Portfolio Director – Project Delivery & Transformation, Senior Executive Leadership Role, Digital Innovation Service

Full-time: Fixed Term 5-year position 

Location: Parkville Precinct/Hybrid

Classification: DX99

Lead digital transformation across one of Victoria’s most significant health networks

The Royal Women’s Hospital (the Women’s), Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) are leading Victorian public health services located within the Parkville precinct.

Together, these organisations are supported by the Digital Innovation Service (DI), which provides a unified ICT capability across the Parkville Local Health Service Network. Supporting more than 19,000 staff and managing more than 139,000 support tickets annually, DI plays a critical role in enabling safe, reliable and connected healthcare.

We are seeking an experienced and transformational Portfolio Director – Project Delivery & Transformation to provide strategic and operational leadership across our enterprise-wide digital transformation portfolio.

About the opportunity

As an Portfolio Director, you will be reporting to the Chief Digital Information Officer and accountable to the Deputy Chief Digital Information Officer.  You will lead the shaping, governance and delivery of a complex portfolio of major digital programs and projects.

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced digital transformation professional who can bring together strategy, delivery, governance, change and people leadership to deliver measurable organisational outcomes.

A regular day will see you:

• Lead the delivery of the organisation’s full digital transformation portfolio, ensuring programs are delivered to agreed scope, time, budget and quality.
• Provide strategic leadership across major, complex and high-risk digital programs and projects.
• Drive contemporary delivery methodologies, including Agile, hybrid and iterative approaches.
• Strengthen enterprise-wide project and change management capability.
• Develop and oversee investment pipelines, prioritisation, roadmaps and capacity planning.
• Ensure digital investments have clear business cases, benefits realisation plans and measurable outcomes.
• Provide strategic advice to the CDIO, Executive and Board on delivery risks, opportunities and emerging digital trends.
• Build high-performing multidisciplinary teams and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Lead strong relationships with executives, senior leaders, clinical and corporate stakeholders, government partners, vendors and other external organisations.
• Oversee portfolio budgets, contracts, procurement, vendor performance and risk.
• Ensure digital transformation activities align with relevant financial, cybersecurity, privacy, data protection, regulatory and governance requirements.

About you

You are a senior digital leader with a strong track record of delivering large-scale transformation in complex environments.

You'll  bring with you:

• Proven leadership experience across large-scale ICT, digital health or similarly complex environments.
• A strong record of leading multidisciplinary teams and enterprise-wide digital transformation programs.
• Expertise in digital platforms, data governance, research infrastructure and emerging technologies, including AI and automation.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to work confidently with executives, Boards, clinical leaders, government and external partners.
• Strong commercial, financial and vendor management capability.
• High-level strategic thinking, planning and project delivery expertise.
• Experience working within complex regulatory, governance and health service environments.
• The ability to translate strategy into measurable outcomes and successfully lead organisational change.
• Postgraduate qualifications in Information Technology, Digital Health or a related discipline, or equivalent senior-level professional experience.

Our benefits

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose and engage in meaningful work every day.  We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
• Onsite childcare centre and breastfeeding rooms
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, and purchased leave options 
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements 

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community.  We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.  We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters.  We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.

Join us!

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, a Working with Children Check.

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.  We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

For more information, please view the Position Description for this role.  

For a confidential discussion, please contact Sofie Karamzalis -  sofie.karamzalis@thewomens.org.au  0414907103

Application closing date: 2 September 2026