"Director Strategy and Performance"

• Lead enterprise wide strategy, accelerating performance and large scale transformation.
• Full-time, fixed-term (till 2030) position based at our Hawthorn campus
• Attractive salary + 17% super and hybrid work environment

About the Role

The Director of Strategy & Performance leads Swinburne’s enterprise-wide strategic capability, partnering with the Executive and portfolios across the University to drive clear, evidence-based decision making.

This role establishes a mature strategy function that brings rigour to problem definition, option analysis, and investment decisions, ensuring strategic coherence across major initiatives. The Director oversees business case development and strategic analysis to directly support Executive Group decision making.

The role also leads the enterprise Business Analyst pool, lifting strategic capability, decision quality, and consistency of approach across the University.

About You

To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the Vice-Chancellor, Executive Group, and portfolio leaders, providing insight-driven guidance to enable high-impact strategic decisions and investment prioritisation.
• Provide executive-level advisory to portfolios through rigorous problem definition, strategic framing, and evidence-based analysis, supporting clear prioritisation, trade-off assessment, and identification of optimal strategic options.
• Lead the design and implementation of university-wide strategic methodologies—including strategic option evaluation, business case development, and benefits articulation—to strengthen decision quality and institutional outcomes.
• Manage and develop a high-performing team of Business Analysts and Senior Business Analysts, providing clear direction, professional standards, and quality assurance across strategic and complex initiatives.
• Foster commitment and shared ownership of strategic goals by building trust, facilitating dialogue, and embedding accountability across leadership teams.
• Monitor external trends and disruptions across sectors, technology, policy, and market dynamics to identify potential opportunities and threats early.
• Top tier consulting experience background will be highly regarded

For more information, please refer to the job description.

Qualifications

• A postgraduate degree level qualification in a relevant discipline with subsequent relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.

About Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne’s strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges. We choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research.

Our Ad Astra strategy is the cornerstone of Swinburne’s bold ambition to lead globally in technology-driven education and research. This strategy positions us to create transformative solutions, empower learners, and partner with industry to thrive in an ever-changing world.

What We Offer You!

• Work your way with flexible working arrangements, including hybrid options and generous parental leave to support a balanced lifestyle.
• Exclusive staff discounts, including discounted Medibank health insurance, 50% off Swinburne courses and other partner offers.
• Swinburne offers 17% super and salary packaging options, including car leasing and extra super contributions.

Want to learn more? Head over to our benefits page!

To Apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and your suitability for this position.

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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at talentacquisition@swin.edu.au

Applications Close: Sunday March 8th at 11.00 pm

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Swinburne has become a world-class university, driving social and economic impacts through science, technology, and innovation. As a dual-sector university, our vision is for people and technology working together to build a better world.

Central to our vision is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer focused on attracting, retaining, and developing great talent. We work to remove barriers related to gender identity, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age.

We strongly encourage applicants from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our Moondani Toombadool Centre leads our Indigenous education and culture at Swinburne, guided by community wisdom and leadership.

We support applicants with disabilities. Adjustments can be requested at any time during the recruitment process. For Reasonable Adjustment requests, including accessible formats for the PD, application form or any other document, please contact DCR@swin.edu.au or call +61 3 9214 3550.

Please note the above number and DCR email address are for disability or reasonable adjustments queries only. General enquiries about the role can be sent to the Talent Acquisition team at talentacquisition@swin.edu.au (general enquiries will not be answered by phone).

Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes. As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.

As a Circle Back Initiative Employer, we commit to responding to every applicant.

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