About the Opportunity: Manager Enterprise Applications
WorkCover Queensland is entering an exciting new chapter, guided by a renewed strategic focus and strong executive leadership shaping our 2030 Strategy. We’re embarking on an enterprise-wide transformation to strengthen our impact and continue making a positive difference in people’s lives. Reporting to the Head of Digital and Enterprise Applications, the Manager Digital and Enterprise Applications plays a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the enterprise applications strategy, ensuring technology drives measurable business value.
This is a delivery-focused leadership role responsible for leading teams and overseeing a diverse portfolio of enterprise platforms across Finance, Procurement, HR, Legal, and Risk. You will ensure these systems provide seamless, secure, and optimised experiences for both customers and employees, while remaining aligned to strategic priorities and evolving business needs.
A key aspect of the role is leading transformation and strengthening governance across audit-critical platforms. You will guide the ongoing evolution of enterprise applications, ensuring they remain fit for purpose, compliant, resilient, and responsive to organisational priorities. You will lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team, fostering an inclusive culture that supports growth, innovation, and continuous improvement. Partnering closely with business and technology stakeholders, you will shape initiatives, influence outcomes, and support operational excellence while enabling sustainable transformation.
What You’ll Bring
- You bring extensive experience in enterprise application delivery and management, with a proven track record leading teams and overseeing complex application portfolios.
- You are a strong people leader who coaches and empowers teams, building a culture of engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- You have demonstrated experience leading teams through technology transformation, strengthening governance practices, and managing audit-critical enterprise applications within regulated environments.
- You excel at translating business priorities into practical technology roadmaps, balancing operational stability, governance requirements, and the delivery of new capabilities.
- You have demonstrated experience managing the full application lifecycle, including upgrades, vendors, cloud platforms, integrations, and APIs.
- You apply IT service management best practices, aligned to ITIL, and leverage modern delivery methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, or SAFe to optimise performance and service quality.
- You build trusted partnerships across business and technology stakeholders, influencing decisions and enabling meaningful outcomes.
- You hold a tertiary qualification in technology, business management, or a related field, coupled with build and run transformation experience in regulated industries is advantageous.
A Bit About Us
Our vision is to be the best workers’ compensation insurer, making a positive difference to people’s lives and keeping Queenslanders working. We turn care into action, act with integrity, and work together to unlock what’s possible. If you value empathy, collaboration, and continuous improvement, you’ll find a great community at WorkCover.
Working in a collaborative team environment within a supportive and engaged organisation, you’ll enjoy a hybrid work model, access to personalised learning and development opportunities and the holistic support of our health and wellbeing program. We offer industry competitive salaries, a generous superannuation scheme (including co-contribution) and study assistance. You can find out more about our Employee Benefits by visiting Working at WorkCover Qld.
How do I apply?
Please submit your resume and a covering letter of no more than two pages outlining your motivations, experience and suitability for the role. For more information including remuneration, please contact Emily Millard via Emily.Millard@workcoverqld.com.au
Applications close at 9am, Tuesday 10th of March.
We are committed to ensuring WorkCover reflects the diversity of the Queensland community. We welcome applications from First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTQIA+SB community, people of all ages, people who are neurodivergent, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
To ensure you have the best and most inclusive experience, please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to help you confidently showcase your skills and potential. You can contact us at recruitment@workcoverqld.com.au or let our recruitment team know during your conversation with them.
Pre-employment checks will be conducted on all prospective employees. This includes a Right to Work in Australia Check, Police Check, Education Check, Reference Check, and where appropriate a Visa Check. The information provided will be treated as confidential in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld).
