At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a national point of sale transformation across multiple retail sites.
- Company: National retailer with a vast store network in Australia.
- Benefits: High-profile role, competitive daily rate, and executive visibility.
- Other info: Opportunity to work with diverse teams and enhance your leadership skills.
- Why this job: Make a significant impact on a critical business transformation project.
- Qualifications: Hands-on experience in point of sale transformations and program management.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
About the Company
Our client is a national retailer with a large store network across Australia. They are replacing their point of sales platform nationally and require an experienced Program Director on a 6 month daily rate contract to lead it.
About the Role
Candidates must have hands‑on experience leading a point of sale transformation in a multi‑site retail environment. This is non‑negotiable.
Benefits
- Own a high profile, business-critical program end to end, from vendor selection through to national rollout
- Genuine executive and steering committee visibility
- Broad scope spanning delivery, vendor and SI management, integration, and store readiness
- 6 month daily rate contract
Duties / Key Responsibilities
- Own end to end delivery of a national POS replacement across the store network, from vendor selection and design through build, pilot, and phased rollout, on time and on budget
- Lead a blended team of internal IT, retail operations, systems integrator, and vendor resources, setting governance, cadence, and clear accountability across every workstream
- Partner with Retail Ops, Finance, Supply Chain, and Digital to ensure the new platform integrates cleanly with ERP, inventory, payments, and ecommerce, and supports a consistent omnichannel customer experience
- Drive store readiness and change, including training, cutover planning, hypercare, and rollout sequencing that minimises trading disruption in peak and non‑peak periods
- Report to the executive and steering committee on progress, risk, spend, and benefits realisation, making hard calls and escalating early
Skills and Experience
- Proven delivery of a point of sale transformation or replacement program in a multi‑site retail environment
- Significant, demonstrable experience in Program Management across vendor selection, build, pilot, and national rollout
- Experience managing systems integrators and vendors alongside internal teams
- Strong understanding of how POS integrates with ERP, inventory, payments, and ecommerce platforms
- Experience leading store readiness, training, cutover, and hypercare at scale
- Demonstrated ability to engage and influence stakeholders at Executive and Steering Committee level
- Strong commercial judgement across budget, risk, and benefits realisation
Program Director in Sydney employer: Allura Partners
Our client is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the heart of Sydney, where innovation meets collaboration. With a focus on modernising insurance solutions, employees benefit from competitive daily rates and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge digital platforms that directly impact customer experiences. The company fosters a culture of growth and influence, allowing team members to shape the future of insurance while enjoying a supportive atmosphere that values their contributions.
