Industry Advisor - Higher Education

## About the role Partner with higher education institutions to develop and execute long-term digital transformation strategies aligned to their organisational goals and priorities. Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, including university executives, technology leaders, academic leaders and industry partners. Identify, develop and advance strategic opportunities involving AI, cloud and security solutions that support institutional transformation and business growth. Lead complex engagements by bringing together customer stakeholders, technical specialists, partners and multidisciplinary teams to achieve successful outcomes. Provide industry insights and guidance on emerging trends, including AI-enabled learning, research innovation, cybersecurity and digital transformation. Facilitate executive workshops, industry events and strategic discussions that help institutions explore new opportunities and innovative approaches. Cultivate and strengthen relationships across the Higher Education ecosystem, including education partners, research organisations, government stakeholders and industry bodies to accelerate impact and innovation. Drive strategic engagement across a portfolio of institutions, prioritising high-value opportunities and sharing best practices that can scale across the sector and region. ## Requirements - Experience within the Higher Education sector, with a proven track record of partnering with institutional leaders to shape and deliver strategic transformation initiatives. - Demonstrated success in customer-facing, consulting, technology, education or related leadership roles with responsibility for influencing strategic outcomes. - Experience developing and advancing complex opportunities involving multiple stakeholders, organisational priorities and long-term transformation goals. - Proven ability to build trusted relationships and influence executive-level decision makers. - Experience navigating Higher Education environments, including academic, technology, operational and executive stakeholder groups. - Bachelor's degree in Education, Business, Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. - Experience applying AI, cloud and security technologies to address challenges and opportunities within Higher Education. - Strong understanding of Higher Education trends, including digital learning, research enablement, student engagement, workforce capability, data governance and cybersecurity. - Experience building and managing strategic partnerships across education, research, industry or government organisations. - Experience leading large-scale transformation programmes that delivered measurable organisational or institutional outcomes. - Experience representing an organisation at industry conferences, executive forums or sector working groups. - Experience working across multiple markets or institutions and contributing to regional initiatives or cross-sector collaboration.