Operations Project Lead at The Lottery Corporation

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Jun, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Project Management, Strategic Planning, Governance, Stakeholder Management, Cross-functional Coordination, Risk Management, Resource Planning, RACI Matrices, Milestone Tracking, Project Frameworks

Industry

Entertainment Providers

Description

Could this be one of those rare moments to do the best work of your career? The Lottery Corporation is Australia’s largest lottery company offering exciting games that deliver life-changing wins to customers and make a meaningful difference in the community. We’re the team who bring you Australia's favourite lottery and Keno games. For more than a century, we’ve been playing our role in creating positive impacts by delivering winning moments every day to our people, our customers, retailers, partners and our community. Share joy, spark possibilities and join the winning team today! As an Operations Projects Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in translating strategic priorities into execution, leading the planning, governance and delivery of initiatives across the Licensed Venue and Key Account channels. You’ll act as the central point of coordination, managing multiple workstreams, driving cross-functional alignment, and ensuring senior leaders are informed of progress, risks and decisions at all times. What you’ll do * Own end-to-end project management for all strategic and operational initiatives assigned by the Head of Growth, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to business objectives. * Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, RACI matrices, risk registers, and milestone trackers for all active projects across the Licensed Venue and Key Account channels. * Serve as the central coordination point across cross-functional teams — including Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Technology — to ensure seamless project execution and stakeholder alignment. * Provide regular, structured project status updates to the Head of Growth and General Manager, clearly communicating progress, risks, decisions required, and upcoming milestones. * Facilitate project governance including steering committee meetings, project kick-offs, and post-implementation reviews, ensuring appropriate documentation is maintained throughout. * Coordinate resource planning across project workstreams, working with team leads to ensure the right people are engaged at the right time without conflict. * Drive the adoption of consistent project management frameworks, tools, and templates across the Licensed Venue and Key Account teams. What you’ll bring * Bachelor's degree in business, project management, commerce, or a related field is highly desirable. * Minimum 3–5 years' experience in an operational or strategic project management role. * Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, AgilePM, or equivalent) is highly desirable. * Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects from initiation through to delivery * Current Driver’s license. What you’ll get Not only will you receive an awesome candidate experience from our caring Talent team, but you’ll get a genuine feel for who we are and what it’s like to be part of our team. The benefits of working with The Lottery Corporation are pretty good. Just to name a few: * Balance work and life with our ‘flex for great outcomes’ approach – hybrid working, plus a range of generous leave options. * Reward and recognition programs at all levels. Your hard work won’t go unnoticed. * Ignite your potential with our dedicated learning and development platform to support your bright future. * We empower careers to grow from within. 50% of all roles in 2025 were filled by our own people, proving that your next opportunity is already here! * A true sense of belonging. We’re committed to Inclusion & Diversity with a range of initiatives such as our Gender Affirmation Support, employee inclusion networks and diversity memberships and celebrations. * Make positive impacts with opportunities to volunteer with our community partners. We'll also dollar match fundraising efforts of our employees lending their support to registered charities. If this role is of interest to you and you’re ready to spark possibilities with The Lottery Corporation, but don’t feel that your experience aligns 100%, we would still love to hear from you and encourage you to apply. We’re committed to providing a safe, respectful and supportive work environment. We encourage you to let us know if we can make any accommodations, so the process can be more user friendly for you. We acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional custodians of the lands on which our offices, retail outlets and venues operate. We acknowledge the inextricable link First Peoples of Australia have with the land past and present. Your online safety is important to us. We'll never request payment or credit card details from you to apply for a position. If you're uncertain whether a job ad is legitimate, verify via our website before providing any details.

Responsibilities

Lead the planning, governance, and delivery of strategic and operational initiatives across Licensed Venue and Key Account channels. Coordinate cross-functional teams and provide structured status updates to senior leadership to ensure alignment and timely delivery.