Job description
Company Description
About SEEK
SEEK’s portfolio of diverse businesses make a positive impact on a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world-class technology solutions to connect more people to relevant employment, education, small business and volunteer opportunities. We have a culture of high-performance in our workplaces and celebrate the diversity of our employees who contribute to the success of our organisation.
Life at SEEK
SEEK’s purpose is at the centre of everything we do. Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Places to Work in Technology (2021-2024). We are proud to work in an environment that’s inclusive where everyone’s unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.
Our award-winning head office in Cremorne (just a 4 min walk from Richmond station) provides an exceptional space to collaborate with colleagues. The building provides sweeping views of the city, a games area, sit and stand desks at every workstation, modern end-of-trip facilities and Thursday night drinks which gives our people an opportunity to connect in a social setting.
Job Description
The Team
This role reports to the Head of Project Delivery, Portfolio Director, or Program Manager as part of a team of project and program managers. Strong collaboration with business stakeholders across Technology, Product and Commercial domains is required for successful delivery of projects/initiatives. The role involves building empathetic relationships with stakeholder groups internal and external to SEEK, including leadership teams and third parties (e.g. system integrator partners).
The Role
To be successful in this role you will be a highly experienced Project Manager with previous experience managing projects/initiative with high user impact and extensive change management and communication requirements within multiple geographies. This is a hands on management role, requiring excellent communication, team, and stakeholder engagement skills
Key Responsibilities
- Autonomously plan, manage, and monitor delivery of complex projects/initiatives or several projects/initiatives in parallel from initiation to closure
- Manage scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and dependencies for complex or several projects/initiatives in parallel, with built-in flexibility for pivoting based on customer feedback and market learnings
- Lead stakeholder engagement and communication for complex or several projects/initiatives across multi-geography teams with emphasis on transparency and real-time visibility
- Ensure appropriate change management practices are applied to ensure user-centric adoption and business benefits
- Establish appropriate project/initiative governance structures and approval processes that balance oversight with team autonomy and decision-making speed
- Manage vendor relationships and third-party contractor coordination
- Create and maintain project/initiative documentation, reports, and status communications
- Drive continuous improvement culture through retrospectives and process optimisation
- Ensure project/initiative quality expectations are met and standards maintained
- Support business users with training and intervention practices for change adoption
- Mentor project managers in advancing their delivery effectiveness
- Represent projects in senior stakeholder forums and governance committees
- Lead a productive, empowered, high performance team-driven environment to enable the project/initiative team to perform to the best of their ability
Qualifications
Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
- 5 - 7 years’ experience as a Project Manager with demonstrated experience leading technology projects/initiatives with geographically dispersed teams
- Proven ability to manage project/initiative schedules, scope, budget, and timelines in fast-paced environments
- Experience with project management and portfolio software including JIRA
Other Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
- Formal project management qualification (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2, or similar)
- Experience with agile and lean project management methodologies
- Strong commercial acumen and vendor management experience
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Graduate qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Engineering desirable
- Demonstrated ability to manage change and drive user adoption
Additional Information
Perks and benefits
At SEEK we offer:
- Annual Performance Bonus Plan
- Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
- Casual dress – every day
At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.
We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don’t meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.
Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.
For this role, only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.
SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.
