

Leadership

PM methodologies

Stakeholder mgmt

Agile

Waterfall

Hybrid delivery

Communication

Budgeting

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Technology

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Job description

At Versent, as a Program/Project Manager, you will lead complex, high value projects from initiation through delivery, ensuring alignment with business strategy, stakeholder expectations, and organisational standards. This role requires strong leadership, exceptional communication skills, and deep expertise in project management methodologies.

Must be an Australian citizen with security clearance and currently residing in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of large, complex, or high‑risk projects, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria with key stakeholders.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, resource allocations, and governance requirements.
• Provide clear and consistent communication to stakeholders, sponsors, and executive leaders.
• Facilitate decision‑making, issue resolution, and alignment across cross‑functional teams.
• Mentor and support project team members to foster collaboration and high performance.
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies, with timely escalation where required.
• Manage change requests, assessing impacts and ensuring appropriate approvals and communication.
• Ensure compliance with organisational governance frameworks, standards, and regulatory obligations.
• Conduct post‑implementation reviews, capturing lessons learned and applying continuous improvement.
• Implement and promote project management best practices, tools, and methodologies.
• Drive efficiency, innovation, and improvement in delivery processes and project outcomes.
• Proven record of managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Experience and Qualifications

• 7–10+ years’ experience delivering complex, large‑scale projects in enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams and manage senior stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated success delivering technology, transformation, or business‑change initiatives.
• Strong financial management capability, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Deep knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
• Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• High proficiency with project tools such as MS Project, Jira, or similar.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and strategic planning abilities.
• Tertiary qualification in Business, Technology, or a related discipline (preferred).
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or Scrum Master (highly regarded).

Life at Versent

We're a diverse team of motivated humans who think outside the box and strive to deliver what others might consider impossible.At Versent we truly care about our people and put real focus on cultivating a culture of learning, collaboration and growth. We provide our teams with the space, trust, and support, to deliver the best work of their careers. To enable this, we have a culture that places a high value on continual feedback, excellence, and invention anchored in customer success.

We also offer our team:

Flexibility: We give you the freedom to excel, providing as much autonomy and flexibility around when you work so you can manage your time in a way that best suits you to get the job done.

Learning: We are passionate about continuous improvement and care about you investing in and developing your craft. Our Craft 180 Program is a holistic strategy for ongoing, meaningful skill and capability development with an ultimate goal to create an environment where people can learn and contribute in different ways to develop, practice and become masters of their craft.

Access to Benefits That Fit Your Life: From salary packaging and purchased leave to novated leasing options, we offer a range of benefits designed to suit different lifestyles and priorities. There’s something for everyone.

Health & Wellbeing Programmes: We focus on you as a whole person, with wellbeing initiatives that are to support you mentally, physically, emotionally and financially.

Connection: Regular social activities across your team and the organisation.

Recognition: We offer several reward & recognition programmes to acknowledge the amazing work that you do!

Career opportunity: We provide the opportunity to work on diverse projects and initiatives that enable you to create a brilliant career.

At Versent, we don't adhere to a one-size-fits-all hiring strategy. We understand that you might not fulfill all the criteria for this position. Our celebration of diverse perspectives isn't just a value, it's a way to gain an edge. If you believe this opportunity is where you can thrive, don't be shy and apply!

If you require any accommodations throughout the interview process, please get in touch with us by emailing *******@versent.com.au.