Executive Manager Technology Programs Director

A fantastic opportunity has presented itself for an Executive Manager Technology Programs Director reporting to the General Manager Network Strategy.

A bit about your role

As the Executive Manager Technology Program Director, you will support and coordinate the delivery of complex transformation and product initiatives that underpin nbn’s one to three‑year strategic roadmap. You will bring coherence, rhythm and momentum to a diverse portfolio of work, ensuring initiatives are aligned to strategic intent while enabling sustainable change, capability uplift and confident market adoption of new products.

A core focus of this role is people leadership. You will lead a highly technical team of architects operating in a pool‑based model, partnering closely with Engineers across Wireless and Satellite, Core and HFC technologies. In a matrixed and virtual environment, you will provide clear direction, create connection and build trust, while confidently engaging with senior engineering peers to balance technical rigour with delivery outcomes. Your leadership will create space for collaboration, healthy challenge and shared accountability across teams.

You will support the development and execution of a one to three‑year transformation roadmap, coordinating delivery milestones and monitoring progress against agreed outcomes. With a strong grasp of operational planning and agile delivery practices, you will help teams navigate complexity, resolve delivery challenges and lift performance. You will also provide thoughtful input into budget allocation and investment decisions within defined guardrails, escalating risks or changes to scope and timeframes where needed, and ensuring financial discipline and value realisation remain front of mind.

A bit about you

If this sounds like the role for you, you will bring deep experience leading complex programs in large, multi‑disciplinary environments, ideally within telecommunications or similarly technical sectors. You combine strong program strategy and delivery capability with sufficient engineering insight to engage credibly with senior technical experts, ask the right questions and constructively challenge when required.

You are, above all, a people‑centred leader. You thrive in guiding highly specialised professionals, building inclusive and connected teams even when they sit virtually across the organisation. Your leadership style is collaborative, calm and confident, enabling others to do their best work while staying aligned to shared goals. You are comfortable operating with ambiguity, balancing long‑term strategy with day‑to‑day delivery, and you bring a pragmatic, commercially minded approach to decision‑making.

Motivated by purpose and impact, you value partnership, clarity and continuous improvement. With your ability to connect strategy, people and delivery, you will help nbn build the capability it needs to deliver for customers today and into the future.

Life at nbn

To be part of nbn is to be part of something bigger. There’s so much more from here. Our pioneering spirit drives us forward every day. Together, we help lift the digital capability of the nation by building and connecting Australia’s best fibre infrastructure into homes and businesses, plus places and things, everywhere. We’re continuing to create Australia’s network—a network made for more. Not just a way for everyone to do the things they love but transforming the way they do them.

A more inclusive working world

nbn is committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace where everyone can feel heard, valued, and respected. We believe diverse perspectives are the key to unlocking greater outcomes and encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures. That's why we have a Reconciliation Action Plan, Accessibility & Inclusion Plan, offer 18 weeks of paid parental leave, are a Pride in Diversity Gold Employer for three years running, and have active employee-led diversity pillars. Click here to see our list of employee benefits and why we're recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women, and their Employer of Choice for 2025.

Equal Opportunities for All 

We champion equal opportunities for all employees. If you have any accessibility requirements and would like to discuss adjustments for the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to contact us by emailing [email protected] or calling our Recruitment Accessibility Enquiry Line at +61 2 8918 9990. Please note, this line is dedicated to accessibility-related enquiries for the purposes of recruitment, and only enquiries related to accessibility adjustments will be answered. For other matters, please visit our Contact Us page on our website.

Where to from here?

If you think this role might be for you, we want to hear from you. Please apply by following the links and sending in your resume only. We do not require a cover letter or any selection criteria to be addressed.

Please note that this role is a permanent opportunity and applications will close at midnight Sunday, 8th March 2026.

To be eligible for this role, you must have full working rights in Australia.