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Boral; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Category-leading product

Employee wellbeing programs

Parental leave

Team collaboration culture

Job summary

Boral is seeking an R&D Programs & Operations Lead in Sydney to drive operational excellence across the Product department. You will coordinate planning cycles, governance gates, and cross‑team communication so leaders can focus on building great products and teams.

You will design and maintain development frameworks, track program milestones, and act as the department's cohesive force, ensuring cadence, clarity, and delivery across initiatives.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience taking products to market across lifecycle.
• Proven track record in events, program, or project management in fast-scaling tech environments.
• Experience in organizational change management and communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations from start to finish for the Product department.
• Establish robust cadences, admin frameworks, and planning cycles (annual & quarterly).
• Coordinate cross‑team communications and ensure project ownership has clear context and actions.
• Own publication of roadmaps and company‑wide communications to align with goals.
• Streamline meeting structures with clear objectives, purposes, and agendas.

Skills

Product lifecycle

Program management

Organizational change management

Stakeholder relationship building

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

R&D Programs & Operations Lead

Are you ready to be the driving force behind operational excellence? Join us as our R&D Programs & Operations Lead, where you'll be the wheel that keeps our department rolling smoothly. Reporting directly to our Chief Product Officer and partnering closely with our VP of Engineering, you'll be responsible for fine‑tuning how we operate as a department and in unison with other departments. You'll take the operational load off our leaders, from planning cycles and all‑hands meetings to cross‑team communication, so they can focus on building great products and great teams.

To ensure the Product department runs like a well‑oiled machine, with processes that are both efficient and effective, laying the groundwork for operational success.

In this role, you'll be the maestro of departmental cadences, communications, and goal tracking. You'll coordinate strategic initiatives, steering them towards triumphant outcomes by facilitating seamless communication between project owners. Simply put, you'll be the go‑to person for anything operational within the department that needs attention.

Leveraging your expertise in program and project management, administration, relationship‑building, and storytelling, you'll collaborate with cross‑functional teams and working groups. Together, we'll aim to achieve the level of operational efficiency, cooperation, and collaboration that our teams need to hit our company and department goals.

This role is required in Sydney to facilitate close collaboration with our Chief Product Officer who is based there.

What You’ll Do

• Lead operations from start to finish.
• Establish robust cadences and administrative frameworks.
• Spearhead tracking initiatives and own annual and quarterly planning end to end.
• Champion company‑wide product development adherence.
• Design and maintain how Product works: development framework and gates, forum structure, etc.
• Refine Department strategies as ROLLER expands.
• Orchestrate and streamline meeting frameworks with clear objectives, purposes, and agendas.
• Provide continuity and cover for the Chief Product Officer and VP of Engineering, holding context and actions across absences.
• Continuously enhance the Department's operational rhythm.

Ensure Effective Communication

• Manage seamless collaboration among teams and partners.
• Uphold communication best practices and thorough documentation.
• Share comprehensive context and promptly address concerns.
• Own what the business hears from Product and when: roadmap publication, company‑wide broadcasts and the narrative that connects the plan to company goals.
• Support Board and strategic customer communications.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders in other departments and work with them on shared initiatives.
• Ensure timely escalation to appropriate stakeholders for resolution.

Propel Initiatives Forward

• Coordinate and monitor timelines, milestones, and statuses.
• Flag impediments promptly and keep programs/projects on course.
• Break down assignments into manageable tasks for trackability and successful delivery.

Serve as the Department's Cohesive Force

• Orchestrate Department‑wide events and company‑wide occasions.
• Organize and execute celebrations and milestones.
• Ensure recognition of the Department's hard work, boosting morale and camaraderie.

Forecast and Anticipate Opportunities

• Collaborate with Department Leadership and People Business Partners.
• Anticipate and forecast emerging opportunities.
• Devise and implement proactive solutions.
• Continuously scan for areas of improvement, ensuring agility and readiness for success.

About You

• Proven experience in taking products to market, with a deep understanding of the entire product lifecycle and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams to ensure product delivery.
• Demonstrated expertise in Events, Program, or Project Management, ideally within the dynamic realm of start‑ups or scale‑up tech environments.
• Proven experience in Organizational Change Management & Communications, showcasing your ability to navigate and facilitate transitions seamlessly.
• A track record of effectively prioritizing, managing, and tracking multiple projects concurrently, thriving in the autonomy of a fast‑paced, high‑growth setting.
• An innate attention to detail coupled with an unwavering commitment to maintaining the highest standards of excellence in every aspect of your work.
• Genuine self‑motivation, coupled with a relentless drive to continually learn, evolve, and pioneer in a role that is primed for growth and specialization.
• Exemplary integrity and trustworthiness, paired with the humility and openness to challenge one's own assumptions in pursuit of continuous improvement.
• Exceptional relationship‑building skills, enabling you to quickly establish rapport and expand internal networks with ease.
• The ability to navigate ambiguity with confidence; comfortable operating in uncertain situations where information may be incomplete and priorities can shift rapidly. Your aptitude for bringing clarity to such scenarios will be invaluable in driving success.

Perks

• You get to work on a category‑leading product that customers love in a fun, high‑growth industry – check out Capterra and G2 reviews.
• Team member Assistance Program to proactively support our team's health and wellbeing – access to coaching, education modules, weekly webinars, and more.
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave for primary carers and 4 weeks paid Parental Leave for secondary carers.
• Work with a driven, fun, and switched‑on team that likes to raise the bar in all we do.