Senior Manager, Architecture Practice

• Full time, 3 year executive contract
• Geelong office location, with flexibility to work from home
• Salary $210,000 - $225,000 total remuneration package

Our Story

The IT Shared Solutions (ITSS) Division is a collaboration area in which the TAC and WorkSafe share resources to deliver IT solutions to both organisations.

The TAC is a Victorian state government organisation whose role is to promote road safety, support those who have been injured on our roads and help them get their lives back on track.

WorkSafe Victoria plays a critical role in the lives of Victorian employers and workers - as the state's health and safety regulator and as the manager of Victoria's workers compensation scheme. In both capacities, employers and workers are at the heart of our service.

About the Role

This new role has been created to lead the recently developed Architecture Practice branch within ITSS. The successful applicant will provide leadership and management to ITSS to build and enhance the capabilities, process and technologies required to enable the business strategies. The role is accountable for leading and managing the development of the architecture practice across multiple disciplines, ensuring activities align to the strategic outcomes of the business and agreed Enterprise and Solution architectures. The role is a specialist leader and adviser, as such it is expected to operate at a senior level within ITSS, TAC and Worksafe to influence and ensure technology investment and management is optimised.

The successful applicant for this role will be employed by TAC but will work across both organisations.

About the Team

This role will be a part of the ITSS Executive Management Team and report to the Head of ITSS. The role will lead the Architecture Practice, which consists of a medium sized team of Enterprise, Solution and Technical Architects. The branch is required to build strong relationships with key business stakeholders, providing consulting and architectural solutions to enable sustainable and effective business outcomes that align to the strategic direction of WorkSafe and the TAC. You will join a highly collaborative and inclusive division, and have the opportunity to establish a new culture for your branch.

A Day in the Life

• Directs the development of enterprise-wide architecture and processes to embed the strategic application of change in the management of the organisation.
• Plans and leads the identification and assessment of emerging technologies and the evaluation of potential impacts, threats and opportunities.
• Defines the approach and develops policies for discovering, analysing, planning, controlling and documenting demand for services and products.
• Maintains awareness of the needs of the organisation and builds a strong evidence base from research, experience and innovation.
• Obtains organisational commitment to innovation and change.

For a detailed description of the day-to-day responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Position Description.

What you’ll need to succeed?

• Extensive experience in IT, including experience in Enterprise Architecture and other architecture domains.
• Previous experience in Architecture Practice Leadership, with specific experience in maturing and leading an architecture practice through transformation.
• Experience in producing compelling architecture roadmaps aligned to organisational strategy.
• Experience in the implementation of Lean-Agile Architecture models .
• Knowledge and/or qualification in Enterprise Architecture frameworks or standards (e.g. TOGAF)
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to translate technical information into business language.
• Proven experience influencing senior stakeholders

Why join us?

We foster an engaged and inclusive culture; our 2021 survey results show 95% of our employees feel proud to work for us. Our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• Competitive remuneration and salary packaging options
• Genuine work-life balance with attractive leave options and work flexibility
• A comprehensive wellbeing calendar of events and initiatives
• Extensive professional development opportunities

Read more here: https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/about-the-tac/careers/our-employment-benefits

Together, our differences make us stronger

We believe that a diverse workforce operating within an inclusive culture is critical to achieving our purpose. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, respect and value the unique contributions of all people, because we believe that together, our differences make us stronger.

We are committed to inclusion, diversity and accessibility in our employment practices, and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people, people with disability, women and gender diverse people, culturally diverse and LGBTIQ+ people to apply for our roles.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the People & Culture Team on (03) 5225 7500 or via email at People_Culture@tac.vic.gov.au and a member of the team will be in touch. Any information provided regarding disability or reasonable adjustment requests will only be used to provide accommodations and will in no way determine the outcome of an application.

We’d love to hear from you

If this opportunity excites you, click APPLY to submit your Cover Letter and Resume today. Successful applicants will be contacted and progress to an interview. All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application.

For further information, please refer to the attached Position Description or contact Kelby Lauritz, People & Culture Specialist on 9300 0512 for a confidential discussion. Applications for this role will be accepted up until 11:55pm Sunday 18th September 2022.

If this role isn’t quite right for you but you know of someone who would be interested, please feel free to share the ad with them.

We are committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with WorkSafe’s obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act).Therefore, there is a requirement that all employees have an up to date COVID-19 vaccination status, which is currently defined by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) as three vaccine doses, unless a valid medical exemption applies.