Digital Program Director

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Base pay range A$180,000.00/yr - A$230,000.00/yr

As the Digital Program Director, you will lead the Lands Division’s digital transformation, driving the design and delivery of a strategic ICT roadmap aligned with whole-of-government priorities. This role will oversee large-scale digital, data and platform initiatives including multiple legacy system modernisations.

24 Month salaried engagement + possible extension;

Digital, data and operational uplift at scale;

50% WFH, based in Brisbane; and

Mandate to build and execute a strategic ICT roadmap.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and strategic leadership for the Lands Division, advising on opportunities, priorities, budgets, risks and ICT requirements;

Develop and implement a division-wide ICT roadmap aligned with departmental and whole of government strategies to uplift capability and support legislative and operational objectives;

Oversee significant digital and data platform enhancements, ensuring best‑practice solution architecture, hosting environments, security protocols and infrastructure design;

Lead multi‑stream ICT programs, managing dependencies, risks and stakeholder engagement to ensure integrated, high‑quality delivery outcomes;

Promote continuous improvement in ICT governance, data management and organisational change management to strengthen capability across the division;

Partner closely with the Chief Digital Officer, senior stakeholders and vendors to ensure alignment, compliance and effective service delivery;

Manage commercial negotiations, contracts and performance to support successful program delivery and meet critical government objectives; and

Foster a workplace culture that values collaboration, innovation, inclusion and high performance, contributing to improved outcomes for Queensland communities.

About you

Proven experience leading large, multi‑stream digital or ICT programs;

Ability to translate strategy into delivery, managing competing priorities, dependencies and risk;

Experience delivering transformation across complex enterprise or government environments;

Demonstrated ability to develop and implement ICT strategies / roadmaps;

Strong capability in building and maintaining program governance, reporting and risk frameworks;

Experience managing operational, program and delivery risks;

Experience aligning ICT strategy with Whole‑of‑Government (WOG) or enterprise‑wide priorities; and

Experience managing external vendors, reviewing contracts and overseeing performance.

Strong background in:

Legacy system decommissioning;

Platform consolidation;

Digital and data platform uplift;

Working across mixed technical and information datasets.

How to Apply For more information or a confidential discussion please email Tyler Dewar at u&u on tyler.dewar@uandu.com quoting reference number #43636.

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