Project Manager - IT Operations & Managed Services

Talent Corp; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Corp in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead IT operations and managed services, delivering across a NextGen cloud MSP transition. The role is an initial 12-month contract with the potential to extend and offers hybrid working arrangements with three days in the Melbourne office.

You will drive governance, manage schedules and risks, coordinate cross-functional teams and vendors, and ensure clear stakeholder communications throughout the delivery lifecycle, while

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience across IT operations and managed services environments.
• Strong governance, financial tracking and stakeholder management skills.
• Practical experience facilitating Agile ways of working.
• Experience coordinating external service providers and cross-functional teams.
• Cloud or managed services transition experience would be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Manage project planning, schedules, dependencies and delivery milestones.
• Drive program and project governance, including status reporting, financial tracking, and risk and issue management.
• Facilitate Agile planning, prioritisation and execution.
• Coordinate the Cloud MSP transition and related initiatives across technical teams, business stakeholders and vendors.
• Provide clear stakeholder communications and escalate delivery risks promptly.

Skills

Project management

Governance

IT operations

Agile planning

Stakeholder management

Vendor coordination

Cloud/MSP transition

Job description

Project Manager - IT Operations & Managed Services

• Initial 12-month contract with the potential view to extend
• Conveniently located in Melbourne CBD with WFH arrangement (3 days' in the office)
• Deliver across NextGen initiative including a cloud MSP transition

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with strong governance skills and a background in IT operations and managed services. You will bring structure to a complex environment, maintain alignment across teams and vendors, and keep delivery moving.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage project planning, schedules, dependencies and delivery milestones.
• Drive program and project governance, including status reporting, financial tracking, and risk and issue management.
• Facilitate Agile planning, prioritisation and execution.
• Coordinate the Cloud MSP transition and related initiatives across technical teams, business stakeholders and vendors.
• Provide clear stakeholder communications and escalate delivery risks promptly.

Skills Required

• Proven project management experience across IT operations and managed services environments.
• Strong governance, financial tracking and stakeholder management skills.
• Practical experience facilitating Agile ways of working.
• Experience coordinating external service providers and cross-functional teams.
• Cloud or managed services transition experience would be highly regarded.