About the Role

Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Global Network Engineering Team (NetTeam) designs, manages, and supports global IP networks that underpin our world-class gaming and corporate services, including:

• PlayStation Plus Game Streaming (Cloud Gaming subscription service)
• SIE Backbone Services (SBS) including SIE Global Corporate Network (SGCN) inter-office, Data Center, VPN (Layer 2/3), Cloud (AWS DX, others), and Internet connectivity for SIE offices worldwide
• Static content delivery services for game downloads and PlayStation Network (PSN) updates.  

With the NetTeam’s ongoing growth, we are looking for a highly experienced Principal Network Planner to become part of NetTeam. This presents an outstanding opportunity to direct and manage global planning and sourcing activities, impact network strategies, and guarantee the best possible player experience and corporate network performance.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with one of the most respected gaming brands in the world. You’ll contribute to the backbone that powers PlayStation’s global gaming experiences, driving innovation and delivering outstanding network performance for millions of players worldwide!

Primary Purpose

The Principal Network Planner will act as NetTeam’s lead for sourcing, negotiating and contracting network capacity for our global IP networks in the key areas of:

• Edge connectivity (peering, IP transit, IXs)
• Telecommunication circuits (dark fiber, wavelengths)
• Colocation facilities
• Content delivery networks

Key Responsibilities

Vendor Management & Strategy

• User your extensive global network to engage executive leaders within our vendor community to actively manage relationships, drive deliverables, and lead negotiations on commercial terms and service agreements
• Influence network connectivity strategies and build future sourcing initiatives
• Represent NetTeam at industry forums and maintain strong market knowledge
• Manage vendor commercial agreements and performance

Technical Leadership & Development

• Provide expert mentorship on global network builds, IP/VPN, BGP, and data planning.
• Represent NetTeam in technical discussions with collaborators and cross-functional teams
• Drive decisions to improve reliability, scalability, and performance
• Innovate processes, metrics, and workflows to optimize global network initiatives
• Deliver low-latency, highly reliable services to our customers

Capacity Planning & Continuous Improvement

• Assess network capacity trends, forecast future needs, and model growth or failure scenarios
• Develop regional and service-specific roadmaps aligned with business requirements
• Design and then secure services to establish points of presence (PoPs) in new countries or expand services in established regions
• Continuously optimise cost, service levels, and operational efficiency

Key Relationships

• Internal: Network Engineering, Data Center Sourcing, SIE Business Intelligence, global SIE WAN/LAN/IT groups
• External: International vendors, hyperscalers, telecom providers, industry peers

Minimum Requirements

Education & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or Engineering, or equivalent experience

Experience & Skills

• 25+ years in hyperscaler, telecom, cloud, or internet exchange environments
• Proven track record in network engineering, architecture, or strategic sourcing
• Experience managing multiple international vendors and high-spend portfolios (>$80M/year)

Proficiencies

• Expert knowledge of network engineering principles, scalability, performance, and cost management
• Experience with forecasting, demand planning, and participation in global network standards
• Strong problem-solving skills in complex and ambiguous environments
• Personal drive, resilience, creativity, collaboration, integrity, and excellence
• Outstanding communication skills, able to influence teams and collaborators at all levels
• Mentorship experience for junior and senior network planners and engineers
• Ability to lead across multiple organizational layers

Other Requirements

• Willingness to travel internationally
• Flexibility to work outside standard hours to coordinate with global suppliers

About us

Woolpert is a global leader in Architecture, Engineering, and Geospatial (AEG), with a deep rooted and growing presence across Australia, building on our rich heritage as AAM. We are recognised as a Top 100 Global Design and Geospatial firm, Woolpert delivers leading-edge solutions in aerial mapping, surveying, and digital solutions for some of Asia-Pacific’s largest resources, infrastructure and environmental projects.

The ’Woolpack’ fosters a culture of innovation, inclusion, and ownership—exemplified by our celebrated Principal Program, which offers all employees, regardless of role or employment type, the opportunity to become company owners and share in the company’s growing success. This program rewards leadership, high performance, and initiative, and is a cornerstone of Woolpert’s commitment to empowering its people and expanding diverse leadership.

