Program Benefits Manager

Program Benefits Manager Your new company
Join a large, complex organisation delivering significant business integration and transformation initiatives. Working within an established Project Management Office, you will support programs operating in high-risk environments and help ensure strategic benefits are clearly defined, measured and realised.

• Drive benefits realisation across a major transformation program.
• Long-term contract through to 30 June 2027
• Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park locations
• Senior stakeholder-facing role within an enterprise PMO

Your new role
As Program Benefits Manager, you will oversee the complete benefits management lifecycle across a portfolio of programs and projects. Partnering with senior leaders, business owners, change managers and delivery teams, you will establish a consistent approach to benefits planning, measurement, reporting and handover.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing benefits realisation strategies, plans, maps and profiles
• Identifying, benchmarking and tracking benefits and disbenefits
• Maintaining the Benefits Register and supporting business impact assessments
• Defining meaningful benefits indicators, KPIs and operational metrics
• Translating benefits measures into measurable financial savings
• Reviewing risks, costs, issues and dependencies affecting benefits delivery
• Conducting benefits reviews and audits to identify areas for improvement
• Embedding established benefits frameworks into program and project processes
• Providing assurance that benefits align with agreed program objectives
• Negotiating complex issues across divisional and organisational boundaries

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful, you will bring:

• At least five years' experience delivering benefits across major programs and projects
• Strong experience working within complex transformation or business integration environments
• Demonstrated expertise in benefits realisation planning, benefit mapping and benefit profiling
• Experience assessing both benefits and disbenefits throughout the project lifecycle
• Strong financial acumen and the ability to quantify benefits and savings
• Well-developed knowledge of program and project management methodologies
• Excellent senior stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver effectively in ambiguous, high-pressure environments
• Strong critical thinking, negotiation and problem-solving capabilities

Applicants must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport. Pre-employment requirements include a National Police Check, Baseline National Security Clearance and two reference checks. The position is based across Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park and operates on a 40-hour working week.

What you'll get in return
This is an opportunity to take ownership of benefits realisation across a high-profile transformation environment. You will work closely with senior decision-makers, shape benefits management practices and help ensure major investments deliver measurable organisational outcomes.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
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