Transformation Program Lead – Workforce Management (WFM)

University of Sydney; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Job summary

The University of Sydney seeks a Transformation Program Lead for Workforce Management to drive a multi-year HR-led WFM program, covering workforce planning, workload allocation, scheduling, time and attendance, system integration and compliance across diverse employee cohorts.

You will lead governance, engage stakeholders, manage budgets and vendors, and ensure the enterprise WFM solution aligns with the university’s strategic priorities and federation requirements.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Australian employment frameworks, industrial relations obligations and workforce compliance requirements.
• Experience managing budgeting and financial controls on large-scale programs.
• Strong commercial and negotiation capability, including contract structuring and vendor performance management.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale enterprise platform procurement and vendor selection.
• Significant senior program management experience delivering enterprise Workforce Management implementation.
• Deep experience in designing and implementing WFM or HR systems in large federated environments, ideally within higher education or public sector.
• Expertise in enterprise data, integration architecture and remediation strategy in complex system landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Lead program leadership & integrated design and delivery.
• Drive change and HR operating model uplift.
• Engage stakeholders & govern delivery with strong governance.
• Coordinate across digital and enterprise teams for WFM.
• Plan integration activities and roadmaps.
• Manage vendors & delivery partners to meet milestones.
• Oversee financial and resource management and reporting.

Skills

Program leadership

Budgeting

Vendor management

Contract structuring

Enterprise procurement

Data & integration

Job description

• Full time fixed term until December 2026
• Lead a major workforce management transformation across the University
• Offering a competitive remuneration package including 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The Transformation Program Lead– Workforce Management (WFM) will lead the day-to-day delivery of the Workforce Management (WFM) Target State Design and Implementation Roadmap, a critical, multi-year, HR-led transformation program to strengthen workforce planning, academic workload allocation, scheduling, time and attendance, system integration, and compliance assurance across the University’s diverse employee cohorts, enabled through integrated WFM technology and data.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• program leadership & integrated design and delivery
• change and HR operating model uplift
• stakeholder engagement & governance leadership
• digital sydney & enterprise coordination
• integration planning
• vendor & delivery partner management
• financial & resource management
• governance and reporting

About you

• knowledge of Australian employment frameworks, industrial relations obligations and workforce compliance requirements
• experience managing budgeting and financial controls on large-scale programs
• strong commercial and negotiation capability, including contract structuring and vendor performance management
• demonstrated experience leading large-scale enterprise platform procurement and vendor selection
• significant senior program management experience delivering enterprise Workforce Management implementation
• deep experience in designing and implementing WFM or HR systems in large federated environments, ideally within the higher education or public sector
• expertise in enterprise data, integration architecture and remediation strategy in complex system landscapes.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks and declarations

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in satisfactory terms to the University. Also, to meet the University’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO statement

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+.

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Platinum Employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion.

The University values are excellence, trust and accountability.

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment. The University of Sydney may conduct routine pre-employment checks before an appointment is made.

Applications Close Thursday 08 October 2026 11:59 PM

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