Job Title

Telco Transformation Consultant, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Overview

A leading global consultancy is in discussions with a major telecommunications client regarding several potential transformation roles expected to commence in January.

These roles will focus on driving measurable operational and customer outcomes across core telco domains. Candidates must bring deep telecommunications experience and proven Lean Six Sigma Black Belt capability, as these are mandatory for consideration.

Key Responsibilities

The consultant will be responsible for,

• leading end to end process improvement and transformation initiatives within telco environments

• applying Lean Six Sigma Black Belt methodology to diagnose complex problems and deliver sustainable solutions

• conducting root cause analysis, process mapping, value stream analysis, and benefits quantification

• partnering with senior stakeholders to shape scope, define requirements, and build delivery roadmaps

• facilitating workshops and working sessions to drive alignment and momentum

• producing clear insights, recommendations, and implementation plans

• supporting change adoption across operational and enterprise customer-facing functions

• ensuring delivery aligns to strategic objectives and improves performance, cost, or customer experience

Essential Requirements

Applications will only be considered if you meet both of the following,

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, with demonstrated experience leading real world improvement programs

• telecommunications industry experience, ideally within one or both of these domains,

  • network operations

  • B2B Enterprise and Business customer facing business units

Without both Black Belt certification and telco experience, candidates will not progress.

Additional Experience and Skills

• strong problem solving capability, comfortable working through ambiguity and complexity

• proven consulting skillset, including structured thinking, stakeholder management, and executive level communication

• track record delivering measurable outcomes in operational excellence, transformation, or continuous improvement

• ability to influence across technical and non technical teams

• excellent documentation skills, including ability to create crisp, decision ready outputs

Desirable

• experience in large scale telco transformation programs

• exposure to service assurance, network delivery, enterprise customer lifecycle, or managed services

• background working in consulting or professional services environments

Salesforce Data Migration Designer

Contract & Location:

• 6-month initial contract (possible extension)

• Hybrid role, Sydney-based (2 days on-site)

• Australian citizens eligible for Baseline clearance only

Role Summary:
Responsible for planning, designing, and delivering Salesforce data migration strategies, ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and a seamless transition from legacy systems. Collaborate with business and technical teams to achieve project objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute Salesforce data migrations using ETL processes.

• Lead data mapping workshops and create clear SQL/SOQL mapping documentation.

• Analyse data, resolve anomalies, and ensure data quality and readiness for cutover.

• Work closely with Salesforce developers, testers, and business analysts throughout testing and migration phases.

Requirements & Skills:

• Strong SQL or query language skills

• Experience with Salesforce (SOQL, data architecture, objects)

• Understanding of ETL/migration processes and data models

• Ability to produce clear mapping documentation

• Experience in large-scale migrations, Apex, Lightning, or AWS Athena is a plus

• Strong collaboration and communication skills

If you’re an Australian citizen eligible for Baseline clearance and ready to take on this hybrid Sydney-based role, apply now!

Project Scheduler – Telecommunications
Location: Sydney
Employment Type: Initial 3-month Contract
Must have full Australian Work Rights

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Scheduler with telecommunications experience to play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of complex, customer-focused programs. In this role, you will be responsible for managing end-to-end project schedules, supporting budget oversight, and identifying and mitigating project risks to ensure high-quality, on-time delivery.

Working closely with the Project Manager and cross-functional teams, you will help drive strong project outcomes, improve customer satisfaction, and contribute to the financial health of projects. This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy, cooperative environment where innovation, continuous improvement, and proactive communication are highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and maintain detailed project schedules for complex telecommunications projects.
• Coordinate project activities, resources, and milestones across multiple stakeholders.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Track project progress and performance against timelines and key deliverables.
• Support budget tracking and financial reporting to ensure project health.
• Work closely with Project Managers and project teams to ensure alignment with quality, scope, and customer expectations.
• Prepare and maintain accurate project documentation and reporting.

About You

• 4-6 years of experience in project scheduling and coordination, ideally within the telecommunications industry.
• Proven experience managing complex, multi-year project schedules and supporting large project budgets.
• Strong risk management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work in global, cross-functional environments.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience with project management tools and delivery methodologies.
• Knowledge of financial forecasting and profit margin management.
• A continuous improvement mindset with the ability to drive best practices in project delivery.
• Experience working in cross-cultural teams and supporting negotiations.

