Total 19 Director/C-Level legal public security job vacancies in melbourne or sydney

Competitive executive level position leading a team of subject matter experts who are actively changing the cyber landscape of the Department  


Term opportunity up to 30 June  


Total remuneration range: $2 39,483 to $ 263,586 commensurate with experience  


About the role  


Do you have a passion for working with others to drive positive change and outlook on technology and digital security? We are looking for someone to deliver a significant cyber security program that will remediate current risks and prepare the Department to operate and navigate the future. This program will uphold transparency and deliver value across the NSW Government sector, and you will be a hands-on leader who wants to drive continuous improvement and share you love and passion about this space .    


You will lead

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Associate Director Offensive Security

SNSW Grade 11/12
1 x Ongoing Full-Time
Headquarter location is McKell, Sydney



As the  Associate Director Offensive Security ,  you will  l ead a team to provide offensive security and automation services to protect the organization and provide visibility into potential gaps and misconfigurations that undermine the security posture.


Responsibilities include  leading  a team of professional offensive security and security automation sta ff,  pe rform ing  red and purple team exercises to test application and infrastructure controls ,  ma intain ing  vulnerability and attack surface toolin g,  automating  the collection of metrics from  different  functions  and  perform ing  threat modelling and risk identification activities  in collaboration with  DevSecOps  and other functions.


The person will have hands-on experience in reconnaissance and hacking of systems, adept at navigating and exploiting vulnerabilities. They will
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About the role
Reporting to the Global Director of Corporate Affairs, this pivotal role leads our Public Affairs team globally in shaping Government & Industry Relations and public policy initiatives. You will oversee a team of 3 Public Affairs experts based across America, Australia, and the UK. Key responsibilities include:

Leading, developing and executing a comprehensive global public affairs strategy that aligns with TWEs vision, purpose and global business objectives, with a particular focus on Canberra, South Australia and Victoria.
Providing strategic counsel on policies & regulations affecting TWE, including Tax, Sustainability, Consumer Health and Global Trade.
Proactively anticipating, monitoring and devising strategies to mitigate global regulatory opportunities and mitigate risks emerging from political, regulatory, and societal trends.
Represent and work with TWEs key industry associations across Australia to progress the interests of TWE and the Australian Wine industry.
Develop and support government
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Significant Deputy CEO role for the NDIA
Focus on government, legal and dynamic risk
Lead oversight and advice that improves outcomes
About the organisation
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an independent statutory agency responsible for implementing the world leading National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), one of the biggest social reforms since Medicare. The NDIS is designed to enhance the quality of life and increase economic and social participation for people with disability and provide peace of mind for every Australian. The Governance, Risk and Legal Group comprises four divisions encompassing Government, Chief Counsel, General Counsel and Risk, Audit and Resilience.
About the role
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) Governance, Risk and Legal (GRL) has responsibility for the core areas of Government, Legal, Risk and Audit for the NDIA. Leading diverse, central functions, the DCEO GRL is charged to

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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.

 

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. 

A broad, advisory executive role
Prevent harm to communities and the environment
Drive change in a values and purpose driven organisation

About the organisation
EPA is Victorias independent environmental regulator and is responsible for preventing the harmful effects of pollution and waste on Victorian communities and the environment.  They draw on world class scientific and regulatory expertise and work closely with governments, community, business, and industry. EPA is a values and purpose driven organisation, dedicated to working and growing together to create solutions that are better for the environment, better for people and better for business.
About the role
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Director, Public Affairs is an executive role responsible for leading the Public Affairs Branch in promoting action to prevent harm to the environment and human health from pollution and waste, developing and implementing the EPAs

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Join an agency awarded for its culture and work with innovative brands shaping the future!

Sling & Stone is the public relations agency built for entrepreneurs, challengers and disruptors. We unearth, craft and share the stories of the most ambitious brands shaping the world — from Levi’s to Darrell Lea, Krispy Kreme to Google, Stripe and many others.

