Program Director - Point of Sales Transformation

About the Company

Our client is a national retailer with a large store network across Australia. They are replacing their point of sales platform nationally and require an experienced Program Director on a 6 month daily rate contract to lead it.

About the Role

Candidates must have hands‑on experience leading a point of sale transformation in a multi‑site retail environment. This is non‑negotiable.

Benefits
Own a high profile, business-critical program end to end, from vendor selection through to national rollout
Genuine executive and steering committee visibility
Broad scope spanning delivery, vendor and SI management, integration, and store readiness
6 month daily rate contract

Duties / Key Responsibilities
Own end to end delivery of a national POS replacement across the store network, from vendor selection and design through build, pilot, and phased rollout, on time and on budget
Lead a blended team of internal IT, retail operations, systems integrator, and vendor resources, setting governance, cadence, and explicit accountability across every workstream
Partner with Retail Ops, Finance, Supply Chain,



and Digital to ensure the current platform integrates cleanly with ERP, inventory, payments, and ecommerce, and supports a consistent omnichannel customer experience
Drive store readiness and change, including training, cutover planning, hypercare, and rollout sequencing that minimises trading disruption in peak and non‑peak periods
Report to the executive and steering committee on progress, risk, spend, and benefits realisation, making hard calls and escalating early

Skills and Experience
Proven delivery of a point of sale transformation or replacement program in a multi‑site retail environment
Significant, demonstrable experience in Program Management across vendor selection, build, pilot, and national rollout
Experience managing systems integrators and vendors alongside internal teams
Strong understanding of how POS integrates with ERP, inventory, payments, and ecommerce platforms
Experience leading store readiness, training, cutover, and hypercare at scale
Demonstrated ability to engage and influence stakeholders at Executive and Steering Committee level
Solid commercial judgement across budget, risk, and benefits realisation

📌 Program Director Point Of Sales Transformation Sydney
🏢 Allura Partners
📍 Sydney