Why Join Us?

Join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and accountability. You’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact on large-scale telecommunications projects while growing your career in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Talent has been engaged by our leading financial services client to recruit for a Senior Experience Designer position.

This is a 9-month daily rate contract opportunity and will work on a significant transformation project. The Experience Designer will support project delivery and work on design enhancements for a critical internal system, focusing on improving usability, efficiency, and overall user experience.

Responsibilities:

• Design and enhance user experiences for internal, back-office and operational systems

• Partner with product, technology and delivery teams to support end-to-end project delivery

• Translate business and user requirements

• Contribute to continuous improvement of design standards and patterns across the platform

• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and delivery processes

Required Experience:

• Proven experience designing internal enterprise or back-office systems within Banking (A Must)

• Financial Services Experience (A Must)

• Strong experience working in Agile delivery environments

• Demonstrated experience collaborating with cross-functional teams

• Hands-on experience with Figma or similar design tools

• Solid background in product design and user-centred design practices

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply now. For a confidential discussion, please reach out to Josh.costigan@talentinternational.com

Product Owner, Workforce, Baseline cleared, Australian Citizen, 12 month contract

A global consulting client of ours is partnering with a government end client on a major digital and workforce transformation program. They’re looking for an experienced Product Owner to lead delivery of policy driven digital solutions, ensuring legislative priorities are translated into high quality product outcomes.

This is a minimum 12 month contract with strong extension potential. You must be an Australian Citizen and hold (or be eligible to obtain) Baseline Security Clearance.

Key responsibilities

• represent business interests in the development of digital solutions, acting as the voice of the user and policy intent

• translate complex policy and legislative changes into clear requirements, actionable user stories, and measurable acceptance criteria for both policy and digital delivery

• support delivery teams to sequence and refine work, ensuring requirements are delivered in line with legislative priorities and program timeframes

• collaborate with stakeholders across policy, legal, operations and ICT to gather input, surface risks, and validate requirements early and often

• provide business leadership and direction to ICT delivery partners through the solution design and build lifecycle

• ensure solution quality is maintained during delivery by monitoring product performance, including benefits realisation and usability outcomes

• participate actively in planning events, prioritisation sessions, showcases, reviews, and retrospectives to drive continuous improvement

Required experience and skills

• proven experience as a Product Owner or Senior Business Analyst in agile delivery environments

• strong capability in translating policy, legislation, or regulatory change into digital product requirements

• demonstrated experience working across multidisciplinary teams, including policy, legal, operations, and technology

• excellent stakeholder management skills, able to negotiate priorities and align diverse groups toward a shared outcome

• confident leading backlog management, user story development, and acceptance criteria definition

• experience monitoring product performance post release and driving iterative improvement

• strong communication skills

Security and citizenship requirements

• Australian Citizenship is essential

• Baseline Security Clearance is essential, or you must be eligible and willing to obtain it immediately

Nice to have

• prior experience delivering solutions within Australian Government environments

• exposure to workforce, HR, or capability related programs of work

• familiarity with scaled agile delivery models across multi vendor environments

Contract details

• contract length: minimum 12 months, likely extension

• engagement: via a global consultancy working to a government end client

• Process Improvement Consultant – Technology – 12-Month Fixed Term Contract
• $280,000 Package (Incl. Super) + annual bonus
• Sydney CBD location with WFH Flexibility

A leading entertainment brand is seeking an experienced Process Improvement Consultant to join their Group Technology & Innovation division on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Reporting directly to the Group CIO, this high-impact role will drive end-to-end process improvement initiatives that uplift operational effectiveness across people, processes, technology and products.

