Are you a strategic thinker who thrives on driving outcomes, shaping transformation journeys, and inspiring teams to deliver exceptional results? Versent is looking for a Lead Consultant to play a pivotal role in guiding delivery excellence across our engagements. If you love bringing clarity, leadership, and energy to complex delivery environments — this is your place. ABOUT THE ROLE As a Lead Consultant, you’ll be at the heart of our delivery engine — orchestrating teams, practices, and outcomes to ensure every customer engagement lands impactfully and sustainably. You’ll bring modern delivery practices to life, shaping ways of working that suit each customer’s environment. You’ll work closely with customers to understand their vision, build trust, and ensure technical outcomes align to real business needs. From pre‑sales shaping to end‑to‑end delivery leadership, your influence will be felt across the transformation journey. In some engagements, you’ll also apply your expertise to shape customer strategy and help guide their long‑term delivery approach. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Define, document, and successfully deliver medium-sized projects or major streams within complex programs. • Implement delivery practices aligned to the Versent Delivery Craft Framework. • Maintain effective oversight of delivery health, risks, and quality. • Manage delivery performance against budget and timelines. • Report on delivery health (scope, time, cost, people) and drive mitigation activities. • Support handover to internal teams for operational maintenance. • Build and maintain strong customer relationships. • Understand customer business needs and strategic objectives. • Facilitate communication and collaboration across teams. WHAT YOU BRING • Strong delivery leadership, adaptable across Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid environments • Proven consulting leadership and client management. • Customer‑centric mindset with high quality standards. • Experience coaching, developing, and mentoring teams. • Strong relationship‑building and conflict‑management skills. • Credibility and influence — able to negotiate and gain commitment. • Strategic thinking with organisational awareness. • Resilience under pressure with a positive outlook. • Adaptability and ability to think on your feet. • Decisive, accountable leadership. • Excellent communication, presentation, and documentation skills. Life at Versent We're a diverse team of motivated humans who think outside the box and strive to deliver what others might consider impossible. At Versent we truly care about our people and put real focus on cultivating a culture of learning, collaboration and growth. We provide our teams with the space, trust, and support, to deliver the best work of their careers. To enable this, we have a culture that places a high value on continual feedback, excellence, and invention anchored in customer success. We also offer our team: Flexibility : We give you the freedom to excel, providing as much autonomy and flexibility around when you work so you can manage your time in a way that best suits you to get the job done. Learning : We are passionate about continuous improvement and care about you investing in and developing your craft. Our Craft 180 Program is a holistic strategy for ongoing, meaningful skill and capability development with an ultimate goal to create an environment where people can learn and contribute in different ways to develop, practice and become masters of their craft. Access to Benefits That Fit Your Life : From salary packaging and purchased leave to novated leasing options, we offer a range of benefits designed to suit different lifestyles and priorities. There’s something for everyone. Health & Wellbeing Programmes : We focus on you as a whole person, with wellbeing initiatives that are to support you mentally, physically, emotionally and financially. Connection : Regular social activities across your team and the organisation. Recognition : We offer several reward & recognition programmes to acknowledge the amazing work that you do! Career opportunity : We provide the opportunity to work on diverse projects and initiatives that enable you to create a brilliant career. At Versent, we don't adhere to a one-size-fits-all hiring strategy. We understand that you might not fulfill all the criteria for this position. Our celebration of diverse perspectives isn't just a value, it's a way to gain an edge. If you believe this opportunity is where you can thrive, don't be shy and apply! If you require any accommodations throughout the interview process, please get in touch with us by emailing careers@versent.com.au .
