Program Director, Cyber and Infrastructure Strategic Program Delivery

Job No.: 697309

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 3 year fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: This position is classified at HEW 10+, with a competitive remuneration package available

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

This is a senior enterprise leadership opportunity to shape Monash Group’s most critical cyber security, infrastructure and technology transformation priorities.

As a Program Director – Cyber & Infrastructure Strategic Program Delivery, you will lead a high-value portfolio of enterprise-critical initiatives spanning cyber uplift, infrastructure modernisation, operational resilience, identity, platforms and strategic technology enablement.

You will shape investment, prioritisation, sequencing, risk and delivery strategy, providing trusted advice to executives and governance bodies to drive enterprise value and measurable outcomes.

You will lead a high-performing multidisciplinary delivery function, strengthen portfolio and governance capability, and leverage AI, automation and data-driven practices to enhance execution and organisational performance.

Partnering with the GCISO & Head of Infrastructure Strategy, you will influence strategic planning, transformation and executive decision-making, helping shape the future of cyber security and infrastructure across Monash Group.

About You:

• You bring extensive experience leading enterprise technology portfolios and transformation within complex organisations, with strong expertise across cyber security, infrastructure and strategic delivery.

• You are a confident executive influencer and strategic leader, with a proven ability to lead high-performing multidisciplinary teams and navigate complex stakeholder and governance environments.

• You bring strong commercial, financial, portfolio and risk management capability, alongside a contemporary understanding of delivery, benefits realisation, AI and automation.

• You are an exceptional strategic thinker and communicator, able to navigate ambiguity, shape decisions and drive enterprise-wide outcomes

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Learn more about Monash.

Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here. 

Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Sara Cheung-Chin, Talent Partner, Sara.Cheung-Chin@monash.edu 

Position Description: Program Director Cyber and Infrastructure

Applications Close: Sunday 4th October 2026, 11:55pm AEST