Globally, we’re a team of 80+ Slingers across Australia, United States, Singapore and New Zealand.

We’re now searching for our next Account Director or Senior Account Director to lead purpose-driven work as part of our team.

The role you'll play

As an Account Director / Senior Account Director you’ll provide high quality strategic comms counsel, develop audience-first strategies and lead teams of ambitious go-getters to execute campaigns and secure results. You’ll also get stuck into agency projects, help grow the business and expand our services, all while acting as an agency ambassador.

In return, you’ll be working with some of the most exciting and innovative consumer brands out of Australia who are truly disrupting traditional industries, have purpose-driven missions, and offer up rewarding work.

To be successful in securing this role, you will need to:

Have 6+ years of experience (ideally in a PR agency)
Have a passion and demonstrated success working with consumer, sustainability or lifestyle brands/sectors
Have proven team leadership and mentor skills
Be capable of driving strategy and creative of a number of campaigns/accounts, ensuring satisfaction across your client portfolio
Build, nurture, and grow relationships with top tier media, influencers, stakeholders and industry bodies
Be able to develop scopes of work, manage service levels with meeting deliverables, while keeping teams engaged and motivated

Want to know more?

Here’s a taste of Sling & Stone:

We’re a global team of 80 spanning Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United States delivering truly global campaigns
We’ve won multiple best place to work awards, including the 2023 PRWeek Best Place to Work APAC and the 2022 PRWeek Best Culture of the Year APAC, as well as #2 in the 2023 PRovoke Best Agencies To Work For APAC.
We’re deliberate about which brands we work with, and say no to those who don’t fit our focus on clients shaping the future
While we don’t take ourselves too seriously, we do take our work very seriously. We’re proud of what we do. Our team is filled with smart, skilled communicators who share and live these core values: Gumption, Build, Play, Tune in
We give all Slingers the opportunity to do the most impactful work of their careers here, giving them the training, skills and support to develop new passions, services and client portfolios, with the support of a dedicated manager
We offer 20 days annual leave per year, 10 days wellness leave per year, which can be taken for physical or mental wellbeing, as well as Christmas to New Year’s Day off in addition to your leave allowance
Every Slinger also has access to an additional 2 floating days per year which can be used to observe dates and causes that are significant but not necessarily recognised by standard public holidays
We’re supportive of parents and believe in inclusivity regardless of whether you’re considered the primary and secondary carer: we offer up to 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave for anyone, and in the unfortunate circumstance of baby loss, up to 8 weeks Paid Compassionate Pregnancy Loss Leave
We enjoy Meeting Free Mondays so everyone gets a full day of uninterrupted focus time.
With offices in Auckland, Sydney, Singapore, Los Angeles and New York as well as many sister agencies across the Outelap global collective, there are opportunities to extend your holiday or stay in a location and work from another Sling & Stone or Outleap office with prior sign-off.
Read what our CEO said about how we choose the clients we partner with (and in turn, the brands you get to represent): bit.ly/2au8sEy
Check out our Sydney headquarters (where you’ll be based) and a bit of a day in the life of our agency: bit.ly/2scw4Ex

Ready to apply?

Visit our jobs page at https://slingstone.com/join-the-team/ and upload your CV telling us why you’re right for this role! We look forward to hearing from you.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Sling & Stone is built on the talent we hire. We’re only as good as our people, and the best teams are built with people from a variety of backgrounds, offering a variety of perspectives. Even if you don’t meet all of the requirements in our roles, if you think this is the job for you, please go ahead and apply. Studies have shown that certain minority groups will only apply if they meet every specification on a job advert and we want to change this. We do not discriminate against any employee or candidate because of age, gender, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion or disability or any other basis. Our people are chosen on merit, professional qualities and alignment with our values. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.

