BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Program Director – BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is a global leader in delivering solutions and services which protect and enhance the connected world, for the most demanding customers worldwide. Everything we do creates a safer future.  We solve problems for our customers by bringing together great minds, working together to make the world a safer place.  We help nations, governments and businesses around the world defend themselves against cybercrime, reduce their risk in the connected world, comply with regulation and digitally transform their operations.  We do this using our unique set of solutions, systems, experience, tradecraft and processes.

Digital Intelligence is part of BAE Systems PLC, the global Defence and Security Company and have around 5000 employees in 16 countries across UK & Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Australia & New Zealand. BAE Systems Digital Intelligence focuses on two primary sectors: Defence (and its supply chains), and National Security (including law enforcement), as well as providing services across State / Federal Government and the Critical national Infrastructure (CNI). As a member of our Digital Intelligence (Australia) business unit, you’ll truly get to work on some of the most challenging cyber security problems in the world.

As part of our continued growth, Digital Intelligence (Australia) is looking for a new Program Director, who will take overall responsibility for a new unique and diverse program to enhance cyber security capacity and capability across the APAC region. You must be capable of managing a large, complex, multi-faceted program; managing complex governance arrangements; building meaningful and productive relationships with a diverse stakeholder community; managing a diverse supply chain; and delivering the program to cost, time and quality.

You will be accountable to the Digital Intelligence (Australia) Head of Operations & Delivery for successful delivery of the program.

​​​​​The Role:

• Initiate, Mobilise, Design, Develop, and Deliver the overall Capacity Building Program
• Manage the programme within the Digital Intelligence Lifecycle Management Framework governance process
• Develop and Manage key stakeholder relationships with clients, sponsors, partners and BAE Systems Group
• Continue to drive value and innovation within the programme by writing white papers, creating informal propositions, etc to stimulate customer and sponsor interests
• Take full responsibility for the definition, documentation and satisfactory completion of a portfolio of medium complexity projects, delivered by a variety of sub-contracting organisations in the relevant countries, (e.g. up to 12 months in duration, with direct business impact, up to a medium sized team and firm deadlines)
• Provide effective leadership to the delivery team and suppliers, and take appropriate action where team performance deviates from agreed tolerances
• Act as a primary point of contact for the Client and have day to day accountability for the delivery of the project portfolio
• Contribute towards business winning activities for new or extended work, within or related to the scope of the project, program or portfolio
• Work with our Communications & Marketing team to support program goals
• Collaborate with teams across Digital Intelligence to achieve program objectives

 The Person:

• An exceptionally experienced Program Director, with a background in business change programs
• Someone who is passionate about Defence & National Security, and raising cyber security awareness at all levels
• A well-developed ability to engage and empathise with our key customers, building upon their own existing well-established network across our lines of business
• Ability to grasp our portfolio management and assurance processes, tools and governance and operate them effectively
• A natural team player, who will work across internal Digital Intelligence teams around the globe to make things happen
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, building new and productive relationships with a variety of types of people and skillsets, from program managers in government agencies to cyber consultants in other countries.
• Extensive experience of managing a diverse, and remote, supply chain
• A forensic approach to program management ensuring that delivery, finance, risk, resources are all effectively managed and reported on in a clear and transparent fashion.
• A natural team leader who can bring cohesion, focus and drive to the program management team, and its suppliers

This role will be Canberra (ACT) based with regular regional travel, and a minimum of NV1 clearance required. An Australian national, or citizen is highly desirable.

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.