Senior Manager, Product & Portfolio Innovation

Job No.:570673

Work type:Continuing

About the position

• Full-Time, Continuing position
• Melbourne (Bundoora) location
• Classification: HEO9 - Base salary from $138,453 + 17% superannuation
• Hybrid work model support

The Senior Manager, Product & Portfolio Innovation is a pivotal role within the Product and Growth team at La Trobe University, responsible for driving portfolio innovation and leading growth initiatives across the institution. The role requires close collaboration with a diverse range of stakeholders, including senior executives, professional staff, academics, and teams across marketing, finance, operations, and recruitment. The Senior Manager is tasked with shaping portfolio strategy, providing analysis and insight, and delivering a market-leading product portfolio that supports the University's strategic, financial, and customer objectives.

Key responsibilities include coordinating cross-functional product and growth activities, developing frameworks and policies, and guiding strategic portfolio development. The role also involves analysing market intelligence, conducting research for new opportunities, reporting on product performance, and ensuring pricing strategies maximise revenue. Additionally, the Senior Manager supports delivery of products and initiatives in alignment with brand values, proposes process improvements, undertakes operational reviews, manages projects, and supports marketing and recruitment initiatives to ensure governance and alignment with organisational goals.

Skills and Experience

To be considered for this position, you will have:

• Proven expertise in project management within product portfolios, with a strong ability to plan, coordinate, and deliver across priorities, as well as develop and implement innovative solutions that drive strategic improvement and change.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a complex and political environment, with limited supervision and balance a range of priorities and expectations within tight timelines.
• Strong interpersonal skills including ability to negotiate, motivate, influence and build relationships, including demonstrated experience working with and influencing senior management.
• Proven ability to introduce and support practical change through credibility, judgement and effective implementation.
• Proven experience and success in managing staff performance and development.

Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position.

PD - Senior Manager, Product & Portfolio Innovation.pdf

Benefits

• 17% superannuation
• Private Health Insurance discount
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How to apply

Please submit an online application ONLY and include the following documents:

• An up-to-date resume; and
• Cover letter outlining suitability for the position; and
• Responses to all Essential Criteria in a separate Word document

Only candidates with Full Working Rights in Australia may apply for this position.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

La Trobe University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We take an intersectional approach by actively supporting and encouraging people of all backgrounds and abilities to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. Flexibility in interview format will be offered to shortlisted candidates.

Our commitment to safety

All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005. If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement.

National Code on Gender Based Violence in Higher Education

La Trobe University is committed to upholding the National Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence (GBV Code). This aligns with our mission to create safe and respectful communities. Candidates will be asked during the recruitment process to declare whether they have ever been investigated for, or found to have engaged in, gender-based violence in previous employment and/or in legal proceedings and provide relevant information to assist in determining suitability. Gender-based violence means any form of physical or non-physical violence, harassment, abuse or threats based on gender, that results in, or is likely to result in harm, coercion, control, fear or deprivation liberty or autonomy.

Advertised:17/6/2026

Closing Date:05/7/2026