Strategic Transformation Programme Lead

Cochlear Limited; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6-month contract

Potential to extend

Flexible working

Job summary

Cochlear Limited is seeking an experienced Transformation Programme Manager for a 6-month contract with potential extension and flexible working arrangements. You will lead a business and process transformation across business and technology teams, shaping the initiative, governance and outcomes.

This role emphasizes change and adoption rather than deep technical AI work. You will manage planning, delivery, adoption, budgets and governance while driving measurable business value and stakeholder

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex transformation programmes from planning to value realisation.
• Strong ability to assess and redesign business processes and establish future-state ways of working.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Experience embedding new processes and technologies, with governance and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the programme from planning through delivery, adoption and value realisation.
• Understand current business processes and help define future-state ways of working.
• Manage programme plans, schedules, milestones and dependencies.
• Manage programme budgets, forecasts, risks and issues.
• Establish effective programme governance and reporting.
• Coordinate delivery across business, transformation and technology teams.
• Provide programme oversight of technology delivery with senior technical leads.
• Drive business change and adoption of new processes and solutions.
• Manage and influence senior stakeholders.
• Ensure transformation initiatives deliver measurable business outcomes.

Skills

Programme management

Change & adoption

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional delivery

Risk management

Communication

Ambiguity navigation

Technology-enabled transformation

AI-enabled transformation

Job description

Cochlear Limited is seeking an experienced Transformation Programme Manager for a 6-month contract with potential extension and flexible working arrangements. You will lead a business and process transformation across business and technology teams, shaping the initiative, governance and outcomes.

This role emphasizes change and adoption rather than deep technical AI work. You will manage planning, delivery, adoption, budgets and governance while driving measurable business value and stakeholder