Senior Manager, Strategy Planning, Execution & Governance (Applications Close Monday 15th June)

ASX: Powering Australia's financial markets

Why join the ASX?

When you join ASX, you're joining a company with a strong purpose - to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all.

In your new role, you'll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub.

Want to know why we are a great place to work, click on the link to learn more.

www.asx.com.au/about/careers/a-great-place-to-work

We are more than a securities exchange!

The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines.

We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology. Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance.

We're proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we're committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Your Team

The Enterprise Customer & Operations team (EC&O) enables ASX to run better. This is through improving customer experiences and interactions, delivering simplified processes and services, integrated delivery planning and capability, and driving consistency of standards.

The Enterprise Enablement (EE) team within EC&O is responsible for providing enterprise capabilities and frameworks, that enable and govern change, transformation, delivery, strategy execution, customer products, data management and process mapping.

Your responsibilities

• Uplift enterprise strategy planning and execution capabilities, ensuring strategy is translated into coordinated plans, priorities and execution across ASX.

• Deliver the ASX Delivery Framework, and be responsible for delivering against its vision, standards, roadmap, ongoing operation and evolution.

• Maintain a deep, working understanding of the ASX Delivery Framework, ensuring it is fit for purpose, understood, consistently applied and aligned to regulatory and business needs.

• Support management of enterprise delivery dependencies, working with EPMO, portfolio and delivery leaders to identify, surface and resolve cross-initiative impacts and risks.

• Focus on ongoing process improvement and continuous uplift of EPMO practices and ways of working. Collaborate and work closely with the ADF Transformation team to support the evolution of the ASX Delivery Framework.

• Oversee the Enterprise PMO (EPMO) and Enterprise Planning & Strategy Execution functions, ensuring consistent portfolio governance, dependency management, standards and insights.

• Review and run enterprise planning cycles and governance forums, enabling effective decision-making across strategy, portfolio and delivery.

• Provide enterprise-level oversight and assurance on portfolio health, strategy execution, delivery maturity and framework adoption.

• Evolve practices to incorporate persistent teams and continuous delivery ways of working

• Work with Finance and project team on budget oversight

• Partner closely with the Head of Enterprise Delivery, Planning & Governance and the ADF Transformation Manager to ensure the Delivery Framework is implemented effectively, while clearly separating product ownership from transformation delivery.

• Prepare and deliver high-quality Executive and Board-level reporting, including strategy execution performance, dependency impacts, portfolio insights, risks and regulatory considerations.

• Drive continuous improvement of the Delivery Framework, planning and governance practices using performance data, feedback and assurance outcomes.

• Contribute to a collaborative Enterprise Enablement culture by role-modelling ASX values and actively breaking down silos.

• Work across teams and divisions to share knowledge, resolve issues and improve end-to-end enterprise outcomes.

• Demonstrate high emotional intelligence and the ability to coach, develop and support others.

• Operate effectively in ambiguous and changing environments, managing competing priorities and trade-offs.

• Demonstrate curiosity and build a deep understanding of the role's function and the broader ASX context.

• Execute the role with a pragmatic, delivery-focused and risk-informed style, balancing pace with proportionate governance and risk management.

• Support the GM Enterprise Enablement through strategic counsel, issue resolution and delivery of agreed enterprise priorities.

• Present insights and recommendations at Executive and Board-level forums, as required.

• Engage with senior leaders across Enterprise Customer & Operations and other divisions, and Boards or senior forums where relevant to role scope.

• Undertake other activities reasonably required to support the effective operation of the Enterprise Enablement function.

Your experience and qualifications

Must have

• Tertiary qualification in business, strategy, governance, technology or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

• Senior experience leading enterprise strategy execution, planning or governance functions in a large, complex organisation.

• Demonstrated experience acting as Product Owner or long-term owner of enterprise frameworks or operating models, including responsibility for standards, evolution and BAU operation.

• Proven experience overseeing EPMO, portfolio management or enterprise planning functions, including management of delivery dependencies and cross-initiative impacts.

• Strong capability delivering Executive and Board-level reporting, providing clear insight into execution performance, risks and dependencies.

• Experience operating in regulated environments, supporting governance, assurance and compliance outcomes.

• Highly developed senior stakeholder engagement and influencing capability.

Nice to have

• Experience in financial services, market infrastructure or other highly regulated sectors.

• Exposure to delivery frameworks, agile or hybrid operating models.

• Exposure to ways of working with continuous delivery and persistent teams.

• Experience supporting regulatory reviews, external assurance or audits.

We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you'll help us to live our values. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the criteria of this role.

If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process to help you present your best self, please let us know at [email protected].

At ASX Group, our diverse workforce is essential to build and maintain a fair and dynamic marketplace. We support flexible working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full-time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part-time or other flexible working arrangements.

We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks, completed as part of the on-boarding process.

To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without any restrictions.