12 Month Initial contract + EXT
Brisbane based
January 2025 Start Date
We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Manager, specialising in Data Management to drive strategic goals across data governance, uplift internal capabilities, and enhance data maturity.
This role will focus on consolidating a federated data model across the organisation, ensuring alignment with the broader data strategy. The successful candidate will play a very important part in the delivery of complex, high-impact projects/programs, enhancing our client’s data management framework and maintaining a culture of data excellence.
Key Accountabilities Include:
- Strategic Data Leadership: Guide the development and delivery of data management initiatives that elevate data governance, align with strategic goals, and enhance the organisation’s data maturity.
- Business Case Development: Create business cases for data projects that effectively communicate value and present actionable insights for committee investment approval.
- Project Planning & Management: Develop and manage comprehensive project plans covering scope, timelines, resource allocation, risk, and budget control. Ensuring these projects support and uplift internal data capabilities.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner closely with IT, OT, business units, and external vendors, promoting a unified, organisation-wide approach to data and overall technology integration.
- Content & Data Management Solutions: Oversee the implementation and integration of content management and collaboration tools within a federated data model, ensuring these solutions are reliant and seamlessly integrated with existing systems.
- Performance Monitoring: Track projects performance, proactively address challenges, and implement solutions to ensure alignment with data maturity goals and project success.
- Reporting & Communication: Provide regular updates on project progress to senior management, highlighting data maturity achievements, potential risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Regulatory & Best Practice Compliance: Ensure data initiatives comply with relevant industry standards, regulations, and best practices, prioritising data security and integrity.
- Continuous Improvement: Champion a culture of continuous improvement by identifying process enhancements and promoting a holistic, strategic view of data within the organisation.
- Minimum of five years of experience managing technology or information management projects or programs, with a focus on delivering impactful results.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise content management and/or Microsoft 365 implementations.
- Familiarity with Information Security and Records Management policies.
- Demonstrated experience in Information Management projects or programs that utilise M365/Azure data governance tools and processes.
- Proficiency in advanced document processing capabilities, leveraging AI for automated data extraction and processing.
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, adept at engaging and influencing stakeholders across all levels.
- Excellent organisational and time management abilities, with the capability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.
- Skilled in project management tools such as Microsoft Project, JIRA, or similar platforms.
- Analytical mindset with excellent problem-solving skills and a high attention to detail.
- Degree in Information Technology, or a related field.
- 7+ years in managing business systems projects within project or program management roles.
- Certified in project management methodologies and tools such as PMP, Prince2, PRAXIS, Microsoft Project, JIRA, or similar.
- Demonstrated success in leading enterprise content management implementation projects.
- Exceptional organisational abilities with proficiency in managing multiple projects and deadlines efficiently.
- Excellent analytical skills, with a high level of attention to detail and problem-solving capabilities.
For more information on this role please reach out to Kelly at krazlog@sharpandcarter.com.au for a confidential chat!
