Senior Program Manager, AI & Automation Assurance

Effective People; Sydney; On-site; AUD 149,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Effective People is seeking a Program Manager - Automation and AI Assurance for a Federal Government client. You will coordinate connected Automation and AI initiatives while giving executives clear oversight of risks, assurance activity and key decisions.

This senior role spans program delivery, quality management, people leadership and senior stakeholder coordination in a complex digital environment across technical, governance and specialist teams.

Qualifications

• Led people and performance management at SFIA Level 5.
• Delivered portfolio, programme or project support comparable to SFIA Level 4.
• Led medium-scale projects and delivery teams at SFIA Level 5.
• Led quality management, compliance and process improvement comparable to SFIA Level 6.
• Managed strategic senior stakeholder relationships comparable to SFIA Level 6.
• Understands AI, data and digital transformation programs.
• Australian citizen with Baseline clearance or above.

Responsibilities

• Lead program planning, prioritisation, monitoring and reporting across connected initiatives
• Guide initiative owners and technical leads through automation and AI assurance requirements
• Coordinate input across Cyber, Legal, Data, Fraud, Privacy, Ethics, CX, Procurement and Enterprise Architecture
• Track risks, issues, dependencies and decisions
• Maintain assurance registers, status reports and governance documentation
• Provide independent oversight and advice to executives and governance committees
• Support post-implementation assurance, audit readiness and remediation
• Lead staff, knowledge transfer and continuous improvement of assurance processes

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Quality management

AI & data awareness

Digital transformation

Risk management

Job description

Effective People is seeking a Program Manager - Automation and AI Assurance for a Federal Government client. You will coordinate connected Automation and AI initiatives while giving executives clear oversight of risks, assurance activity and key decisions.

This senior role spans program delivery, quality management, people leadership and senior stakeholder coordination in a complex digital environment across technical, governance and specialist teams.