Group General Manager - Strategy & Governance (SaaS ERP)

As Group General Manager - Strategy & Governance, you'll lead the development and delivery of strategic initiatives that enhance product security, service delivery, and customer experience across our R&D teams. Reporting to the CTO, this role sits at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and leadership-overseeing enterprise security, compliance, architecture, and UX. Proven ERP product domain experience is essential, as you'll be guiding decisions that impact the core of our SaaS offerings.

What you'll be doing…

• Build capability and drive innovation across all technology functions
• Manage key stakeholder and vendor relationships in a complex environment
• Ensure alignment across product roadmaps to support business objectives
• Lead the planning and execution of enterprise-wide initiatives, including innovation programs and governance frameworks
• Continuously drive operational excellence and identify areas for improvement
• Provide leadership to a high-performing team, including:

- Head of Security & Compliance
- General Manager - UX
- General Manager - Enterprise Architecture

• Specialists in risk, compliance, front-end design, and architecture
• Oversee operational strategy, product P&L, and long-term commercial and customer outcomes
• Own product growth and Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) targets for specialised products
• Lead resource allocation and investment planning aligned to strategic priorities
• Guide the development of enterprise architecture strategy
• Champion a culture of ownership, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Develop future leaders and support ongoing team growth and success

Your Talents…

• Demonstrated experience working with ERP products, including a strong understanding of product functionality within specific domains (e.g. finance, HR, student management)
• Strong technical background in software engineering or architecture
• A strong commercial mindset and deep understanding of SaaS product development, from concept to retirement
• Proven success leading large, cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams in a complex, fast-paced environment
• Significant experience in a senior leadership role within a medium ASX-listed or equivalent enterprise
• Skilled in enterprise architecture, product governance, risk management, and customer-focused innovation
• Confident engaging at the executive level with CTO, CFO, COO and CEO-level stakeholders to influence investment and strategic direction
• A strong network across enterprise customers and industry leaders in Australia and New Zealand
• Known for fostering high-performing cultures and delivering business outcomes through strong leadership and collaboration
• Degree in Software Engineering or a related field (Master's preferred)

Benefits…

• Competitive remuneration package
• Industry leading employee share plan
• Salary packaging options
• Amazing Culture: 8 x Australian Business Awards "Employer of Choice" winner
• We love our team events & celebrate diversity
• Flexible hours: we are family-friendly and value life outside of work
• Free gym membership in your region (or, if you are located at HQ, we have a new state of the art Gym onsite, exclusive and available 24/7).
• Additional 2.5 days of leave per year dedicated to volunteering at a charity of your choice
• Free breakfast and coffee on-site
• Free LinkedIn Learning - professional development platform with access to thousands of courses for TechnologyOne employees (full access licence)
• Defined career framework - know what options you have in your career path and how you can get there

Why Join us?

TechnologyOne is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who values diversity and an inclusive workplace. We aim to recruit a diverse range of people with a diverse range of talents to help us to deliver on our mission to better our community. If you meet several of the requirements (and not all), we still encourage you to submit your application.

We pride ourselves on providing our people with earned recognition through talent mapping and career progression, competitive salaries and having a supportive tribe environment.

Our core values and culture unleash the boundless potential of creativity, innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit within our people.

When you experience Life at TechnologyOne you'll see that our team enjoys an extensive array of benefits, including foundation charity activities, which all cultivate a vibrant workplace our people are very proud to be involved with.