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Program Delivery Director

Full-time

Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia

About the role:

Arkeus is seeking an experienced Program Delivery Director to lead program delivery across multiple concurrent engineering and production initiatives. This is a critical leadership role, balancing program execution, customer engagement and disciplined delivery processes, directly contributing to business success.

In this role you will directly implement and oversee project and program governance frameworks, manage budgets and resources in a highly specialized and multi-disciplinary environment, ensure alignment of work packages against customer success themes.

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will be a key member of the leadership team and work closely with the C-Suite to align program outcomes with Arkeus’ strategic growth goals.

About you:

A visionary program leader who thrives on delivering complex projects at the intersection of AI, optics and autonomy.

A strong communicator who collaborates confidently with the C-Suite, customers and cross-functional teams.

Experienced in leading multidisciplinary delivery teams with a structured, outcomes-driven approach.

Commercial acumen, with a deep understanding of program budgets, cost control and resource planning.

Key responsibilities:

Lead cross-functional product and technical leads, fostering a culture of accountability, discipline and delivery excellence.

Oversee the ongoing implementation and maintenance of program governance and process optimisation to drive efficiency, quality and scalability.

Collaborate with the leadership team to align program objectives with business strategy and customer needs.

Own program budgets, forecasting, resourcing and risk management across multiple concurrent projects.

Negotiate customer requirements and commitments during the bid-phases, translating them into executable delivery plans, and directly manage the project delivery experience of the customer.

Ensure smooth transition from R&D to production and maintain delivery discipline throughout the lifecycle.

Your experience and skills:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field (Engineering, Science, or related discipline).

Proven program leadership delivering multi-million-dollar Defence, Aerospace or complex systems programs through to production.

Demonstrated success managing multiple major programs, including budgets, cost control, resource allocation and risk mitigation.

Strong customer-facing and negotiation experience, particularly with Defence primes or government partners.

Demonstrated ability to balance strategic business focus with structured program delivery.

Experienced in embedding program discipline within delivery and commercial teams to support governance frameworks and executive reporting.

Nice to have:

What we offer:

We make incredible things - you will be working in a company at the forefront of innovation in Australia.

You will collaborate with experienced leaders, with backgrounds in aerospace, Defence and academic research and development and just as much passion and energy as you have.

You will become a part of a close-knit, inclusive and connected team, immersed in a dynamic startup culture. We focus on recruiting the best. This is the opportunity to surround yourself with other driven professionals who enjoy working in an environment where we are inspired by the passion and capability of the very people we work with.

You will benefit from workplace flexibility and work-life balance.

You have an opportunity to get in on the ground floor with our Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP) consistent with senior leadership roles

We will give you the chance to make a real difference.

If this sounds like you, please apply even if you don't check every box listed above, and join our growing team in improving security and saving lives!

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