Transformation Director

Derwent Search Pty; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The College of Law seeks a Transformation Director to lead a two-year, enterprise-wide transformation. Reporting to the Group CEO and working with the Executive Steering Committee, you will turn the future operating model into an executable plan and act as the central integrator across the Executive Leadership Team.

Based in Sydney with interstate travel and flexible hours, you will establish governance, manage risks and dependencies, drive benefits realisation, and sustain delivery while

Qualifications

• 7 to 10+ years' experience leading large-scale, enterprise-wide change programs.
• Core expertise in program management and strategic planning.
• Postgraduate qualifications and professional certifications are highly desirable.
• A background in education or law is not required.
• Experience in a commercial environment such as professional services, banking or telecommunications will serve you well.

Responsibilities

• Leading the transformation roadmap from strategy through to implementation and embedding.
• Coordinating workstreams across operating model redesign, process optimisation, technology enablement, workforce transition and capability uplift.
• Establishing governance and reporting, managing risks and dependencies, and removing delivery blockers.
• Leading change management and equipping leaders to sustain change.
• Owning benefits realisation, tracked through robust KPIs, while keeping the College running.

Skills

Leadership

Enterprise-wide change

Program management

Strategic planning

Change management

Emotional intelligence

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Postgraduate qualifications desirable

Professional certifications desirable

Job description

About the College

The College of Law is the school of professional practice for lawyers. With locations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Auckland, it is the largest provider of practical legal training in both Australia and New Zealand, with more than 60,000 graduates and more than 400 staff. As legal education enters a period of significant regulatory change, the College is moving from planning to execution.

The Role

Reporting to the Group Chief Executive Officer and working with the Executive Steering Committee, the Transformation Director will spend two years leading the enterprise-wide transformation of the College over approximately two years. You will turn the future operating model into an executable plan and deliver it, acting as the central integrator across the Executive Leadership Team. Your responsibilities include:

• Leading the transformation roadmap from strategy through to implementation and embedding.
• Coordinating workstreams across operating model redesign, process optimisation, technology enablement, workforce transition and capability uplift.
• Establishing governance and reporting, managing risks and dependencies, and removing delivery blockers.
• Leading change management and equipping leaders to sustain change.
• Owning benefits realisation, tracked through robust KPIs, while keeping the College running.

What We Are Looking For

You have 7 to 10 or more years' experience leading large-scale, enterprise-wide change programs, with core expertise in program management and strategic planning. A relevant tertiary qualification is expected, and postgraduate qualifications and professional certifications are highly desirable. A background in education or law is not required. Experience in a commercial environment such as professional services, banking or telecommunications will serve you well.

We are looking for someone with high emotional intelligence who will bring strong commercial acumen. You’ll have a proven ability to influence CEOs and senior executives, and challenge constructively while maintaining genuine relationships. You are results driven with a pragmatic bias to action: resilient, comfortable making decisions with imperfect information, and credible with executives and frontline teams alike.

The role is based in Sydney, with some interstate travel and flexible working hours to support a national operation.

Applications close: 25th October 2026