$80,341 - $87,572 per annum plus superannuation
Ongoing/Non-ongoing; Full Time
Melbourne, VIC

Position Overview The Associate is part of a team responsible for providing a high level of legal and administrative support to the Chief Justice/ Chief Judge.  The purpose of this position is to ensure:

that the Chief Justice is able to conduct the business of the court in a professional and efficient manner;
the timely completion of all tasks associated with court hearings and efficient and accurate file management of proceedings listed before the Chief Justice, and
to actively participate as a member of the Chief Justices Chambers, including assisting with other Chambers work where required.
Key Responsibilities and Duties


This role requires an individual who works well in a team environment, with the two Legal Associates working closely in Chambers to support the

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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

Sydney CBD location
Global workflow automation vendor
Great team environment


This workflow automation vendor is steadily expanding their footprint in Australia. 
Their success across most parts of the world has seen their platform become soundly embedded in government entities, financial institutions, and large industrial organisation everywhere. And in Australia their product is also starting to take hold. Their share price continues to climb at a rapid rate, reflecting their growth.
Leading the public sector expansion for this organisation you will work Nationally, across every state government and other not for profit entities around the country.
You will be well versed and have a history of success in selling SaaS platforms into government, ideally products that have a strong enterprise level workflow solutions element, such as CRM, RPA, or ERP solutions. 
You will also have a personal network that you can lean on, be fully

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Organisation/Entity:  Sydney Metro







Job category:  Projects







Job location:  Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000







Job reference number:  93960







Employment type:  Fixed Term Full-Time







Salary range:  An attractive remuneration package







Youre a leader who takes ownership and actively creates positive change. You know that to make a meaningful contribution there needs to be connection and collaboration across the organisation. Heres your opportunity to help our people make a big impact. In this role, youll: Join the Sydney Metro Project Delivery




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Director Cyber Security Operational Technology (12 Month Temporary Opportunity)







Organisation/Entity:  Sydney Metro







Job category:  Senior Executive







Job location:  Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000







Job reference number:  93570







Employment type:  Fixed Term Full-Time







Salary range:  An attractive remuneration package











Director Cyber Security (Operational Technology) - 12 month Temporary Opportunity You crave a career that pushes you, where you'll meet challenges head on and you're guaranteed




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The Game Changers:
At AP+ we're changing the game! We're doing big things, and we can't do it alone. We're part of a big ecosystem, and we know teamwork and passion for our purpose is what will make us successful. We value the unique talents, perspectives, of all our employees. This includes people of all gender identities and sexual orientations, First Nations Peoples, people of all abilities and diverse backgrounds, as well as their families. AP+ brings together Australia’s three domestic payment providers, BPAY Group, eftpos and NPP Australia, into one integrated entity. Bringing these businesses together enables AP+ to create a more competitive and coordinated Australian payments organisation that is strategically placed to respond to the impacts of regulatory and technological change today, and into the future.

The Purpose:

At Australian Payments Plus (AP+), we're on a mission to revolutionise the payments industry and ensure the security of payments infrastructure across Australia. As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), you will play a critical role in safeguarding AP+ systems and data from cyber threats.

As the CISO, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for AP+'s information security program. You will develop and implement comprehensive security initiatives, policies, and procedures to protect our systems, networks, and data. You will be responsible for identifying and mitigating risks, managing security incidents, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards.

In addition, you will drive a culture of security awareness and promote best practices across the organisation. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security into the development lifecycle and provide guidance on secure coding practices. You will also stay up to date with the latest industry trends and emerging threats to continuously enhance AP+'s security posture.

