IT Strategy and Performance Lead

About Snowy:

Snowy Hydro is a dynamic, integrated energy business that has been providing on-demand, reliable energy to Australia for generations. Snowy Hydro owns and operates a powerful combination of generation assets, including the iconic Snowy Hydro-electric Scheme, gas and diesel electricity generating plants, and contracted wind and solar energy in the National Electricity Market. We also provide electricity and gas to over 1.5 million retail customers through our retail brands Red Energy and Lumo Energy. Snowy 2.0, currently under construction, is Australia's largest committed renewable energy project. This nation-building project will provide on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come.

About the position:

We are currently seeking an IT Strategy and Performance Lead to join our Technology department.

Based in either Sydney or Melbourne, this central position serves as the strategic hub and performance scorekeeper for the Technology department. The role acts as a critical bridge between strategy formulation and operational execution, bringing diverse stakeholders together across all IT pillars to enable the CIO to drive the technology transformation roadmap effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading the integrated technology planning cycle to ensure the CIO's strategy is actively operationalised across all technology pillars (Infrastructure, Applications, Cyber Security, etc.).

• Partnering with IT leadership to translate business strategy into a unified, high-level technology roadmap spanning operational excellence, growth, and core transformation.

• Establishing and owning the comprehensive IT metrics framework, tracking Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) to measure the department's "performance to target."

• Leading the operational function of the Office of the CIO, driving cross-functional collaboration, breaking down silos, and acting as the strategic interface between leadership teams.

• Consolidating complex, cross-departmental data into high-impact executive briefings, dashboards, and reports directly for the CIO, Executive Committee, and Board.

• Design and orchestrate executive-level technology governance forums, ensuring rigorous preparation of strategic decision papers and business cases.

• Driving a high-performance culture of accountability across IT by providing absolute transparency into how well the department is delivering against its commitments. 

About the location:

This position can be based in Sydney or Melbourne.

About you:

• You hold relevant tertiary qualifications in Business, Information Technology, Commerce, or a related discipline (Postgraduate qualifications or an MBA are highly regarded).

• You bring significant experience operating within an Office of the CIO, IT Strategy function, or as an executive-level Chief of Staff within a complex corporate or enterprise environment.

• You possess exceptional commercial and strategic acumen with a proven track record of translating high-level business strategy into actionable, department-wide technology roadmaps.

• You have demonstrated success designing, implementing, and maturing enterprise-wide technology performance frameworks (KPIs/SLOs).

• You exhibit superior communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to influence, advise, and build trust with the CIO and senior executives.

• You possess a unique capability for systems thinking—operating at a highly abstract, strategic level while maintaining the organizational discipline required to ensure teams deliver to target.

• You are an expert at cross-functional orchestration, with a proven ability to break down departmental silos and build consensus among technical pillar heads.

About our workforce:

Snowy Hydro has a culture of decency and inclusion, with a commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people and a supportive environment to ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can succeed. At Snowy Hydro, we recognise that we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each individual brings, and we believe in providing an environment that allows that uniqueness to thrive.

Snowy Hydro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for a role with Snowy Hydro and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to the Snowy Hydro recruitment team at recruitment@snowyhydro.com.au.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE THURSDAY 9TH JULY.