Our highly respected Research/Innovation client is seeking an important addition to their wider delivery modelYour new company
This is a rare prospect to join one of Australia's most respected research and innovation institutions as it embarks on a transformative program of work focused on the future of research data, AI enablement and digital research services. The organisation is investing heavily in the technologies, platforms and governance frameworks that will underpin the next generation of research capability, creating an environment where innovation, collaboration and strategic impact are at the forefront.
Working alongside senior academic and executive stakeholders, you'll contribute to a high-profile initiative with the potential to shape how research data and AI capabilities are leveraged across the national research landscape.
Your new role
As Delivery Lead, you will play a pivotal role in establishing a strategic roadmap for AI-ready research data architecture and infrastructure. This is not a traditional project coordination role. We're seeking a hands-on leader who can engage stakeholders, facilitate complex discussions, undertake analysis, produce high-quality documentation and help translate ambitious ideas into practical outcomes.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading the development of a Research Data Architecture Uplift Roadmap
- Assessing current-state capabilities, architecture and maturity
- Facilitating workshops and stakeholder engagement activities
- Conducting capability, risk and gap assessments
- Developing future-state design principles and conceptual architectures
- Producing business cases, recommendations and investment priorities
- Coordinating delivery activities across multiple stakeholder groups
- Engaging with senior executives, research leaders and technical specialists
- Driving tangible outcomes and ensuring progress from concept through to implementation planning.
What you'll need to succeed
We are looking for an experienced Delivery Lead, Program Manager or Senior Project Manager who can confidently operate between strategy, technology and business outcomes.
You'll bring:
- Proven experience delivering complex technology, data or infrastructure initiatives
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including engagement at executive level
- Exceptional facilitation, communication and documentation capabilities
- Experience developing business cases, roadmaps and strategic recommendations
- Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies and contemporary delivery practices
- The ability to navigate ambiguity and bring structure to complex problems
- Experience working across multidisciplinary technical and business teams.
Highly regarded experience includes:
- Research, higher education or research infrastructure environments
- Data platforms, research data management or information architecture
- AI, advanced analytics or high-performance computing initiatives
- Regulatory, risk and compliance-focused environments
- Experience working with research, scientific or academic stakeholders.
What you'll get in return
- Initial 6-month contract with strong extension potential
- Opportunity to shape a landmark research data and AI initiative from the ground up
- Exposure to senior academic, research and executive leadership stakeholders
- Meaningful work that will influence future research capability and innovation outcomes
- A collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment
- Canberra-based engagement with a flexible hybrid working arrangement
- The chance to deliver work with national significance at the intersection of data, research and AI
- Attractive Hourly Rate - up to $165/hr inc super depending on experience
What you need to do now
If you're passionate about turning complex ideas into actionable outcomes and have experience leading strategic technology, data or research initiatives, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now or contact
[email protected] for a confidential discussion.#3013654
📌 Delivery Lead, Research Data Program (Canberra)
🏢 Hays
📍 Canberra