Lead - Organisation Design and Implementation

Company description:

ANZ Banking Group Limited

Job description:

About Us

Organisation Design and Implementation are trusted advisors and delivery partners to T&C and the business, through a strategy led, data informed, and people enabled approach to delivering workforce transformation projects end-to-end.

About the Role

The Lead - Organisation Design & Implementation leads the day-to-day delivery and execution of large, complex people and workforce transformation initiatives, ensuring clear business outcomes are achieved. These initiatives may include the development of new operating models, organisation design and restructures, location or offshoring strategies, M&A people streams, data-led workforce analysis or broader transformation programs.

The role acts as a critical integrator across business stakeholders, T&C partners, project teams and cross-functional contributors to drive progress, manage complexity and deliver outcomes at pace. This includes leading project teams, managing risks and interdependencies, removing roadblocks, supporting governance and providing subject matter expertise across core OD&I delivery areas.

The role may lead a standalone program or manage a major stream within a broader enterprise transformation initiative, balancing strategic outcomes, stakeholder needs, total investment, delivery risk and time to benefit. The role will also provide strategic advice and challenge to business leaders on organisational effectiveness, operating model design, workforce impacts and implementation considerations.

The degree of autonomy, program size / complexity and leadership responsibility will vary depending on the level of the role.

Role Type: Permanent
Role Location: Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland, Wellington and Bengaluru
Work Hours: 40 Hours (Full-time)

What will your day look like?

• Leading the end-to-end delivery of Organisation Design & Implementation initiatives across operating model, organisation design, data management, workforce transformation, restructuring and implementation.
• Providing strategic advice, challenge and subject matter expertise to senior business leaders, T&C Business Partners and project stakeholders.
• Conducting organisational diagnostics and analysis to identify opportunities, risks and recommendations relating to operating model effectiveness, workforce structure, spans and layers, capability, governance and role design.

• Developing evidence-based recommendations and implementation approaches that balance business outcomes, customer impacts, workforce experience, financial objectives and enterprise design principles.

• Leading project teams and cross-functional contributors to deliver agreed outcomes, ensuring work is planned, sequenced and delivered at pace.

• Acting as the integrator across stakeholders, workstreams and delivery teams to manage interdependencies and reduce execution risk.

• Driving decision-making by bringing structure, insight and recommendations to enable timely resolution of issues, risks and roadblocks.

• Supporting governance activities, including critical path analysis, risk and issue management, dependency management, stakeholder management, reporting, and supporting budget, resource and scope management.

• Translating organisation design recommendations into practical implementation plans, ensuring changes are successfully embedded and benefits are realised.

• Supporting leaders and stakeholders through the people impacts of transformation, ensuring implementation activities are thoughtful, compliant and people-centred.

• Building trusted relationships with business leaders, T&C BPs, T&C teams, cross-functional partners and other key stakeholders to resolve issues and remove barriers to success.

What will you bring?

• Depth and breadth of experience in at least one of the OD&I core capabilities: organisation design, operating model design, restructuring, M&A people streams, workforce transformation, location strategy or data management.

• Proven experience leading complex people, workforce or business transformation initiatives from mobilisation through to implementation.

• Strong understanding of organisation design principles, operating model design, workforce analysis, role design, governance and implementation planning.

• Ability to engage, influence and challenge senior stakeholders, including business leaders, T&C Business Partners and cross-functional delivery partners.

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams or project teams to execute complex business change and deliver agreed outcomes.

• Strong project and program management experience, including governance, critical path analysis, dependency management, issue and risk management, stakeholder management, and support for budget, resource and scope management.

• Ability to quickly understand complex business problems, diagnose root causes and develop practical, evidence-based solutions.

• Strong consulting, problem-solving and facilitation skills, with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and bring stakeholders together around clear recommendations.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear papers, updates, recommendations and executive-level messaging.

• Experience in supporting the professional development and capability uplift of teams. 

So why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive.

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.

At ANZ, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you're a candidate with a disability or access requirement, and have an enquiry about the support provided, please let us know on your application or visit ANZ Accessibility and Inclusion Programs for alternate contact methods.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 121737 .

Job Posting End Date

28/08/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)