Head of Enterprise Delivery & Flow

• Optimise the flow of work across portfolios, programs, projects and Waterfall and Agile Release Trains
• Influence senior leaders across Lifeblood and remove systemic barriers to delivery
• 12-month secondment opportunity, National Teams Enterprise Agreement: SP3

About the role

Reporting to the Director Delivery Excellence, the Head of Enterprise Delivery & Flow will lead an integrated approach across Agile Release Trains (ART), Waterfall projects, programs and portfolios. A key priority across the next 12 months will be developing and mobilising a sequenced roadmap that removes delivery constraints, improves flow and creates greater consistency across Lifeblood business units.

Operating across the entire enterprise, you will navigate enterprise trade-offs, connect teams and introduce meaningful measures to track improvement. Leading four direct reports and a community of Scrum Masters, you will bring the credibility, empathy and momentum needed to guide people through change and deliver shared outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Embed a cohesive enterprise delivery strategy that accelerates current delivery and creates a future-ready model
• Develop and mobilise a sequenced roadmap to progressively improve enterprise delivery
• Lead an integrated delivery approach across ARTs, projects, programs and portfolios
• Improve end-to-end flow, visibility and coordination across business units and delivery teams
• Identify and remove systemic constraints, risks and dependencies affecting delivery outcomes
• Establish consistent delivery principles, standards, governance and ways of working
• Align ART planning cycles with long-term portfolio roadmaps and strategic priorities
• Navigate competing priorities, capacity constraints and enterprise-level trade-offs
• Introduce meaningful measures to track, report and demonstrate delivery improvements
• Build strong partnerships across business, technology and operations to enable seamless delivery
• Lead four direct reports and a community of Scrum Masters with clarity, credibility and empathy

Sound interesting? Here’s what we’re looking for: 

• Proven extensive experience leading enterprise delivery across Agile and Waterfall environments
• Strong knowledge of portfolio delivery and enterprise-wide planning, experience developing and implementing practical, sequenced roadmaps for improvement
• Experience leading and integrating ARTs with program and project delivery structures
• Strong executive and senior leadership engagement, communication and influencing capability
• An enterprise mindset, with the judgement to navigate competing priorities and delivery trade-offs
• A collaborative and empathetic leadership style that creates confidence and valuable outcomes across the team
• A measurement-focused approach, with experience tracking and reporting improvements and outcomes
• Experience operating in complex and regulated environments
• SAFe SPC certification, with PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent

Wellbeing & Benefits   

We place our employee's well-being at the forefront and express gratitude and care for one another. As an Australian Workplace Equality Index recognised employer and one of Australia’s menopause-friendly organisations, we celebrate diversity and support all our people.   

In addition to being a part of an organisation that is the heartbeat of the Nation, you will have access to the following:    

• Ability to purchase additional annual leave    
• Access to salary packaging with an option to package up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment    
• 14 weeks paid parental leave - no waiting period for either parent    
• Our dedicated employee assistance program - Sonder that you can access 24/7 from an app on your phone    
• Plus, many more!    

Is Lifeblood your reason? Apply NOW!

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In the mean time if you have questions about this role, or need support or adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at careers@redcrossblood.org.au. Our AI careers assistant can help with common questions and connect you with our Talent Acquisition team if required.  

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This vacancy is being managed directly by Lifeblood’s Talent Acquisition team. We won’t accept candidates from external recruitment agencies on this occasion.