Wireless, Fixed & INA Tech & Program Delivery Chapter Type Lead Principal

Telstra; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Telstra is seeking a Chapter Type Lead Principal to drive a large, multi-disciplinary leadership cohort and oversee complex transformation programs across Wireless, Fixed, and Intelligent Network Automation. You will champion capability uplift and ensure strong governance, executive-level alignment, and financial discipline across programs.

You will manage budgets, resources, risks, dependencies and vendor partnerships, while coaching senior leaders to foster a high-performing, collaborative

Qualifications

• Experience leading leaders and large, multi-disciplinary teams in a matrixed way.
• Strong stakeholder influence and senior executive governance capability.
• Proven technical program delivery experience across agile, hybrid and traditional methodologies.
• Commercial acumen with ROIC, benefits realisation and operating leverage.
• Delivery across Wireless, Fixed or Intelligent Network Automation domains is valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead six chapters and around 70 technical delivery leads delivering missions across Wireless, Fixed and Intelligent Network Automation Network Groups.
• Build capability, strengthen engagement and develop a strong technical delivery talent pipeline.
• Drive consistent delivery standards across governance, financial discipline, ROIC, benefits realisation and operating leverage.
• Coach Chapter Leads and create a collaborative, high-performing culture.
• Lead our most strategic and complex transformation programs across Wireless, Fixed and Intelligent Network Automation groups.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic program delivery

Budgeting & ROIC

Vendor management

Governance & exec-level influence

Agile, hybrid & traditional delivery

Tools

Financial discipline tools

Job description

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

31 Oct 2026 11:59pm

Job Title

Wireless, Fixed & INA Tech & Program Delivery Chapter Type Lead Principal

Job Summary

This senior role combines people leadership, senior executive influence, strategic program execution and deep technical delivery expertise. You will have a direct accountability to champion and uplift the capability in our teams and the accountability to deliver our most complex transformation programs across Telstra’s digital infrastructure, support Network as a Product and advance the Telstra Autonomous Network vision through our Connected Future 30 strategy.

Job Description

Responsibilities & What You’ll Do:

As the Wireless, Fixed & INA Tech & Program Delivery Chapter Type Lead Principal, in the leader of people leaders persona (~30%) you will:

• Lead six chapters and around 70 technical delivery leads delivering missions across Wireless, Fixed and Intelligent Network Automation Network Groups
• Build capability, strengthen engagement and develop a strong technical delivery talent pipeline
• Drive consistent delivery standards across governance, financial discipline, ROIC, benefits realisation and operating leverage
• Coach Chapter Leads and create a collaborative, high-performing culture.

In the technical execution leadership persona (~70), you will:

• Lead our most strategic and complex transformation program(s) in Wireless, Fixed and Intelligent Network Automation Network Groups
• Establish and evolve group executive-level governance and lead complex technical programs, portfolios and missions
• Through your influence and hands on bias for action, create clarity, remove blockers and influence cross-business delivery to achieve end-to-end outcomes and business benefits
• Manage budgets, resourcing, risks, dependencies, tools and vendor partnerships
• Identify improvement opportunities that lift delivery performance and business impact

Make a difference:

In Networks, Product and Technology, you’ll help deliver the networks and technology capabilities that connect Australia and businesses globally. This role plays a key part in lifting delivery performance and supporting major strategic programs including Telstra Autonomous Networks, Connected Future 30 and Network as a Product.

About You:

You’ll bring:

• Experience leading leaders and large, multi-disciplinary teams in a matrixed way of working
• Strong stakeholder influence and senior executive-level governance capability
• Proven technical program delivery experience across agile, hybrid and traditional methodologies.
• Commercial acumen and financial discipline, including ROIC, benefits realisation and operating leverage
• Technical delivery, commercial and engineering expertise across large-scale technology environments in Wireless, Fixed or Intelligent Network Automation domains
• A collaborative, outcome-focused leadership style