Senior Project Lead – Operations

Orchard HRO Pty; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Orchard HRO Pty in Melbourne is seeking a confident, commercially astute professional to lead and track important business initiatives across functions. You will work with C-suite executives and senior leaders to plan, deliver and report on strategic priorities, shaping change with clarity and accountability.

You will navigate ambiguity, manage stakeholder expectations, and provide concise executive reporting to enable informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects across multiple business functions.
• Confidence engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to adapt in a complex, fast-moving environment.
• Strong commercial judgement and practical, solutions-focused approach.
• The initiative to get things done and ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Flexibility, resilience and a pragmatic action-orientated approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead new operational business projects from initiation through to implementation
• Work directly with C-suite executives and senior leaders to deliver strategic priorities
• Influence business leaders and managers without direct authority
• Build alignment and create genuine ownership of change across the business
• Operate confidently within strategic ambiguity and bring structure to complex situations
• Manage, use and refine project tools to track project scope, risks, dependencies, budgets and delivery outcomes
• Provide clear, concise executive reporting and decision support.

Job description

This is an outstanding position with a leading corporation that is an innovator within Australia and other international markets.

As a confident and commercially astute professional, you will be working with a diverse group of stakeholders including C-suite executives, senior leaders and business managers to plan, lead and track important business initiatives.

The Position

• Lead new operational business projects from initiation through to implementation
• Work directly with C-suite executives and senior leaders to deliver strategic priorities
• Influence business leaders and managers without direct authority
• Build alignment and create genuine ownership of change across the business
• Operate confidently within strategic ambiguity and bring structure to complex situations
• Manage, use and refine project tools to track project scope, risks, dependencies, budgets and delivery outcomes
• Provide clear, concise executive reporting and decision support.

About You

• Experience delivering projects or across multiple business functions.
• Confidence engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• The ability to adapt in a complex, fast-moving environment.
• Strong commercial judgement and a practical, solutions-focused approach.
• The initiative to get things done and ability to navigate ambiguity
• Flexibility, resilience and a pragmatic action-orientated approach.

Next Steps

We’re open to different backgrounds. Your experience might come from manufacturing, services or another complex business environment. The key is your ability to lead initiatives, influence people and deliver outcomes - not your industry credentials or technical expertise.