Devilry Lead

Location: Sydney

Position Summary

We don’t sit back and wait for the future to happen—we craft it through technology, innovation, and investment. As a challenger brand with challenger spirit, Optus is seeking a Delivery Lead to drive the enterprise wide data lifecycle management agenda. Partnering closely with the Data Product Manager, architects, and application owners, you will orchestrate discovery, solution design, and delivery of scalable data management and data retention patterns across the Optus group.

This role blends delivery leadership with data/application analysis: you will lead cross functional teams, run workshops, map processes, prioritize and govern backlogs, and ensure the timely, high quality implementation of data retention and risk mitigation capabilities.

Required Qualifications & Experience

 8–12+ years of total experience, including 4–6+ years leading data or application delivery initiatives in complex enterprises.

 Demonstrated success delivering data management/data retention or adjacent data governance/risk management solutions.

 Hands on experience with Jira/Confluence (or similar) for backlog and delivery governance.

 Proven ability to manage RAID, cross team dependencies, and executive level reporting.

 Strong communication and documentation skills; ability to convert discovery into clear, testable work items.

NicetoHave

 Exposure to Azure/AWS/GCP data platforms (e.g., ADLS/S3, ADF/Glue, Synapse/Big Query, Databricks/Spark).

 Knowledge of data governance/privacy (e.g., GDPR, retention schedules, information classification).

 Experience in telecom or largescale consumer services.

 Certifications: Scrum Master (PSM/CSM), Prince2/PMI, SAFe, Azure/AWS fundamentals.