29th October, 2026
About the Company
Our client is a national retailer with a large store network across Australia. They are replacing their point of sales platform nationally and require an experienced Program Director on a 6 month daily rate contract to lead it.
About the Role
Candidates must have hands-on experience leading a point of sale transformation in a multi-site retail environment. This is non-negotiable.
Benefits
- Own a high profile, business-critical program end to end, from vendor selection through to national rollout
- Genuine executive and steering committee visibility
- Broad scope spanning delivery, vendor and SI management, integration, and store readiness
- 6 month daily rate contract
Duties / Key Responsibilities - Own end to end delivery of a national POS replacement across the store network, from vendor selection and design through build, pilot, and phased rollout, on time and on budget
- Lead a blended team of internal IT, retail operations, systems integrator, and vendor resources, setting governance, cadence, and clear accountability across every workstream
- Partner with Retail Ops, Finance, Supply Chain, and Digital to ensure the new platform integrates cleanly with ERP, inventory, payments, and ecommerce, and supports a consistent omnichannel customer experience
- Drive store readiness and change, including training, cutover planning, hypercare, and rollout sequencing that minimises trading disruption in peak and non-peak periods
- Report to the executive and steering committee on progress, risk, spend, and benefits realisation, making hard calls and escalating early
Skills and Experience - Proven delivery of a point of sale transformation or replacement program in a multi-site retail environment
- Significant, demonstrable experience in Program Management across vendor selection, build, pilot, and national rollout
- Experience managing systems integrators and vendors alongside internal teams
- Strong understanding of how POS integrates with ERP, inventory, payments, and ecommerce platforms
- Experience leading store readiness, training, cutover, and hypercare at scale
- Demonstrated ability to engage and influence stakeholders at Executive and Steering Committee level
- Strong commercial judgement across budget, risk, and benefits realisation
Damien Sweeney is recruiting for this role on behalf of Allura Partners.
If you’re interested in this opportunity and feel you’re the right fit, please click “Apply” or contact Damien at damien.sweeney@allurapartners.com.au.
About Allura Partners Allura Partners was founded to support private equity firms by placing C-Suites to lead, transform, and scale portfolio companies. Today, in addition to our proven private equity specialisation, we’ve become a trusted partner for major ASX-listed and private enterprises in Australia, offering executive search, recruitment, and business transformation. Known for integrity, reliability, and results, our expertise spans Executive Search, Accounting & Finance, Transformation & Change, and Technology & Digital. We connect businesses and top-tier talent, exceeding expectations and driving lasting impact.
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