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Kiri Kenny

@kirikenny

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I am a senior project manager specialising in government data, cyber and transformation.

Australia

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior program/project roles in government or public sector transformation where I can lead cross-functional teams, drive data and cyber initiatives, and influence strategy in collaborative, outcome-focused environments.

I am a data-driven senior project manager with over 18 years in public service and eight years in executive leadership, focused on delivering customer-centric, measurable outcomes.

I have led large, complex initiatives including a $68M next-generation cyber PDNS procurement and implementation, achieving $63M in cost savings while transitioning ~600 partner organisations and reducing requirements from 400 to 40 to ensure market readiness.

I spearhead enterprise data programs such as One Defence Data, negotiating Data Interface Management Agreements, shaping data governance and metadata standards, and guiding technical assurance across Pega, SuccessFactors and cloud-based DevOps toolchains.

I lead through influence, systems and design thinking—aligning stakeholders, optimising vendor delivery, and embedding change to improve people, processes, technology and culture to deliver strategic outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Project Manager

Current

Australian Signals Directorate

Nov 2023 - Present (1 year 9 months)

Led a $68M program to procure and implement a next-generation PDNS cyber security platform impacting over 1M endpoints; reduced requirements from 400+ to 40 and achieved $63M in Commonwealth cost savings while managing integration for ~600 partner organisations.

Program Management Cybersecurity Procurement Requirements Management Stakeholder Engagement Vendor Management Risk Management Cost Control

Senior Project Manager

Department of Defence

Apr 2023 - Nov 2023 (7 months)

Spearheaded data acquisition for the One Defence Data (1DD) platform, negotiating Data Interface Management Agreements and delivering a prioritized roadmap to enable timely ingestion and migration of multiple defence data hubs.

Data Governance Program Management Stakeholder Engagement Data Integration Contract Management Data Strategy Alation

Senior Project Manager

Australian Border Force

Jul 2022 - Mar 2023 (8 months)

Led development of a Training Control Framework and SuccessFactors LMS enhancements, centralising training data and automating alerts to strengthen compliance, reporting, and risk controls across the organisation.

LMS Requirements Management Data Modelling Change Management Stakeholder Engagement Process Improvement Risk Management

Canberra Passport Office Manager

Australian Passport Office

Jun 2019 - Apr 2020 (10 months)

Served as Product Owner for Atlas mobile capture and led a 40-person office to resolve staffing and performance issues, achieving zero complaints and materially improving customer feedback through process and policy reforms.

Product Ownership Team Leadership Process Improvement Stakeholder Engagement SharePoint Reporting

Overseas Passport Manager

Australian Passport Office

Mar 2019 - Jun 2019 (3 months)

Led overseas passport operations, consolidated guidance into a SharePoint portal and delivered a production dashboard that improved post performance visibility and reduced operational workload and costs.

Operations Management SharePoint Dashboarding Policy Development Stakeholder Engagement

Assistant Director, Policy Innovation

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Aug 2018 - Feb 2019 (6 months)

Led policy innovation and process improvement initiatives to reduce operational risk and client complaints, negotiating with stakeholders and driving policy and systems changes that improved network efficiencies.

Policy Development Process Improvement Stakeholder Management Change Management Risk Assessment Business Analysis

Assistant Director, Complex Case Delegate

Australian Passport Office

Jan 2018 - Aug 2018 (7 months)

Established the Complex Case Section and automated triage for child applications, reducing national FTE from 12 to 1 and improving decision quality, ministerial briefings, and external communications.

Complex Case Management Policy Automation)Product Ownership

Assistant Director, Operations

Australian Passport Office

Feb 2017 - Oct 2017 (8 months)

Led daily operations of a 146-person Sydney passport office, implemented reporting and performance frameworks that produced the office's highest production day/week and materially improved staff performance.

Operations Management Reporting Performance Management Continuous Improvement Strategic Planning Team Leadership

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Scrum Alliance

Certified ScrumMaster, Agile / Scrum

Holds the Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) credential, demonstrating knowledge of Scrum practices and team facilitation.

AXELOS

PRINCE2 Agile Foundation & Practitioner, Project Management

Completed PRINCE2 Agile Foundation and Practitioner certifications, demonstrating competence in combining PRINCE2 project management with agile delivery methods.