Total 14 Director/C-Level Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in VIC - Melbourne - North Melbourne

This is a unique opportunity for an inspiring and strategic leader to join Nine at a time of cultural and business transformation. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, you will be responsible for managing external and internal communications, media engagement (including publicity), political advocacy, and stakeholder relations across all Nine businesses. 

You will successfully lead and develop the Regulatory, Public Affairs and Communications function, ensuring Nine’s Purpose, Vision, strategy and achievements are effectively communicated to both internal and external audiences, fostering trust, engagement, and support.

By integrating public relations, government affairs, media strategy, and internal communications you will play a pivotal role in positioning Nine as the leader in the media industry and advancing organisational objectives.

Day to day you will:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive communications and public affairs strategy that aligns with Nine’s objectives, market dynamics, and regulatory landscape.
• Ensure consistent messaging across all platforms and communication channels.
• Serve as Nine’s primary spokesperson, managing media inquiries and public image.
• Develop and execute media outreach plans, including press releases, op-eds, and media pitches to secure coverage.
• Develop and execute advocacy strategies to influence public policy and regulatory matters that impact Nine. 
• Ensure that Nine’s public positioning is positive, forward- looking and is relevant to policymakers and our audiences.
• Develop and implement crisis communication plans to manage and mitigate risks. 
• Oversee the creation of high-quality content across various channels, ensuring alignment with Nine’s brand and messaging.
• Develop and implement internal communication strategies to keep employees informed and engaged.
• Foster a transparent, positive communication culture within Nine.
• Plan and implement Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.
• Actively guide the senior leadership team conversations on topics concerning our reputation and positioning. 
• Develop key performance metrics, measurement tools, approaches, and systems to drive insights and performance. 

As the Global Security Portfolio Director, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing a cohesive security portfolio implementing the defined strategy that protects our global operations, while supporting business growth and resilience. This role requires a dynamic leader with the ability to balance strategic vision with operational execution, ensuring the safety of our people, technology, and assets across multiple regions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the establishment and execution of a comprehensive Global Security Portfolio, including a pivoted cybersecurity program, ensuring all initiatives deliver measurable outcomes within budget and agreed timelines.
• Ensure all cybersecurity projects align with the company’s strategic goals and objectives, driving the overall business vision forward.
• Collaborate with senior management, project managers, and other stakeholders to prioritize initiatives and allocate resources efficiently across the portfolio.
• Facilitate portfolio review meetings and steering committees, guiding leadership through key decision-making processes to optimize project delivery.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with the portfolio initiatives to ensure the long-term security and resilience of the organization.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and strategic direction to project managers and team members within the portfolio.
• Manage portfolio budgets and financials, ensuring financial efficiency across projects, with accountability for budgets ranging from $5M to $15M annually.
• Work closely with regional business units to ensure the success of cybersecurity initiatives on a global scale, fostering cross-regional communication and collaboration.
• Build and foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, managing their expectations and ensuring alignment with the portfolio’s goals.
• Serve as a critical member of the Global Security Leadership Team (GSLT), with delegated accountability from the Global CISO for the Global Security Portfolio.
• Lead the delivery of a portfolio valued between $5M and $15M annually, ensuring effective risk mitigation and financial oversight.

Your Career

At Palo Alto Networks, we are committed to securing the digital world and empowering organizations with endless possibilities. As a Strategic Account Director, you will play a pivotal role in managing major, strategic accounts, establishing strong relationships with key executives, and exceeding sales quotas and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). You will adopt an indirect leadership role across a number of shared services all focused on ensuring your and our success in your assigned territory, and optimizing market presence, revenues, and results for Palo Alto Networks.

Your Impact

• Create and drive multimillion dollar, multi year pursuits with key Victorian Public Sector strategic accounts
• Build and nurture relationships with key executive stakeholders in the  Victorian Public Sector
• Leverage your consultative selling experience to identify business challenges and create solutions for Victorian Public Sector prospects and our customers
• Understand the Victorian Public Sector competitive landscape and customer needs so you can effectively position the portfolio of Palo Alto Networks solutions
• Create clear goals and complete accurate forecasting through developing a detailed  Victorian Public Sector territory plan
• Leverage prospect stories to create a compelling value proposition with insights into value for the  Victorian Public Sector
• Stay updated on industry news and trends, and how they affect Palo Alto Networks products and services. Demonstrate Victorian Public Sector industry knowledge, articulating unique value to customers – Develop strategies aligning  Victorian Public Sector customer's business goals with Palo Alto Networks' value proposition
• Travel as necessary within your territory, and to company–wide meetings
• Take up an indirect leadership role responsible for orchestrating a diverse shared services team to optimise revenues and profitability
• Establish strong relationships with C–level executives and decision–makers and identify mutually beneficial business opportunities with external partners
• Provide credible leadership across various business functions, fostering collaboration – Be accountable and trusted in customer and internal interactions
• Drive revenue–maximising opportunities, utilising Palo Alto Networks' capabilities – Focus on high–value growth with long–term perspective, executing innovative business models
• Enhance Total Customer Experience and deliver maximum value through continuous improvement
• Cultivate value–added partnerships, extending Palo Alto Networks' reach and capabilities – Deliver incremental benefits to customers through strategic collaborations

