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Project Manager

Excolo PartnersSydney, Sydney🇦🇺AustraliaPosted 23 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Sydney, Sydney, Australia
SAFeAgileConfluenceContinuous ImprovementJiraPrince2

Job Description

Project Manager

We're partnering with a leading Australian organisation looking to bring on a Project Manager on a 12-month fixed term contract, delivering a portfolio of technology projects within an established Agile PMO. A role bridging delivery teams and enterprise governance, making sure outcomes land on time, on budget and aligned to what the business actually needs.


The Opportunity

  • Plan and deliver multiple concurrent technology projects using Agile delivery principles aligned to PMO standards

  • Bridge agile delivery teams and enterprise oversight, keeping outcomes tied to business value and governance requirements

  • Manage cross-functional teams and facilitate collaboration between business and technical stakeholders

  • Track progress against KPIs, milestones and deliverables, reporting to leadership and stepping in when delivery drifts

  • Identify resource requirements and dependencies, and resolve constraints across competing priorities

  • Own project budgets from cost estimation through to tracking and reporting

  • Identify and mitigate delivery risks while maintaining compliance with internal standards and policy

  • Act as the point of contact for project escalations across executives, business leaders, IT teams and external vendors

  • Contribute to continuous improvement of project management practice across the PMO


What We're Looking For

  • Minimum 5 years delivering projects, including at least 3 in Agile environments

  • Track record managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and dependencies

  • Agile certification such as AgilePM, SAFe or PRINCE2 Agile

  • Strong across project tooling including Jira, Confluence, MS Project and Azure DevOps

  • Career background in technology roles, with working knowledge across infrastructure, networks, cloud and cyber security

  • Expert test and QA discipline, owning test strategy, planning, execution and defect management

  • Experience with organisational change management

  • Strong facilitation, negotiation and stakeholder communication

  • Experience in regulated environments such as financial services, banking, legal, healthcare or government highly regarded

  • Working knowledge of LLMs, GenAI and agentic AI an advantage

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