As the CISO your key responsibilities will be:

• Cyber Security Management
• Identity & Access Management
• Risk Management
• Security Architecture
• Testing, Compliance & Certifications
• Partner & Vendor Management
• People Leadership

In order to be considered for the CISO role you will need to demonstrate:

• Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.  And/or equivalent relevant knowledge and experience. 
• Professional security management certification such as CISM, CISSP or equivalent.
• Robust and proven experience leading and growing security functions in innovative, leading edge and fast paced environments.
• 10+ years’ experience in risk management and information security in a technical environment
• Experience leading, directing and developing technical staff in the execution of security program and project initiatives.
• Experience with contract and vendor negotiations and management including managed services.
• Experience with Cloud computing.
• Experience creating, testing and maintaining business continuity management and disaster recovery plans.
• Effective interpretation of security-related data allows CISOs to detect potential security threats.
• In-depth technical knowledge of cybersecurity tools and concepts, such as intrusion detection systems, firewalls, risk identifying tools and SIEM systems
• Strong understanding of information security, risk, privacy, and regulatory compliance
• Extensive knowledge of risk management techniques.
• Innovative thinking and leadership with an ability to lead and motivate cross-functional, interdisciplinary teams.
• Familiarity with relevant regulations and standards (e.g., PCI-DSS, ISO 27001).

What’s Next:
We know applying for a role can be a nerve-wracking experience, so we endeavor to review applications and plan to schedule screening interviews within the next two weeks. If you are among selected candidates, we’ll be in touch to schedule a phone interview. In any case, we will keep you posted on the status of your application.
We want to remove all barriers to inclusion so if you need advice or support with your application, we’re here to help. Please reach out to [email protected] We also encourage you to let us know your pronouns at any point during the recruitment process.

AP+ are not partnering with Recruitment agencies for this role.

Our Technology Risk and Cyber team advises clients about their potential cyber and IT risks and opportunities. We work as an integrated business and as part of a larger multi-disciplinary team. The team draws on a diverse and dedicated group of people, powerful KPMG methodologies, innovating capability and assets, and global resources to support our clients in achieving the right milestones.
Your Opportunity
We currently have exciting opportunities for Consultants to Directors across our Tech Risk & Cyber Security divisions. In this team you will contribute by:
• Leading the delivery of cyber security activities and technology risk & assurance services, such as IT internal audits, service organisation controls reporting, IT and cyber risk assessments, penetration testing, creating governance procedure & plans and IT project assurance reviews and more
• Deliver work individually and in a team on a client-engagement basis, by following timelines, resources planning and budget
• Leading a team in gap and maturity assessments between the security processes and operations of clients against recognized global and domestic standards and regulations.

Our cyber security division looks for talent across the following areas:

• Cloud/Security Architecture
• Cyber
• Identity and Access Management
• Governance Risk Compliance
• Security Strategy and Governance
• Incident Response
• Business Resilience
How are you extraordinary?
• You get things done! You’re organized, efficient, and have a high attention to detail to deliver impactful outcomes
• You are a kind and compassionate leader with a passion for continually growing your leadership skills to get the best out of a diverse and multidisciplinary team
• You love being part of a collaborative and multidisciplinary team and building strong relationships both internally and externally
• You are an avid learner with a deep passion for Technology Risk & Cyber Security. You are curious, keen to collaborate, learn from others, and stay abreast of research and thought leadership in future of work trends and leadership.
Your Experience
At KPMG, we believe diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our clients, and communities. To be considered for this opportunity, your qualifications, skills & experience could include:
• Experience in cyber security activities, technology risk & assurance services, such as but not limited to IT internal audits, service organisation controls reporting, IT risk assessments and IT project assurance reviews
• Diverse exposure to clients and industries with demonstrated ability developing commercial relationships
• Knowledge of global and domestic standards and regulations in relation to cyber and technology risk
• Ideally have one or more certifications relevant to the field of cyber security and/or technology risk
• A relevant tertiary qualification would be highly regarded though not mandatory (such as Computing, Engineering, Information Systems, IT, Accounting or related).
We are hiring for the following employment types: Casual, Max-Term Full-Time, Max-Term Part-Time, Permanent Full-Time & Permanent Part-Time.

