Manager - corporate systems

At Water Corporation we're shifting our focus to the next phase of our strategic plan - building on strong foundations to strengthen capabilities, modernise systems, and accelerate innovation across the business. This phase is about elevating how we deliver technology services: making them faster, more responsive, and more closely aligned to the needs of our people, our operations, and our customers.

To support this evolution, we're recruiting for key roles that will be pivotal in strategically shaping a modern, collaborative, and customer‑centric Information & Technology Group. If you're excited about leading innovation, finding smarter ways of working, and making a meaningful impact, now is the perfect time to join us.

Real benefits that matter

• Real flexibility with options to work from home up to 2 days per week, 9-day fortnight, flexible work hours
• Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
• Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
• Take advantage of our co-contribution superannuation scheme. Receive a 12% employer contribution and enjoy an additional 2% employer co-contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2%.
• Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days so you can maintain your cultural connection and wellbeing.

Discover more benefits we offer to support the unique and individual ways our employees live.

Lead and shape the technology that supports essential business services. Water is life. Every day, millions of Western Australians rely on the safe, reliable water services our people deliver. Behind those services sits a diverse portfolio of corporate systems that supports teams across Water Corporation to work effectively, manage risk and deliver important business outcomes.

We're looking for a people-focused technology leader to join us in this 12-month fixed-term opportunity, leading our Corporate Systems team and helping progress the modernisation of our application landscape, strengthen service ownership and evolve our ways of working. This isn't just a technology management role. It's an opportunity to lead a capable team, bring clarity to a diverse technology landscape and make a meaningful impact over the 12-month term.

As Manager Corporate Systems, you will lead the Corporate Systems capability within Water Corporation's ERP & Corporate Systems platform, responsible for a diverse portfolio of enterprise applications and technology services that support business functions across the organisation. As service owner, you'll lead the delivery, operation and continuous improvement of these services, keeping them stable, secure, compliant and fit for future needs.

You'll work closely with business stakeholders, vendors and delivery teams to shape the Corporate Systems roadmap, balance competing priorities and progress the modernisation, rationalisation and improvement of our application landscape.

What makes this role different?

• Lead a diverse portfolio of corporate systems supporting business functions across Water Corporation.
• Shape the future of the application landscape through modernisation, rationalisation and continuous improvement.
• Balance operational excellence with changing business needs, technology risk and opportunities to simplify.
• Influence senior leaders, stakeholders and vendors to set priorities, make informed choices and manage expectations.
• Help drive our evolving IT operating model, including the adoption of SAFe Agile ways of working.

Who we're looking for

A leader who builds high-performing teams, creates accountability and can confidently navigate complexity, competing priorities, risks and stakeholder expectations. You'll bring significant experience leading enterprise applications, corporate systems or technology platform teams in a large, complex organisation, along with strong stakeholder engagement, vendor management and commercial skills. Experience managing a diverse application portfolio and leading technology modernisation or rationalisation will be highly regarded. Most importantly, you understand that the business defines the outcomes, and you have the curiosity and drive to help it realise value through technology.

Join us

We're building modern, secure and sustainable corporate technology services that support the organisation today while simplifying our technology landscape for the future. If you're motivated by purpose, energised by leading people and want to make an impact leading a diverse enterprise application portfolio, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply:

If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your ability to meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check. Applications close Friday 6th November 2026

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace

Diversity and inclusion are more than words. They guide us on building a thriving workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community. We encourage applications from every background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth, LGBTQIA+ folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment. Applicants with disability who require adjustments during the recruitment process including an alternative format of the application form, can contact a Recruitment Officer at recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 08 9420 2000. To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website.