Working for Cricket Australia means that you become a part of Australia’s proud history and help us look toward the future. Our players and teams are successful, inspiring and reflect the values and aspirations of the community they represent. As an organisation, we are seeking to drive bold, transformative change in digital experiences, junior participation, culturally diverse inclusion, gender equality and sustainability, whilst also reimagining the W/BBL, building player connection through storytelling and playing our part in developing the game globally.
Our purpose is clear; to unite and inspire everyone to love and play cricket. Cricket is so much more than just a game; it brings people together and binds us all through our shared experiences.
This is your opportunity to join a purpose led organisation that truly makes a difference to Australians.
Working for Cricket Australia means that you become a part of Australia’s proud history and help us look toward the future. Our players and teams are successful, inspiring and reflect the values and aspirations of the community they represent. As an organisation, we are seeking to drive bold, transformative change in digital experiences, junior participation, culturally diverse inclusion, gender equality and sustainability, whilst also reimagining the W/BBL, building player connection through storytelling and playing our part in developing the game globally.
Our purpose is clear; to unite and inspire everyone to love and play cricket. Cricket is so much more than just a game; it brings people together and binds us all through our shared experiences.
This is your opportunity to join a purpose led organisation that truly makes a difference to Australians.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Melbourne-based Senior Manager, Platform Operations to step into a new leadership role within our Technology team. In this role, you’ll shape the future of our core enterprise platforms—driving value, reliability, and innovation across systems that power our organisation. You’ll hold primary accountability for CRM, HRMS, Finance and other shared corporate platforms, while partnering on the supporting cloud capabilities that underpin them, ensuring they are secure, reliable, and fit for purpose.
Your work will create the foundation that enables product teams, business units, and partners to deliver brilliant customer, employee, and operational experiences.
Reporting to the Head of Platform & Operations, you will:
Lead the end-to-end strategy, delivery, and roadmap for enterprise platforms including HRMS, Finance, CRM, Cloud and other shared corporate systems, defining value, setting priorities, and aligning outcomes to organisational goals.
Provide strategic leadership across enterprise platforms, ensuring they are secure, resilient, scalable, and well governed, while driving service maturity, standardisation, and continuous improvement.
Oversee the evolution of enterprise platforms by aligning to architecture standards and partnering with business leaders to prioritise meaningful enhancements.
Shape and maintain platform roadmaps, prioritising high value initiatives and technical uplift, and ensuring all work is clear, outcome focused, and delivered to a high standard.
Lead and develop platform leaders, setting clear expectations and fostering strong accountability and performance across teams and partners.
Drive continuous improvement in platform reliability, performance, cost efficiency, and service quality through strong operational partnerships and robust standards.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
As the successful Senior Manager, Platform Operations you will have:
8–12+ years in senior platform or technology leadership roles within complex enterprises.
Proven leadership of major enterprise platforms (CRM, HRMS, Finance, or similar).
Good knowledge of cloud technologies and platforms, with the ability to apply them effectively to support enterprise systems and business outcomes.
Demonstrated ability to shape and deliver platform strategies and roadmaps aligned to organisational outcomes.
Strong people leadership and stakeholder influence across technical teams and delivery partners.
Commercially savvy, outcome focused, and skilled at balancing business enablement with platform stability, security, and scalability.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Our employees at Cricket are gifted an additional week of leave at the end of the season! As a CA employee, you will also have other benefits including:
Tickets to the Cricket for you to take your friends and family and experience Australia’s favourite game!
A flexible working environment, meaning we strike the balance of what you need and what works for the business (this isn’t limited to working remotely)
Discounts from our partners such as ASICS and salary packaging options
A multitude of leave types including paid parental leave and volunteer leave
OUR CULTURE
Cricket is a sport for all Australians and our workplace reflects that. We recognise our differences are our strength and a diverse and inclusive workforce is fundamental to our success. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of colour, gender, LGBTIQ+ people, people with diverse religious beliefs and people with a disability to apply. Our culture is founded on our values:
Aspire
Respect
Lead together
Australian Cricket, including Cricket Australia, is committed to being a child safe organisation and requires all team members to hold a valid Working with Children Check.
If you need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application process, please contact careers@cricket.com.au
Please submit your application via the link by 11:59pm Wednesday 1 July 2026. In the meantime, follow us on our socials via Instagram @cricketaustralia, via X @cricketaus and via our website https://www.cricket.com.au/