We also have offices in the following locations:

• Sydney
• Melbourne
• Brisbane
• Perth
• Canberra
• Adelaide
• Hobart
• Gold Coast
• Darwin
• Townsville
• Parramatta
• Wollongong
• Newcastle/Hunter Region
• Geelong

Qualifications

N/A

The Industry Marketing team is at the forefront of our company’s growth, helping the world to understand our unique value and its relevance by industry. We seek a passionate marketer who can define the best program of action to excite and mobilize Global Public Sector (GPS).  In this role, you will distill our platform and products into compelling value propositions that motivate audiences toward deeper engagement with ServiceNow. Your role in helping us to reimagine the future of work will require thought leadership, action-orientation, commitment to excellence and incredible teamwork. This individual contributor role reports to the Sr. Director, Industry Marketing.

 What you get to do in this role:

• Define ServiceNow’s value proposition for Global Public Sector, its Solutions and included set of products, globally; create the narratives for the key buying centers
• Help to fuel the growth of Global Public Sector by contributing to scale marketing and selling motions: optimize motions for Public Sector target personas, aligned to mission areas and solutions, sales maturity, market maturity and solution-market fit
• Provide input to compelling content across a variety of asset types (research, white papers, presentations, customer stories, e-books, etc.) and communication platforms ( .com, social, blogs, webinars, email, events, community and more)
• Partner with product management to articulate value propositions and amplify release-related deliverables; ensure alignment between product-level and industry-level messaging and taxonomy; ensure relevance of messaging to industry audiences
• Identify, validate and develop cross-organizational use cases for our products and solutions
• Provide field go-to-market enablement content based upon that team’s strategies for effective selling and value-based selling principles.  Relationships include linkages to Partner, Analyst and Client Advocacy teams
• Help drive scale efficiencies across ServiceNow: run communities of practice, participate in planning and interlock meetings, make process improvements, and generally mature the marketing functions upon which you have influence
• Collaborate with linked global marketing teams to create end-to-end marketing programs that drive scale and value, and which are designed with localization in mind (linked teams include campaigns and pipeline demand generation, regional and account-based marketing, public relations, internal communications and brand)
• Act as a spokesperson for ServiceNow solutions to internal and external audiences, including sales kickoff, sales training, executive briefing center, Knowledge, events, webinars, industry conferences, and analyst briefings
• Help support key conferences and regional events - including speaker selection, content reviews, and messaging support
• Help develop and deliver sales training content to improve funnel and sales performance

 

To propel our next phase of growth, ServiceNow is further investing in the Global Public Sector organization. We're building a team of collaborative individuals who are passionate about the opportunity to transform the Public Sector using ServiceNow's powerful digital workflow platform. 

The company is looking for a Head of Global Public Safety who is an expert in Public Safety Solutions and has a deep understanding of the emergency management life cycle, including planning, response, recovery, and resourcing. The position provides visibility within ServiceNow and an opportunity to support accelerated sales results.  

You understand the core Public Safety business processes and surrounding technology ecosystem, including systems of record and third-party data providers. You also have a technical vision for ServiceNow’s opportunity to transform Public Safety and will work with customers and partners on the architecture for the solutions with care for this vision. Additionally, you are someone who can work with customers, account teams, and internal technical resources to align customer needs with platform capabilities and solution roadmaps. 

 

What you get to do in this role: 

• Own and design innovative industry solutions, aligning industry content, product capabilities, partners, and messaging to enable the field to consistently tell a story and align to customer’s key business imperatives while partnering with marketing on external assets showcasing domain knowledge, differentiators, and sales propositions.  

• Identify key customer business imperatives to ServiceNow capabilities; Regularly meet with customers and partners to gather feedback, and internally vet and test these imperatives.  

• Be the voice of the customer internally to sellers, enable partners with solutions, and advise sellers while helping with business planning and sales strategy. 

• Research key industry and solution trends from various sources including publications, thought leaders, industry conferences and events.  Document and communicate as they pertain to changes in positioning, capability gaps or total addressable market. 

• Monitor global challenges and opportunities, identify best growth practices across all markets, and maintain connections with key global players both internally and externally. 