If you thrive on transforming complex environments, partnering with senior leaders, and delivering measurable business outcomes, this is an exceptional opportunity.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Lead, plan and deliver enterprise-wide process improvement and re-engineering initiatives
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders to understand priorities, validate requirements, and influence business adoption
• Review and analyse existing processes to identify opportunities for optimisation, reduced cost and improved efficiency
• Manage change activities including documentation, training, communication, and stakeholder engagement
• Drive continuous improvement culture across business units and technology teams
• Prepare progress reports, insights and presentations for leadership forums
• Provide technical and analytical support to initiatives and ensure alignment to strategic IT objectives
• Ensure compliance, risk awareness, cyber standards, and process governance are embedded in all activities
• Mentor and guide team members (future potential direct reports)

About you:

You’ll bring a strategic, analytical and solutions-focused mindset, with proven experience delivering process improvement initiatives within large, complex environments, along with:

• Strong background in IT process improvement, operational excellence or continuous improvement
• Experience leading process improvement projects with tangible outcomes
• Exceptional stakeholder management capability with the ability to challenge, influence and drive adoption
• Advanced analytical skills and ability to interpret complex problems
• Excellent communication, documentation and presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple deadlines and operate autonomously
• Experience with mission-critical or real-time systems
• Knowledge of network processes, process mapping, business KPIs
• Degree in IT, Business or related discipline preferred
• Strong understanding of technology trends and enterprise IT environments

What’s on Offer:

• $280,000 package (incl super)
• 12-month fixed term contract
• WFH flexibility
• Daily parking for $12 per day

✔ Work with an experienced CIO and senior leadership team
✔ Opportunity to lead impactful, enterprise-level process improvement initiatives
✔ Join a forward-thinking, transformation-focused technology function within a leading entertainment brand

If you’re a seasoned Continuous Improvement or Process Improvement professional who enjoys driving meaningful, organisation-wide change, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or reach out for a confidential chat.

Business Analyst – Secure Network Solutions
Location: Sydney CBD (5 days onsite)
Security Clearance: NV1 (Australian citizens only)

About the Role:
We are seeking a skilled Business Analyst to join our team designing and implementing secure firewall, cross-domain guard, and Federated Mission Networking (FMN) solutions. You will work closely with the Solution Architect and stakeholders to define, analyse, and document requirements for secure data exchange solutions across multi-domain environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather, analyse, and validate functional and non-functional requirements for secure network solutions.

• Manage Agile backlog, create user stories, and facilitate sprints, workshops, and UAT.

• Align solutions with architecture, security technologies, and compliance standards.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in complex IT environments, preferably Defence or Government.

• Agile experience (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and proficiency with tools such as Jira or Confluence.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication skills.

• Knowledge of secure networking, data-centric security, and interoperability standards desirable.

Other Requirements:

• Australian citizens only.

• Current NV1 clearance or ability to obtain.

• Mandatory 5 days onsite in Sydney CBD.

If this sounds like you, please APPLY now. Please note, if you are not an Australian citizen, with active Baseline or NV1 security clearance, you WILL NOT be considered for this position.

• 4 days in office, 1 day WFH(Macquarie Park)
• ASAP start – short-term temp roles over Christmas
• $45-55 + super per hour (depending on experience)
• Use your Micropay & NZ payroll expertise to make an immediate impact

We’re partnering with a leading organisation in the health and community sector who are seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join their supportive team in Macquarie Park.

They’re looking for strong payroll professionals who can hit the ground running – particularly those with hands-on Micropay and New Zealand payroll experience.

The Opportunity

You’ll join a close-knit payroll team of nine, working closely with the team to ensure seamless payroll delivery across multiple entities.

The focus will be on maintaining accurate and compliant payroll operations over the holiday period, with the potential for the right person to move into a permanent position in 2025.

What You’ll Be Doing

• End-to-end payroll processing using Micropay (essential).
• Manage both Australian and New Zealand payrolls, ensuring compliance with the NZ Holidays Act and IRD requirements.
• Support time and attendance data via Humanforce (training provided).
• Assist with payroll queries, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Ensure accuracy across multiple payroll cycles and entities.

About You

• 2+ years’ experience in payroll, with a strong understanding of end-to-end processes.
• Micropay experience is essential.
• NZ payroll experience required (knowledge of Holidays Act & IRD preferred).
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, multi-entity environments.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
• Available to start immediately (cannot consider notice periods for temp roles).

The Details

• Location: Macquarie Park (hybrid: 4 days office, 1 day WFH)
• Duration:
• Contract through to January 2026
• Hours: 4 days per week
• Rate: $45-55 + super (depending on experience)
• Systems: Micropay (essential), Humanforce & HR3 (training provided)

Why You’ll Love It

• Join a friendly, down-to-earth payroll team with a great culture.
• Make an immediate impact and help keep payroll running smoothly over the Christmas period.
• Opportunity to be considered for permanent roles in 2026
• Flexible hours outside of pay run weeks.

