Portfolio Manager ANZ

What we can do for you

At Specsavers, we know that to reach your full potential you need to work somewhere that will bring out your best. We pride ourselves on offering a workplace with a supportive, driven, flexible and inclusive culture.

In 2025, we were proudly recognised as one of Australia’s Best Places to Work for the third consecutive year and ranked 12th on Fortune’s list of the World’s 25 Best Workplaces.

Here’s a taste of just some of our perks:

• Quarterly bonus scheme
• Two free pairs of glasses each year
• On-site free parking
• Birthday, Volunteer, Professional Development and Paid Parental Leave
• Health & Wellbeing programs
• Fully funded social club – provides a wide range of activities throughout the year

So, if you like the sound of working for a company that’s dedicated to improving the lives of both their people and customers - we think you’d look good at Specsavers. 

The role & team

Are you ready to join a team where change drives impact? At Specsavers, we’re passionate about delivering smarter solutions that make a real difference to our customers, partners and teams. We’re looking for a commercially minded and relationship-driven Portfolio Manager to help shape and manage our ANZ portfolio of change initiatives across Commercial and Technology.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll bring visibility, structure and strategic direction to a diverse portfolio of programs and projects. You’ll partner closely with senior stakeholders across the business, balancing priorities, managing demand and ensuring initiatives align to business strategy and customer outcomes.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy solving complex problems and know how to bring people together to deliver meaningful change — we’d love to hear from you.

What we are looking for

You’re a confident relationship builder who can balance strategic thinking with operational delivery. You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity, influencing senior stakeholders and managing complex portfolios in dynamic environments.

You’ll also bring:

• Proven experience managing portfolios, programs or large-scale change initiatives
• Strong experience delivering complex IT and business transformation projects
• A solid technical understanding and commercial mindset
• Experience managing budgets, priorities and competing stakeholder expectations
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working with third-party and offshore vendors
• A collaborative and solutions-focused approach
• Experience within Retail, Supply Chain, Finance or Healthcare industries

About Us

At Specsavers we believe a diverse, inclusive and flexible culture enables our people to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. When it comes to flexibility, we understand that one size doesn't fit all. Our flexible working at Specsavers enables us to work in ways that support our lifestyle to help us balance our career with the other important things in life.
Creating a great place to work for our people is pinnacle to us and along with our Behaviours is at the core of everything we do, ensuring our people feel good, cared for and smart. We like to think it’s a fun and positive place to work – why not have a look for yourself https://join.specsavers.com/au/department/support-office/ 
  Applicants for the role are required to have current working rights as per, relevant government legislation.