• Attend external events of partners, competitors, and customers to bring knowledge to industry sellers, and use extensive ongoing industry knowledge to define and update industry personas and value propositions for each. 

• Define discovery questions for key personas, collaborate with the value team to define industry value (both quantitative and qualitative). 

• Maintain up-to-date domain assets. Identify gaps in foundational needs such as customer stories, demos, assets, and enablement, creating action plans to address these needs.  

• Sponsor global community task force, and focus groups to share knowledge, drive innovation, and host regular community calls to share and gather information across all geographies. 

• Offer thought-leadership both internally and externally on domain-related topics and actively engage in speaking, teaching, advocating, and championing the mission area in various forums, including webinars, podcasts, EBCs, customer calls, and more as a representative of the sector. 

• Collaborate closely with Account Executives and Solution Consultants on use cases and customer opportunities, enabling teams on relevant solutions. 

• Create and lead of global Center of Excellence on public safety. 

• Integrate, curate, and share use cases globally related to public safety. 

• Partner closely with solution and field marketing to develop relevant and engaging assets. work closely with marketing teams to align assets and events to the GTM strategy. 

• Co-innovate solutions with internal team of Architects, Designers and Developers to reimagine complex customer challenges. 

 

 

• 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.

Our Technology Risk and Cyber team advises clients about their potential cyber and IT risks and opportunities. We work as an integrated business and as part of a larger multi-disciplinary team. The team draws on a diverse and dedicated group of people, powerful KPMG methodologies, innovating capability and assets, and global resources to support our clients in achieving the right milestones.
Your Opportunity
We currently have exciting opportunities for Consultants to Directors across our Tech Risk & Cyber Security divisions. In this team you will contribute by:
• Leading the delivery of cyber security activities and technology risk & assurance services, such as IT internal audits, service organisation controls reporting, IT and cyber risk assessments, penetration testing, creating governance procedure & plans and IT project assurance reviews and more
• Deliver work individually and in a team on a client-engagement basis, by following timelines, resources planning and budget
• Leading a team in gap and maturity assessments between the security processes and operations of clients against recognized global and domestic standards and regulations.

Our cyber security division looks for talent across the following areas:

• Cloud/Security Architecture
• Cyber
• Identity and Access Management
• Governance Risk Compliance
• Security Strategy and Governance
• Incident Response
• Business Resilience
How are you extraordinary?
• You get things done! You’re organized, efficient, and have a high attention to detail to deliver impactful outcomes
• You are a kind and compassionate leader with a passion for continually growing your leadership skills to get the best out of a diverse and multidisciplinary team
• You love being part of a collaborative and multidisciplinary team and building strong relationships both internally and externally
• You are an avid learner with a deep passion for Technology Risk & Cyber Security. You are curious, keen to collaborate, learn from others, and stay abreast of research and thought leadership in future of work trends and leadership.
Your Experience
At KPMG, we believe diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our clients, and communities. To be considered for this opportunity, your qualifications, skills & experience could include:
• Experience in cyber security activities, technology risk & assurance services, such as but not limited to IT internal audits, service organisation controls reporting, IT risk assessments and IT project assurance reviews
• Diverse exposure to clients and industries with demonstrated ability developing commercial relationships
• Knowledge of global and domestic standards and regulations in relation to cyber and technology risk
• Ideally have one or more certifications relevant to the field of cyber security and/or technology risk
• A relevant tertiary qualification would be highly regarded though not mandatory (such as Computing, Engineering, Information Systems, IT, Accounting or related).
Please note, the salary ranges $70k - $200k+ with respect to your level of experience.
We are hiring for the following employment types: Casual, Max-Term Full-Time, Max-Term Part-Time, Permanent Full-Time & Permanent Part-Time.

We also have offices in the following locations:

• Sydney
• Melbourne
• Brisbane
• Perth
• Canberra
• Adelaide
• Hobart
• Gold Coast
• Darwin
• Townsville
• Parramatta
• Wollongong
• Newcastle/Hunter Region
• Geelong

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