Senior Project Manager

Look forward to working with Australia’s leading and most trusted provider of Employee Management Services, making the benefits of salary packaging, novated leasing, and fleet management readily available to employers and their employees.

Working at Smartgroup offers more than a job. It is a dynamic workplace that matches the enthusiasm for the work you do and ambition for an exciting fast-paced career. Every day you will be part of a team that helps support fellow Australians - many working in essential services, corporates, government, and not-for-profits - to take home more money in their pay packets.

At Smartgroup, we're undertaking a range of high-impact business and technology initiatives that are shaping the future of our organisation. Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, PM Practice, you'll lead our Corporate Squad, partnering with stakeholders across Finance, People & Culture, Legal and Technology to deliver strategic projects that drive transformation, operational excellence and business value.

This is an opportunity for a hands-on Project Manager who thrives in complex environments, enjoys leading cross-functional teams, and can successfully balance multiple initiatives while building strong stakeholder relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic business and technology projects across multiple domains.
• Manage and coordinate the Corporate Squad, including Business Analysts, engineers, testers and delivery resources.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and operate as Scrum Master for squad activities where required.
• Drive project planning, governance, risk management, reporting and stakeholder communications.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Finance, Legal, People & Culture and Technology to deliver business outcomes.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide leadership, coaching and support to team members while fostering a collaborative team culture.
• Project or program management of projects outside of the Corporate Squad as required.

Skills & Experience:

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex business and/or technology projects within medium to large organisations.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams, squads or delivery resources in Agile and Waterfall environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and competing deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience with business process improvement initiatives, with Lean Six Sigma exposure highly regarded.
• Strong governance, planning, reporting and risk management capability.
• Scrum Master, Prince2, PMP or similar project management certifications will be highly regarded.

Smart team members enjoy a range of benefits designed to support flexibility, wellbeing, reward, and growth:

• Smart Leave, an additional week of leave each year
• Free lunch every week
• Up to 20 weeks Paid Parental Leave with superannuation contributions and a Return-to-Work Bonus
• Make a Difference Days – paid days off to volunteer for the community and environment
• Discounted retail vouchers
• Salary packaging and novated leasing benefits (of course!)
• Free flu vaccinations
• Employee Share Plan

At Smart, we’re driven by purpose and performance. We support individual and team growth via varied learning opportunities, open communication, and leaders who work to get the basics right – quality and regular one to ones, clear goals and success metrics, and growth conversations.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you and you have something to offer, we’d love to hear from you. APPLY ONLINE today. Our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch to discuss next steps. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process or are seeking part-time work, let us know—we’re here to understand.

Everyone belongs and is welcome at Smart. We welcome people from diverse backgrounds to join our team, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTQ+, all gender identities, and people of any socioeconomic status, age, race, national origin or ethnicity.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion is reflected in the external recognition we’ve received, including being named:

• WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality since 2019
• DCA Inclusive Employer 2025 – 2026
• Silver Employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index

Please note: all successful candidates will be required to complete background checks including a police clearance prior to confirmation of employment. Candidates must have unlimited Australian work rights to be considered for this role. Respectfully, no agencies please.