Strategic Transformation Portfolio Lead

Defence Health Ltd; Victoria; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career opportunities

Volunteer community impact

Free top-tier health insurance

Competitive remuneration & wellbeing

Parental leave (fully funded)

Social Committees

Prime location on St Kilda Road

Job summary

Defence Health Ltd is seeking an experienced Transformation Leader to shape and deliver our enterprise transformation portfolio. This role partners with senior leaders to prioritise initiatives, govern effectively, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will oversee portfolio performance, benefit realisation and strategic delivery planning while guiding a Portfolio & Reporting Analyst. A strong emphasis on coaching and delivering tangible impact.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading portfolios, programs or large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Experience in a transformation office or enterprise PMO is highly regarded.
• Strong expertise in portfolio governance, prioritisation and investment governance.
• Experience developing executive-level reporting and performance insights.
• Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Leadership experience with coaching and developing others.
• Strong commercial, analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, prioritisation and governance of the enterprise transformation portfolio.
• Drive investment and prioritisation decisions through data-driven analysis and recommendations.
• Establish and enhance portfolio governance, reporting and performance management frameworks.
• Ensure the next six months of strategic initiatives are mobilised and ready for delivery, identifying resource and capacity requirements.
• Coach and develop team members while fostering a culture of accountability, transparency and continuous improvement.
• Drive and embed new ways of working across the Transformation team, shaping how initiatives are delivered and best practices are adopted.
• Contribute to vendor engagement and negotiations, helping secure commercial outcomes and maximise value across key transformation projects.

Skills

Portfolio leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

Data-driven analysis

Leadership & coaching

Strategic thinking

Commercial mindset

Vendor negotiations

Job description

Defence Health Ltd is seeking an experienced Transformation Leader to shape and deliver our enterprise transformation portfolio. This role partners with senior leaders to prioritise initiatives, govern effectively, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will oversee portfolio performance, benefit realisation and strategic delivery planning while guiding a Portfolio & Reporting Analyst. A strong emphasis on coaching and delivering tangible impact.