The opportunity with us as a permanent full time Consultant (Advisory Geospatial)

We are looking for a Consultant (Advisory Geospatial) to join our high performing Strategic & Advisory team. Reporting to the Vice President & Director of Advisory & Innovation, Woolpert Asia Pacific & Middle East, you will be delivering strategic geospatial advisory and consulting services to clients across government, infrastructure, utilities, environment, and private sector markets. This role can be based in any of our offices across Australia - Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, or Brisbane; or New Zealand.

You will be:

• Providing and delivering geospatial insights to support various advisory projects across geography, geospatial analysis, and GIS technologies.
• Collaborate closely with Woolpert’s Geospatial Advisory and Innovation team to successfully deliver proposals and projects on time and within budget.
• Partner with senior leaders across research organisations, NGOs, and government agencies—locally and internationally—to provide trusted advice on geospatial strategy, policy, roadmaps, and program delivery.
• Interpret data from a variety of disciplines and use your knowledge and understanding to develop and deliver client-focused solutions, with the opportunity to generate improved solutions to complex problems and resolving complaints using creativity, reasoning, and experience.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Undergraduate degree in a Spatial Information or Spatial Science discipline such as GIS, Surveying, Computer Engineering, Civil Engineering, Applied Science, Geography etc.
• 2-5 years of experience working in a strategic advisory/consulting focus role within the spatial information sector.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain complex geospatial concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and experienced in developing, managing and delivering projects.
• Strong knowledge of geospatial concepts, theories, and techniques, with proficiency in using GIS software (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS) and geospatial databases.
• Familiarity with geospatial data formats, such as shapefiles, GeoTIFF, and KML and good understanding of spatial analysis, including spatial statistics, network analysis, and geoprocessing.

Desirable qualification:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Geography, Geomatics, GIS, Environmental Sciences, or a related field.
• Relevant professional certifications or industry affiliations.

Woolpert Benefit:

• Want to earn long-term rewards that reflect your impact? Woolpert’s Principal Program gives employees the opportunity to become stakeholders in the company and benefit directly from its growth and success.
• Want surety for your income? Woolpert employees benefit from automatic Salary Continuance Insurance provided by the company.
• Want to make the most of your salary? Woolpert offers novated leasing and salary sacrifice options to help you get more value from your income.
• Thinking of advancing your studies? Woolpack members wanting to continue their formal education with role related courses have access to reimbursements and study leave options to assist with their studies.
• Need flexibility with where you work? Subject to operational requirements Woolpert offer flexible work arrangements.
• Looking after your wellbeing? Woolpert employees and their immediate family members have access to our confidential Employee Assistance Program, along with our discounted voluntary corporate health insurance through Bupa.

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We value diversity and inclusion at Woolpert and are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from First Nations peoples.

As this is a full-time role, this role requires individuals with Full Working Rights in Australia. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

If you believe you might be a good fit and would like to join our Woolpack, click on the APPLY NOW button to submit your application. If you don’t meet all the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!

About us (Woolpert)

Woolpert is a global leader in Architecture, Engineering and Geospatial (AEG), with a longstanding and expanding presence across Australia. Building on our rich heritage as AAM, we deliver cutting edge solutions in aerial mapping, surveying, GIS, and digital transformation for major resources, infrastructure, and environmental projects – standing and expanding presence across Australia. Building on our rich heritage as AAM, we deliver cutting‑edge solutions in aerial mapping, surveying, GIS, and digital transformation for major resources, infrastructure, and environmental projects.

Our culture—known as the Woolpack—is built on innovation, inclusion, and ownership. Through our Principal Program, every team member could become a company owner and share in our collective success. Woolpert has proudly been certified as a Great Place to Work® for the ninth time.

The opportunity with us as the Support Consultant

Woolpert’s Digital Delivery Team is looking for a Support Consultant! You may choose to be based in our Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaide office for this hybrid role.

Reporting to the Project & Support Manager, the role gives you the opportunity work with customers to resolve technical support cases raised through our geospatial help desk.

