Business Transformation Lead, Casual Workforce Planning

Overview:

About the role

As the Business Transformation Lead – Casual Workforce Planning, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of casual workforce planning at RMIT throughout the design and delivery of the START (Strategic Transformation Academic Resourcing and Timetabling) Program, Pillar Two.

 

You will lead the transformation of casual workforce planning processes, including rostering, time capture, payment assurance and related business activities. Working across the university, you will help design future-state processes, systems and ways of working that improve efficiency, strengthen assurance and deliver meaningful business outcomes.

 

Key responsibilities

• Act as the primary business representative and subject matter expert for casual workforce planning across RMIT.

• Lead the business design of future-state processes, including process alignment and improvement.

• Partner with workforce planning specialists across colleges, People and Culture and the broader START project team.

• Work closely with the project team and technology vendor to translate business requirements into effective system design and configuration decisions.

• Identify and assess impacts of proposed changes across people, processes and systems.

• Lead business readiness activities to support successful adoption of new ways of working.

• Provide clear leadership, direction and advice throughout the transformation journey.

• Support the delivery of improved rostering, time capture and payment assurance processes.

 

About you

You are an experienced transformation or business process professional with a strong understanding of workforce planning and the complexities of working across a large, diverse organisation. You can connect strategic objectives with practical business requirements and confidently engage with stakeholders at all levels.

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading business transformation, process design, or systems implementation initiatives. Prior experience with either Time Edit / Nimbus/ JDR / Simitive/ UKG time and attendance highly desirable.

• Knowledge of casual workforce planning, rostering, time capture, or payment assurance processes.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

• Experience translating business needs into system requirements and configuration outcomes.

• Proven ability to lead change impact assessment and business readiness activities.

• A collaborative, analytical and outcomes-focused approach.

 

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to help shape a significant university-wide transformation and influence the future of casual workforce planning at RMIT. You will work with a diverse network of specialists, leaders and project partners to deliver practical, sustainable improvements that support our people and strengthen our operations. The START (Strategic Transformation Academic Resourcing and Timetabling) Program is a coordinated transformation program to modernise academic resourcing planning and timetabling and improve student and staff experience.

Applications Close:

3 Sept 2026 11.59 pm

RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community, and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. 

 

In line with RMIT University’s commitment to a safe, respectful and inclusive environment, from 1 January 2026, the University will also consider gender-based violence (GBV) risk factors as part of our recruitment processes.  All applicants will be required to complete a gender‑based violence declaration in accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence.  Preferred candidates will also be required to undertake relevant pre‑employment background checks, including Working With Children Checks. Information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for its relevance to the role and RMIT’s safety obligations.

 

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