• Location: Based at either our Geelong Waterfront Campus or Melbourne Burwood + hybrid work arrangements
• Area: Infrastructure and Digital
• Team: Systems & Solutions – Business Systems
• Employment Type: Full-time and continuing
• Classification: HEW 10 $142,074 + 17% Superannuation
• Reports to: Associate Director, Business Systems
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Why work with us?

At Deakin, you will be joining a forward-thinking Infrastructure & Digital division committed to enabling industry leading teaching, learning, research, and operations. You will be part of a newly aligned digital leadership team that values cross-functional collaboration, shared ownership, and delivering tangible impact.

This is a unique opportunity to influence how digital systems support the university’s physical spaces and infrastructure, enhancing the experiences of students, staff and service providers alike.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager – Business Systems to lead the management and strategic oversight of digital systems that underpin the university’s property, infrastructure, space and facilities operations.

This position sits within the Business Systems team, a new domain-aligned enablement group under the Systems & Solutions directorate. You will be responsible for ensuring the platforms supporting Property & Infrastructure Services are fit-for-purpose, well-integrated, and aligned to evolving operational needs and enterprise strategies.

In this role you will lead a focused team of specialists and analysts, supporting the service delivery of a structured capability framework across operations. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders across Operations, Engagement, Delivery, and Resilience to uplift digital maturity and deliver value through better system use and design.

Key Responsibilities

As the Senior Manager, Business Systems, you will:

• Lead the Business Systems function, overseeing system performance, enhancements, and operational service delivery.
• Act as the responsible steward and manager of property and infrastructure related systems, supporting capabilities such as asset management, space planning, maintenance, and capital works.
• Own and evolve the roadmap for key functions within platforms ensuring alignment with the university’s goals and broader digital strategy.
• Manage the planning, implementation, and execution of new infrastructure system projects, upgrades, or system integrations, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
• Develop trusted relationships with stakeholders across the Infrastructure and Digital division, surfacing operational needs and supporting system-driven improvements.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of skilled professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment. Provide guidance and support to team members in delivering initiatives, ensuring their growth and development.

About You

You are a digital systems leader with extensive experience managing enterprise platforms. Experience in the property, infrastructure, or facilities domains will be considered favourably. You bring a clear understanding of how technology enables operational success and thrive in roles that sit at the intersection of business, systems, and strategy. Additionally, you are an innovative thinker who continuously seeks out new technologies and approaches to drive efficiency and growth within the organisation.

To be successful, you’ll have

• Strong stakeholder engagement capabilities, with the ability to work across technical, operational, and strategic levels.
• Sound understanding of system lifecycle management, digital governance, and service delivery frameworks.
• A practical and strategic mindset, focused on delivering value through systems, data, and continuous improvement.
• Proven expertise leading teams responsible for property and/or infrastructure systems, or other relevant Business Systems.
• Postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience in ensuring a large organisation’s infrastructure operations are supported by a reliable, efficient, and compliant system.

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

 PD - Senior Manager, Business (Property) Systems.pdf

Here's how to apply

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and relevant experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Kevin Brown, Associate Director, Business Systems on kevin.brown@deakin.edu.au.

Applications for this position close on Monday, 12 May 2025

Make an Impact with Us

Together we aim to take Deakin forward, strengthening our progressive University through the digital work we do. Whether it's empowering students, enabling teaching staff, or supporting researchers, the work you do here matters. Your achievements contribute to making a positive difference in the lives of the people and communities we serve.

So that you can focus on making a positive impact, Deakin Infrastructure and Digital lays the foundations for you to be your best self, grow and evolve and join forces with exceptional people.

Be Your Best Self

As a unique individual we understand that showing up as the best version of yourself takes commitment to your personal wellbeing. That’s why we foster a supportive environment where you can manage your work to balance your productivity, engagement and wellbeing. Our approach to flexible working empowers you to achieve your best.

Grow & Evolve

Being in the higher education sector, ours is an environment of knowledge sharing and seeking. With us you can grow your capability through formal and informal learning and continuously improve, deepen and broaden your expertise. With many digital roles and teams under the one umbrella, there’s opportunity to expand your skillset, embrace new challenges and evolve your career. When YOU thrive, WE thrive.

Join Forces

As a member of our dynamic team, you’ll tackle challenges and deliver digital services and solutions alongside supportive, inclusive and talented humans from within the team, and more broadly across the University. We are a powerful collective of diverse skillsets, strengths and experience and our practices promote an environment of collaboration where your unique contribution is welcomed and valued. When you join forces with Infrastructure and Digital you join forces with Deakin. Visit Why Work at Deakin to view the overarching benefits of working with Deakin.

Are you ready to make an impact with us?

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation and genders.