Program & Project Manager - Flexible, High-Impact Delivery

Versent; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility

Craft 180 Program

Benefits that fit your life

Health & Wellbeing Programmes

Connection and recognition

Job summary

Versent is seeking a seasoned Program/Project Manager in Australia to lead large, high‑value projects from initiation to delivery, aligning with business strategy and governance. You will manage scope, schedules, budgets, and risks while guiding cross‑functional teams and senior stakeholders.

The role requires Australian citizenship with security clearance and residency in Australia. You will drive end‑to‑end delivery, provide clear communication to executives, and mentor teams to achieve high

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 (preferred).
• 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, 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.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Governance

Mentoring

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Education

Tertiary qualification in Business/Technology

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Versent is seeking a seasoned Program/Project Manager in Australia to lead large, high‑value projects from initiation to delivery, aligning with business strategy and governance. You will manage scope, schedules, budgets, and risks while guiding cross‑functional teams and senior stakeholders.

The role requires Australian citizenship with security clearance and residency in Australia. You will drive end‑to‑end delivery, provide clear communication to executives, and mentor teams to achieve high