The key duties of the position include:

The Commissioner of Taxation is seeking a highly experienced senior leader with a strong track record of overseeing delivery of corporate and enabling services to join the senior leadership team as the ATO’s Chief Operating Officer.

As the Chief Operating Officer, you will provide enterprise wide strategic and operational leadership as a key member of the ATO Executive, working closely with senior leaders in the ATO and across the APS, state and territory governments and sectors, to strengthen performance and deliver lasting, organisational wide change.

In this role, your senior leadership experience will enable you to lead the Enterprise Strategy and Corporate Operations (ESCO) Group, overseeing the ATO’s core enabling functions, including:

- finance and procurement
- human resources
- governance
- communications and media
- parliamentary and external engagement
- enterprise risk and integrity, and
- general counsel legal services (unrelated to tax).

Providing strong stewardship of these functions you will ensure they are integrated, forward-looking and responsive to the needs of the ATO and government.

All of our senior leaders are expected to:

- develop a clear vision for the future that links to ATO and government priorities
- be accountable and deliver outcomes that align with the long-term perspective
- find innovative and practical solutions, be open to ideas and engage with risk
- work collaboratively and influence across boundaries to achieve outcomes, progressing issues that cut across APS agencies, sectors and communities
- persuade others towards an outcome, maintaining the confidence of government and stakeholders
- be self-aware and courageous, empowering individuals and teams to deliver their best
- build trust and confidence in the ATO and the tax and superannuation systems.

To be considered you must have:





- demonstrated ability to lead at a senior executive level, shape organisational direction and deliver whole-of-organisation outcomes in complex environments
- proven experience leading diverse corporate or enabling portfolios, ensuring strategic alignment, strong governance and high-quality outcomes, with demonstrated expertise in one or more of the relevant functions
- strong track record in organisational leadership, lifting performance and fostering a culture of accountability, adaptability and continuous improvement
- highly developed strategic influence, building trusted partnerships and delivering forward-looking advice across people, finance, governance and communications.

This role may be ongoing or non-ongoing and the successful candidate can be based at one of our locations across Australia.

We embrace the strength of diversity — through our people and the perspectives they bring. We are committed to inclusive recruitment practices and encourage applications from people with disability or neurodivergence, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and individuals from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments can be provided throughout the recruitment process.

Getting to know the Australian Taxation Office

We are globally recognised for leading best practice in the administration of tax and superannuation, promoting a level playing field and fairness for all. Our work makes a real difference to the lives of Australians and positively impacts their economic and social wellbeing. Our people are problem-solvers, curious, dynamic and are at the heart of our success. We are inclusive and embrace the strength of diversity. Adaptable working arrangements are available to help balance work and life. We offer more than you expect. We offer a place where you can belong, a say in how you make a difference, and the chance to grow a successful career.

📌 Chief Operating Officer (Perth)
🏢 Australian Taxation Office
📍 Perth