Manager, Billing & Customer Platforms

  • Australia
  • Melbourne
  • Contract
  • Negotiable
  • Initial 6-Month Contract
  • Footscray, Melbourne | Hybrid Working Arrangement
  • Utilities Sector | Metering & Billing

The Role:

This is a senior operational leadership role accountable for end-to-end performance across the meter-to-cash value chain, including meter installation, customer data management, meter data management, and billing and invoicing. Reporting into a large, regulated essential services organisation, you will own the strategy and performance of the billing platform, drive digital transformation initiatives, and lead a high-performing team to deliver continuous improvement across customer platforms and billing operations. This role sits at the intersection of technology, operations, and customer experience, requiring both deep operational credibility and a forward-looking approach to digital capability uplift.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and develop teams across the full meter-to-cash value chain, including meter installation, meter data management, customer platforms, and billing and invoicing, ensuring all teams meet service, accuracy, and compliance targets.
  • Set and drive the digital transformation strategy for customer experience and billing platforms, identifying capability gaps and developing roadmaps that integrate metering, billing, and customer platforms into a unified employee and customer experience.
  • Champion continuous improvement across operations, balancing BAU performance with transformation delivery, and embedding incremental and breakthrough improvements to products, services, and processes.
  • Govern platform performance and vendor relationships, acting as the accountable business lead for the billing platform and ensuring strategic value is maximised through ongoing development, integration, and improvement initiatives.
  • Engage and influence senior internal and external stakeholders, including regulators, vendors, and industry bodies, to inform planning, manage risk, and support long-term organisational and industry outcomes.

Skills & Experience Required:

  • Demonstrated leadership experience in metering, billing, or customer platforms within a regulated utilities, essential services, or water industry environment, with a strong understanding of the meter-to-cash lifecycle.
  • Proven track record leading digital transformation programs, including platform roadmap development, systems integration, and embedding new ways of working across large operational teams.
  • Strong people leadership capability, with experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, building high-performance cultures, and coaching through change and continuous improvement.
  • Experience engaging regulators, vendors, and senior stakeholders, with the ability to influence at executive and board level and manage complex external relationships.
  • Tertiary qualification in Business, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; exposure to billing platforms, meter data management systems, or CRM platforms in a utility context is highly regarded.

What’s in it for You

  • Initial 6-month contract.
  • Footscray, Melbourne location with hybrid working arrangements.
  • High-impact senior leadership role with genuine scope to shape the digital future of metering, billing, and customer platforms in a large, purpose-driven essential services organisation.

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