Senior Project Manager – Technology Transformation

Employers Mutual Management Pty Ltd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Wellbeing program

Discounts from retailers

Learning & development

Employee Assistance Program

Company events

Salary reviews

Parental leave

Job summary

EML is a leading Workers Compensation and Personal Injury Claims Management business delivering complex technology transformations. This Senior Project Manager role is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract based in Sydney CBD with up to 2 days of work-from-home.

You will collaborate with architects, developers, infrastructure teams, vendors and senior stakeholders, applying Agile, Waterfall or hybrid approaches to ensure governance and strategic alignment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ demonstrated experience as a Senior Project Manager in large enterprise environments.
• Proven delivery across multiple technology teams, business functions and vendors.
• Experience delivering large-scale technology transformation programs.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery lifecycles.
• PRINCE2, PMP or SAFe certifications are highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technology and business transformation projects.
• Manage project plans, budgets, resources, risks, dependencies and reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across technology, business, architecture and vendors.
• Oversee development, integration, infrastructure, testing, release and transition.
• Apply Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methods with strong governance.
• Facilitate workshops and provide executive reporting.
• Ensure projects meet organisational standards and readiness requirements.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Agile, Waterfall, hybrid

Executive communication

Problem solving

Education

PRINCE2

PMP

SAFe

ITIL

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Job description

EML is a leading Workers Compensation and Personal Injury Claims Management business. Our goal is to help people get their lives back through ongoing support during their return-to-work journey. We continue to experience ongoing growth and now have over 4,000 dedicated employees. We foster a learning culture that allows for us to continually invest in our employees ensuring a long-term career here at EML.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex technology transformation initiatives across business and IT environments, you will be responsible for delivering projects from initiation through to implementation, ensuring outcomes are aligned with strategic objectives, business requirements, budget, timelines, governance and risk appetite. This role requires strong stakeholder management and leadership skills, combined with sufficient technical understanding to work effectively with architects, developers, infrastructure teams, vendors and senior business stakeholders. This will be a full time, 12-month fixed term contract position based in our Sydney CBD office, with work-from-home flexibility (up to 2 days per week).

YOUR RESBONSIBILITIES

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technology and business transformation projects.
• Manage project plans, budgets, resources, risks, dependencies and reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across technology, business, architecture, data and vendors.
• Oversee development, integration, infrastructure, testing, release and transition to support.
• Apply Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery methods and ensure effective governance.
• Facilitate workshops and provide clear reporting to executives and Steering Committees.
• Ensure projects meet organisational standards, policies and operational readiness requirements.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

This is not a hands-on engineering or Kubernetes administration role. The Project Manager must, however, demonstrate sufficient technical depth to critically engage with architects and engineering teams, understand solution design, anticipate delivery dependencies and challenge technical risks, assumptions and decisions. Strong knowledge of contemporary enterprise technology environments is required, including: Cloud platforms, containerisation and Kubernetes orchestration. Microservices, APIs and enterprise integration patterns. CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices and environment management. Infrastructure, networking, security and identity management. Databases, data integration and enterprise application platforms. Jira and Confluence.

ABOUT YOU

• Full, unrestricted Australian working rights.
• 8+ years’ demonstrated experience as a Senior Project Manager within large enterprise environments delivering complex technology projects.
• Experience delivering large-scale technology transformation or modernisation programs.
• Proven delivery across multiple technology teams, business functions, vendors and senior stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of technology delivery lifecycles and Agile, Waterfall and hybrid methodologies.
• Confidence managing substantial budgets, resources, vendors, risks, dependencies and executive governance.
• Ability to interrogate technical information and translate it into clear commercial, operational and delivery impacts.
• Strong executive communication, negotiation and stakeholder management capability.
• Proven ability to lead delivery in complex, high-pressure and highly interdependent environments.
• PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, SAFe, ITIL or comparable certifications and service management knowledge will be highly regarded.

WHAT WE OFFER

We stand together as equals. EML is an equal opportunity employer so by coming to work for us, you will be part of a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion. We are committed to maintaining a workplace where everyone feels valued and where we show respect, integrity and honesty.

• A diverse and collaborative team culture like no other
• Flexibility to work from home to support work/life balance
• A corporate wellbeing program with discounted health insurance and gym membership
• Generous discounts from over 350 retailers through our RewardsHub program
• Comprehensive learning and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential
• Access to support and counselling services with work or personal matters, through our Employee Assistance Program
• Companywide events to stay connected and celebrate success
• Entitlement to annual company incentive scheme + salary reviews
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave, plus super

About Us

There’s huge satisfaction from knowing that your talent and hard work has a purpose. You will be making a difference that counts. Our people care about making a difference. We are looking for people who share our commitment to positive change. Once we have found you, we pull out all the stops to keep you. The focus and support we provide for career development are one of the reasons we have such a vibrant, engaged, and talented team. You will not be forgotten here. Your career at EML will be full of opportunities to gain new skills, work, grow and succeed with us.