Senior Manager - Growth Innovation Solutions

Working at Transurban is different; it’s a place where you can see the benefits of your work play out in real life, every day. We create city-sized solutions—building and operating safer, smarter, and more sustainable roads—to solve pressing transport challenges that are slowing cities down.  

About the role  
  

Are you ready to explore innovative solutions to shape the future of road transport? At Transurban, we’re seeking a tech-savvy leader with sharp business acumen to explore groundbreaking solutions that drive competitive advantage, and position us for strategic growth. 

Day-to-day, you will:  

• Lead innovation initiatives, including cross-functional squads, to deliver tangible business value 

• Be the innovation team’s ‘SME’ on discovery, testing, validation and value proposition design for emerging technology solutions 

• Scout new opportunities through market research, trend analysis, and stakeholder engagement. 

• Develop growth-focused technology initiatives aligned with Transurban’s strategy. 

• Collaborate on business design and modelling to ensure commercial viability. 

• Foster a dynamic, innovation-driven culture across the organisation. 

This role will suit someone with a curious mind and transferrable skills and experiences, including:   

• Expertise in technology value proposition design and understanding of transport technologies, digital transformation, and growth focused innovation. 

• An ability to balance strong business acumen with technical literacy  

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills and comfortable engaging at a senior level internally and externally 

• Leadership skills to drive cross-functional teams and lead initiatives from concept to execution. 

• An agile mindset with the ability to balance short-term results and long-term growth strategies. 

If you meet some of these requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application.  

With a career at Transurban, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits, including:   
  

• A range of flexible working and leave options, including the option to purchase an additional six weeks of leave each year   

• 16 weeks paid parental leave (regardless of gender or carer status), with no waiting period, with Superannuation paid during unpaid leave as well 

• Learning and development opportunities to support your career interests  

• Health and wellbeing support—access to Headspace and our EAP program, wellness facilities, and more  

• Share offers and insurance benefits  

• Social activities, community give-back programs and paid volunteer days  

We offer a range of flexible working and leave options, so you can balance your work and life commitments and interests. Have a conversation with us about how this could work for you.   
  

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