Please APPLY NOW!

Talent International is currently recruiting a Procurement Officer (7/8) (Hybrid) to work for the NSW Government, based in Sydney. The position is a 12-month contract role with the possibility of extension. The role pays $457.50/ day + Super.

8 hours per day. 40 hours per week

Primary purpose of the role

The Procurement Officer provides procurement expertise and assists stakeholders to plan, develop, source and manage procurement arrangements to effectively meet business outcomes and government directions.

Description:

• Validate stakeholder business needs, compile and source market information, and assist in analysing markets and assessing risk to inform procurement planning and sourcing decisions
• Conduct sourcing activities in accordance with established policies and procedures to meet business needs and participate in negotiations to establish and review supply arrangements that will deliver value for money procurement outcomes
• Implement and contribute to the development of contract management plans, resolve issues, monitor performance and negotiate contract variations through effective supplier relationships to enhance business outcomes
• Provide advice, information and guidance on procurement-related matters to staff across the agency to provide governance and support good practice in procurement
• Identify, mitigate and escalate procurement risks to enable the organisation to meet its obligations and maximise business opportunities
• Maintain and update procurement records and generate reports on procurement and contract activity to meet organisational compliance requirements and provide access to procurement information.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience in procurement within government or large organisations
• Ability to conduct sourcing activities, manage contracts, and work with multiple stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to provide advisory support
• Strong understanding of procurement policies, risk mitigation, and governance

If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW by submitting your resume in MS Word Format. For further information, you may contact Uvez Ahmed on 0480 806 154 / uvez.ahmed@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.

Credit Controller, Accounts Receivable and Collections

Initial 2-month contract, must be available immediately

5 Days on Site

About the opportunity

One of my clients, a well established, high volume products business in the construction materials space, is looking for a Credit Controller to join their close knit credit function. This is a fast moving, live environment where accuracy, pace, and confident customer communication really matter.

You’ll be based in Silverwater, NSW, working within a supportive national credit team with colleagues across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth. You will receive thorough training, ongoing development, and strong day to day support from an experienced team.

The role

This position supports the management of debtor accounts and COD reconciliations, with a key focus on collections by phone and efficient account administration. The role suits someone who enjoys a busy workload, is comfortable having firm but fair conversations, and takes pride in keeping accounts clean and up to date.

Key responsibilities

• manage accounts receivable ledger, including high volume data entry and account maintenance

• complete outbound phone based collections, negotiate payment arrangements, and follow up overdue accounts

• reconcile COD accounts and allocate daily banking receipts

• perform credit checks for new customers and assess risk

• process credit applications, set up new accounts, and action credit limit reviews or increases

• review inactive accounts and update risk categories where needed

• partner with internal sales and operations teams to resolve account queries and outstanding items

• assist with month end tasks and general team support

What we’re looking for

To be successful, you will bring;

• working understanding of accounts receivable and credit collections

• confidence and professionalism on the phone, you’ll be speaking with customers daily

• strong attention to detail and solid data entry capability

• ability to work quickly and calmly in a high pressure, deadline driven setting

• excellent organisation and time management, juggling competing priorities is part of the role

• clear, respectful communication style with customers and internal stakeholders

• intermediate Word and Excel skills, SAP experience is helpful but not essential

• intention to build a long term career in credit or AR, rather than using this as a short stop while finishing an accounting degree

Role details

• location, Silverwater, NSW

• Initial 2 month contract, must be available immediately

• start time, flexible between 7.30 am and 8.00 am to align with daily banking runs

• team, experienced, supportive, and collaborative credit function

Why apply

This is a chance to join a values led business known for quality products and customer service, with genuine career stability, structured training, and a friendly, experienced team around you. If you like being busy, enjoy customer contact, and want to sharpen your credit skills in a real world, high volume setting, this one’s worth a look.

Facilities Project Coordinator – Battery Resilience Program
Location: Sydney, NSW
Work Type: Full-time
12 Month contract

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Facilities Project Coordinator to support the operational delivery a Battery Resilience Program. This role is responsible for the operational oversight of the program, ensuring efficient execution, compliance, and high-quality delivery of battery works across a national portfolio of sites.

