• High visibility role, with true portfolio ownership
• Unique opportunity focused on transformation and change
• Hybrid working, 3 days in our vibrant Surry Hills Precinct

We are Cartology

Cartology is one of Australia’s leading retail media businesses, powered by the Woolworths Group. We provide targeted omnichannel marketing solutions and comprehensive closed loop reporting to help brands grow. With Cartology, brands can drive real customer impact across the shopper journey. Cartology is truly pioneering the future of Retail Media, creating, shaping and leading this new industry that connects brands to customers in new and exciting ways.Be nothing but yourself in a culture that is inclusive and innovative. Work as part of an ambitious, smart and passionate team and belong to something meaningful within the Woolworths Group.

What you'll do

The Program Manager is the driving force behind Cartology’s strategic delivery framework, optimising resource capacity and shaping portfolio health through robust governance and planning. In this role, you will spearhead Cartology’s largest, most complex cross functional initiatives,ranging from operational effectiveness to advanced AI implementations,by partnering seamlessly across Group Transformation and the broader Woolworths Group. Crucially, you will champion the human side of transformation, applying advanced change management practices like Change Impact Assessments and Business Readiness frameworks.

• Strategic Delivery & Portfolio Governance: Establish and maintain the governance, frameworks, and tools required to deliver Cartology’s top tier priorities
• Structured Change Leadership: Drive change management strategies, impact assessments, and communication plans across varying priority streams to influence stakeholders without direct authority and ensure long-term user adoption.
• Complex Program Management: Directly lead the execution of Cartology’s largest, most business critical cross functional programs
• Lifecycle Management & Transitions: Govern the end-to-end lifecycle of initiatives from concept to realisation under strict stage-gate frameworks, formally transitioning maturing strategies (like AI and Agentic Advertising) into active execution.
• Integrated Roadmap & Sequencing: Maintain the integrated portfolio roadmap by mapping critical paths, milestones, and complex interdependencies across key streams.
• Planning & Operational Cadence: Orchestrate the end to end annual and quarterly planning processes across Cartology and the wider Woolworths Group, while driving the weekly program cadence and owning executive SteerCo agendas.
• Value Realisation & Reporting: Track financial and non financial benefits against baselines using the enterprise tools, while delivering high quality dashboards and health metrics for Cartology Leadership.
• Risk & Dependency Management: Proactively identify and mitigate technical and matrixed risks, establishing strong links with Tech Program Managers.

What you’ll bring

• 7-10+ years of experience leading complex Program/Project Management. Proven track record of driving large-scale business transformation and capability uplifts within structured PMO environments.
• Experience managing business critical change within fast evolving Retail, FMCG, or Digital/Technology environments is highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience designing, setting up, or managing centralised functions, shared services, and enterprise operating models to streamline cross functional change.
• A strong history of steering high impact initiatives that successfully realise significant financial targets, cost-savings, and long-term business value.
• Proficient in navigating complex governance structures and utilising enterprise PPM tools Experience managing business critical change within fast evolving Retail, FMCG, or Digital/Technology environments is highly advantageous.

What you'll experience

• A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams.
• High-impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities.
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.