About FinXL IT

FinXL IT Professional Services is an established, innovative Australian company, providing technology-enabled business solutions and professional services to a diverse client base of blue-chip organisations. We are currently seeking a high-caliber Senior Project Manager to drive complex delivery streams within a large-scale transformation program.

The Opportunity

In this senior leadership role, you will be responsible for leading delivery across one or more complex streams within a high-profile program. Operating in a sophisticated Hybrid environment, you will apply both Waterfall and Agile methodologies to ensure seamless execution, roadmap alignment, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Delivery Leadership: Lead delivery across complex streams, ensuring alignment with the overall Program Roadmap and Release Plans.
• Hybrid Methodology Mastery: Successfully navigate a Hybrid environment, applying Waterfall and Agile methodologies as required to meet program objectives.
• Operational Readiness: Lead the planning and execution of the Operational Readiness stream, partnering with Operations to ensure coordinated go-live readiness and formal sign-off.
• Governance & Reporting: Maintain strong delivery governance, including strict scope control, Jira hygiene, and the use of data-driven reporting (e.g., burndown charts) to provide program-level insights.
• Ceremony Facilitation: Facilitate and lead critical program-level ceremonies, including Program Stand-ups, Quarterly Planning, Showcases, and Retrospectives.
• Integrated Planning: Partner closely with the Program Manager to drive integrated delivery planning, roadmap execution, and critical path visibility.
• Stakeholder & Risk Management: Provide clear, timely status and risk reporting to senior stakeholders and governance forums, including the Steering Committee.
• Resource & Budget Management: Manage stream-level budgets, forecasts, and resourcing while identifying and mitigating risks to milestone and release commitments.
• Team Leadership: Lead and manage Business Analysts to deliver core requirements, deliverables, and change requests.

Requirements

• A Senior Project Manager with a strong general insurance industry background
• Proven experience leading large-scale, complex projects or streams within an enterprise environment
• Deep practical knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall frameworks
• Significant experience in leading "go-live" readiness and transitioning complex projects into business-as-usual (BAU) operations
• Expert-level proficiency in Jira for delivery tracking and data driven reporting (burndown charts, velocity, etc.)
• Exceptional ability to identify and unblock issues, manage dependencies, and protect the critical path
• High-level stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present to Steering Committees and senior leadership.
• Strong experience in budgeting forecasting and resource management within a project context.

What's On Offer?

• Initial 12 months' contract with a view to extend
• Located in Sydney CBD
• Hybrid working arrangement (2-3 days in the office)

Next Steps

If you are a Senior Project Manager who excels in Hybrid delivery and has a passion for Operational Readiness, we want to hear from you. Apply Now!
Job number (S4)