Principal Programme Manager, WWPS/Global Government Delivery Organziation

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Are you ready to make a direct impact on national security and defence through the power of cloud technology?

The AWS Global Government Delivery Organisation (GGDO) is seeking a driven and experienced Programme Management Office (PMO) Leader to help lead mission-critical cloud programmes. This is your opportunity to work at the intersection of innovative technology and the nation's most important missions.

Based in Canberra, you will join a team of programme management and technical professionals delivering secure, scalable, and mission-driven cloud solutions for our customers. You'll partner directly with business leaders and government stakeholders to drive programme execution, align priorities, and deliver outcomes that matter.

As a Senior PMO Leader, you will be responsible for designing and owning the programme execution and delivery strategy, governance, and business operations rhythm to deliver at scale for customers across defence and national security. Overseeing a team of programme management professionals, you will lead cross-functional strategic initiatives, drive programme performance and reporting, and ensure the successful delivery of complex, multi-workstream initiatives.

This is a critical leadership role within a key Cloud Infrastructure Programme — an initiative delivering secure, scalable, and mission-driven cloud solutions for our national security customers. You will be responsible for overseeing programme execution, ensuring alignment with customer and stakeholder priorities, and managing technical, operational, and business outcomes.

The role requires subject matter expertise across programme management and business development, with the ability to incorporate technical requirements into commercial transactions and effectively structure, facilitate, and close engagements. You will also manage operational programme activities in accordance with existing contract performance criteria.

The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in cloud computing, national security and defence mission requirements, and large-scale programme management — with the ability to translate complex technical and operational challenges into clear, actionable outcomes. You are equally comfortable collaborating with engineers as you are briefing senior government executives.

You will draw upon extensive information technology-centric programme management experience, critical thinking, and analytical problem-solving skills, coupled with business development and executive communication expertise within the Australian defence and national security community.

This role requires a proactive, mission-driven leader who can operate in a dynamic and highly sensitive environment whilst driving technical and operational excellence. If you thrive in fast-paced, high-impact roles and are passionate about national security, we encourage you to apply.

Key job responsibilities
• PMO Leadership: Design, implement, and continuously refine the PMO strategy and framework, governance structures, and business operations. Evaluate programme processes, workflows, reporting, and delivery mechanisms to identify inefficiencies, embed lessons learned, and drive sustained improvement across standard operating practices.
• Team Leadership: Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team of programme management professionals, fostering a culture of delivery excellence, continuous improvement, and innovation, including championing AI and automation opportunities to streamline recurring tasks and elevate team capability.
• Executive Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with customer executives, internal leadership, and partners at all organisational levels to drive business outcomes and programme delivery. Drive recurring stakeholder engagements to build trusted relationships, foster open communication, and ensure programme transparency.
• Performance & Governance: Establish and maintain programme-level reporting, risk management frameworks, escalation paths, decision-making processes, and accountability structures. Drive Weekly/Monthly Business Reviews and executive reporting cadences for internal and external stakeholders.
• Cross-functional Coordination: Partner with technical delivery teams, solutions architects, sales, capture, business operations, legal, security, and software development to maintain strategic alignment, drive accountability, and ensure programme outcomes are achieved on time and within scope.
• Programme Delivery & Documentation: Lead programme discussions and ensure outcomes are clearly documented and actioned across teams throughout the programme lifecycle.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level
- Experience presenting to both technical and non-technical executive audiences
- Experience with data analysis and using metrics to drive program improvements
- 7+ years of programme and team management experience, ideally within complex, multi-workstream environments

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience selling to Fortune 1000 or Global 2000 organizations
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience with AWS technologies
- Experience leading cross-functional projects and managing large, complicated programs
- project management certification (e.g., APM, CSM, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2)
- Experience working with national security and defence customers

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