You will work closely with internal teams, suppliers, and external stakeholders to drive strong safety, quality, and commercial outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Program & Operational Management

• Oversee the creation and national assignment of battery works to approved suppliers
• Initiate battery job orders based on field issues and remote data analysis
• Manage program reporting and ensure alignment with Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) standards
• Develop and maintain reporting on completed and scheduled battery works

Project & Supplier Coordination

• Generate and submit customer quotes
• Review and approve supplier invoices
• Conduct on-site quality inspections to verify work against installation standards
• Perform desktop quality reviews on completed works
• Provide technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) support to field contractors

Stakeholder & Site Management

• Liaise with landlords and property owners to secure site access and approvals
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance and reporting obligations are met

Scheduling & Process Improvement

• Schedule works in line with complex customer priority frameworks
• Create Methods of Procedure (MOPs) and drive continuous process improvement
• Lead and coordinate ad-hoc projects as directed by the National Field Services Manager

WHS & Compliance

• Ensure all activities comply with organisational Work Health and Safety (WHS) commitments and guidelines
• Promote and embed a strong safety-first culture across contractors and suppliers

Key Stakeholders

This role works closely with:

• National Field Services Manager (direct reporting line)
• Procurement teams
• Field State Managers
• All Field Staff
• Site Services Delivery Manager and team
• HS&E teams
• Finance teams
• Customers and client representatives

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Project Management Expertise: Minimum of 3 years’ proven experience in project coordination, applying established project methodologies, ideally within IT or telecommunications environments
• Communication & Organisation: Strong client-facing and internal communication skills, with excellent multitasking, planning and time management abilities
• Financial & Quality Awareness: Working knowledge of risk management, quality assurance processes, and cost control principles
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Certifications & Mobility: White Card (CPCCOHS1001A – Work Safely in the Construction Industry) and a valid driver’s licence with a clean driving record
• Field Engagement: Willingness and flexibility to attend site locations to gain operational insight and support field delivery

Working Conditions

• Primarily office-based with occasional travel to operational sites for inspections, audits, and stakeholder engagement
• May require occasional evening or weekend work to respond to urgent issues, outages, or time-critical activities

Our leading Aviation client is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to join their team on a 6-month initial contract. This role offers flexible working from home arrangements and pays up to $900 per day inclusive of super.

About the Role:

You will design, build, and manage safe, secure, and compliant AI systems across the organisation, embedding AI into business processes and ensuring operational excellence. You will work closely with product, engineering, security, and compliance teams to deliver trustworthy AI solutions that drive innovation, improve customer experience, and maintain regulatory alignment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and champion trustworthy, resilient AI systems, ensuring compliance with governance and security frameworks.
• Partner with product teams, business stakeholders, and leadership to translate business needs into technical AI solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Data Science, Platform Engineering, Security, Compliance) to deliver integrated AI solutions.
• Communicate architecture decisions, technical concepts, and project status clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Run LLMOps/AgentOps, including prompt/config management, evaluation suites, red-teaming, and human-in-the-loop controls.
• Implement data pipelines for AI: ingestion, embedding/knowledge stores, retrieval, caching, and data quality controls.
• Orchestrate safe rollouts using canary/A-B experiments, feature flags, and controlled exposure to end-users.
• Participate in incident response and post-incident reviews, owning corrective actions and learning loops.
• Manage platform evolution and technical debt through roadmaps, migrations, and standards alignment.
• Mentor junior engineers, foster technical excellence, and apply engineering best practices.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or equivalent applied experience.
• 3+ years contributing to production-grade AI systems.
• Hands-on experience with Python, FastAPI/FastMCP, React + TypeScript.
• Experience delivering LLMs and agentic systems (RAG, tool/function calling, planning).
• Experience with AWS, Databricks, Cognitive Search, and modern AI platforms.
• Experience in cross-functional delivery with Product, Engineering, Security, Legal/Privacy, and Operations.
• Knowledge of MLOps/LLMOps patterns, vector databases, agent-based architectures, and AI security/privacy fundamentals.
• Strong understanding of risk management, governance, and compliance frameworks as applied to AI.

If you are interested, please apply now. For a confidential discussion, please reach out to Josh.costigan@talentinternational.com