CareerPlan

GM, Operational Automation Engineering

New South WalesFull-time2026-11-10 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid

Core

Lead the automation, orchestration, and AI platform strategy to evolve Network Operations from manual processes to governed, autonomous execution, ensuring scalability, security, and commercial sustainability.

Role type

Senior Director, Operational Automation Engineering

Builds

Scalable automation frameworks, workflows, APIs, and AI runtime platforms for network operations

Domain

Telecommunications / Network Operations / AI & Automation

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Executive leadership in telecom/network ops, enterprise-scale automation strategy, event-driven architectures, AI governance, FinOps, operational risk management, vendor management

Preferred skills

Experience with closed-loop operations, autonomous systems, cross-domain orchestration

Technologies

AI runtime platforms, workflow orchestration tools, event-driven architecture frameworks

Responsibilities

Define target operating model for autonomous execution, lead engineering of automation frameworks and APIs, oversee AI platform engineering and governance, establish performance metrics and value-realisation measures, lead multidisciplinary teams and influence senior stakeholders

Seniority

Senior Director, executive leadership