• A unique career-defining opportunity to join and lead one of Melbourne’s most established, innovative and award-winning AU/NZ agencies
• Drive integrated earned-first communications including social and content
• Innovate and define our PR Agency of the Future strategy across corporate and consumer comms
• Collaborate on the Trans-Tasman Leadership Team working with the most talked about local and global brands
• Join a culture that embraces growth and diversity and with ambition that is Limited by Nothing

LOCATION: Melbourne

We are uniquely Thrive helping our people, brands and community to do just that.  We use the power of communications to help our people, partners and community to grow and be successful.

Born and bred in Melbourne, and with offices across AU & NZ, Thrive is a public relations industry powerhouse and for the first time in the company’s 23-year history, we are recruiting externally for a Business Director to lead our Melbourne team.

This is not your everyday opportunity. This is a chance to work directly with Thrive’s Executive and learn why we are Mumbrella PR Agency of the Year and B&T PR Agency of the Year 2022 and how we came to be awarded the Dan Wieden Titanium Grand Prix at the 2023 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which celebrates game-changing creativity, for our work with The Monkeys for Tuvalu, ‘The First Digital Nation’.

This role is a career-defining opportunity to lead our Melbourne location as 2IC to the Executive Director, Melbourne. You will be supported by 25+ consultants as you lead client and team growth and retention while driving new business with the support of national specialist squads.  You will partner with our local and global corporate and consumer clients to devise their communications strategies while leaning into national resources to deliver creative and digital integration impacting our clients’ business goals.

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated integrated comms Business Director who is well connected in Victoria with business connections and with the media and who can create new opportunities that take our agency to new heights. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success in the PR industry, across both corporate and consumer PR and have solid social media and creative content experience. The person must demonstrate strategic thinking, business acumen and have strong leadership skills with proven capability to grow a client portfolio.

This role will help drive operational process excellence, ensuring key stages of projects are executed efficiently and within budget, with a strong commercial mindset, managing financial forecasting, profitability and team resourcing.

• Work across a diverse and high-profile  corporate and consumer client portfolio
• Develop and implement strategic plans to drive business growth and achieve financial
• Manage and develop client relationships to deliver client growth
• Identify new market opportunities and trends to stay ahead in the local PR landscape
• Play an active role in lead generation and business development efforts and the conversion of clients
• Devise and oversee the implementation of first-class strategies with their senior reports for clients
• Provide effective leadership to a talented team of PR and social professionals, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Mentor and develop team members, encouraging continuous learning and professional growth
• Oversight of the Melbourne office administration function.

About You

• Australian visa holder - will consider visa sponsorship for a stellar candidate
• Tertiary qualified 12+ years of agency experience in the PR industry
• Proven experience in a senior leadership role within a PR agency delivering integrated earned-first campaigns for global brands
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking
• Excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated success in client relationship management and business development
• Ability to inspire and lead a team to achieve exceptional results
• Delivery of best practice multichannel storytelling with exceptional writing skills
• Experience in B2B and B2C storytelling
• Experience delivering in a fast-paced environment and displaying logical thinking, forward planning, and the ability to manage up and down
• An established network of relationships with media, influencers, suppliers and key stakeholders
• Excellent presentation skills
• Team time management and budget experience
• Technology skills (MAC & Google Drive savvy)
• Media measurement/evaluation skills

This is Thrive.

Culture is everything. It's a reason why we have a 100% return rate by working parents, have had consistent leadership for more than two decades, and continue to welcome Thrive 'boomerangs' back to the agency. Our team is made up of in-house media, creative and digital specialists who work across five locations in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Auckland delivering strategic communications services for brands.

Thrive values work-life integration including hybrid flexible working (currently Mondays and Fridays work-from-home) and delivers many benefits from wellbeing days and initiatives through to early knock-off Fridays. Thrive fosters & supports a work environment that is inclusive as well as diverse, where people can, and are encouraged to, be themselves. Every idea and perspective is welcomed and valued so that our service offering reflects our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion both internally and externally.

Ready to make waves with us locally and globally?

Visit us here for more information - www.thrivepr.com.au.

If you value accountability, curiosity, integrity, collaboration and are passionate about what you do then our values are aligned. Please apply via LinkedIn or email a cover letter and resume to: [email protected].

All contact with Thrive will be treated confidentially. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.