As a Support Consultant at Woolpert, you will:

• Be a trusted point of contact for our customers, resolve first and second level software support requests with confidence and care.
• Manage customer phone calls and e-mails through our Helpdesk system and liaising with internal staff to triage and resolve technical support issues.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve software issues across our geospatial platforms, including VertiGIS Geocortex and Esri ArcGIS.
• Providing regular reporting on support KPIs.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent in IT, computer science, software engineering or geomatics.
• Hands‑on experience supporting Microsoft‑based environments, including Windows OS, Active Directory, and common desktop or server applications.
• A solid understanding of core networking concepts such as IP addressing, DNS, firewalls, and basic diagnostics.
• Experience identifying and diagnosing issues in web‑based applications, including understanding how HTTP/HTTPS requests, responses, and authentication flows work.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with customers and internal stakeholders at all levels.

The team does consider the below desirable experience, so do let us know if you have any of the following!

• Exposure to reading or writing code in any language, with an understanding of logic, variables, and error handling.
• Experience with scripting or automation (e.g. batch files or PowerShell) to support repeatable tasks or diagnostics.
• Familiarity with GIS and/or CAD applications, particularly Esri ArcGIS and VertiGIS, or a strong interest in developing skills in spatial technologies.
• Knowledge of corporate or cloud networking environments, including on‑premises to cloud connectivity and common security controls.

Desirable qualifications are:

• Current Driver’s licence 
• Current passport 

Woolpert Benefits

• Want to earn long-term rewards that reflect your impact? Woolpert’s Principal Program gives employees the opportunity to become stakeholders in the company and benefit directly from its growth and success.
• Want surety for your income? Woolpert employees benefit from automatic Salary Continuance Insurance provided by the company.
• Want to make the most of your salary? Woolpert offers novated leasing and salary sacrifice options to help you get more value from your income.
• Thinking of advancing your studies? Woolpack members wanting to continue their formal education with role related courses have access to reimbursements and study leave options to assist with their studies.
• Need flexibility with where you work? Subject to operational requirements Woolpert offer flexible work arrangements.
• Looking after your wellbeing? Woolpert employees and their immediate family members have access to our confidential Employee Assistance Program, along with our discounted voluntary corporate health insurance through Bupa.

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We value diversity and inclusion at Woolpert and are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from First Nations peoples.

As this is a full-time role, this role requires individuals with Full Working Rights in Australia. Successful candidate is required to go through a National Police Background Check (covered by Woolpert), and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

If you believe you might be a good fit and would like to join our Woolpack, click on the APPLY NOW button to submit your application. If you don’t meet all the preferred experience for this position, we encourage you to still apply!

Client Associate Manager

The Role

The Client Associate Manager is an important role, ensuring operational excellence and responsible for driving day-to-day work that delivers effective campaigns.

You’ll work on a range of local and national clients, having the opportunity to take ownership of client relationships and campaigns with support from our wider team of specialists.

Your Primary Responsibilities

• Cultivate strong, trusted relationships with clients at an intermediate level.
• Take the lead in planning best in class, effective campaigns.
• Proactively recommend tactics and opportunities that resolve client challenges and objectives.
• Support the wider team to oversee the implementation of campaigns.
• Lead the development and presentation of insightful and progressive post analysis reports.
• Lean into our suite of AI driven tools, reducing manual processes and driving more effective outcomes for our clients.

What Makes You Great

• You’ll ideally have 2-3 years in an agency or media sales role.
• You feel empowered to bring your authentic self to work, and contribute to great teamwork, knowing your individual ideas and thoughts will be welcome.
• Keen interest in our industry and excited to work with market leading partners & technologies.
• Inquisitive and demonstrates desire to understand and know more.
• Ability to prioritise tasks effectively, ensuring that the most important and urgent ones are identified and addressed first.
• Results driven with the ability to identify and clearly articulate what’s working and why.
• Problem solving mentality.
• Attention to detail.
• Clear communicator.

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. At WPP Media, we strongly encourage you to apply if you’re interested: we'd love to know how you can positively impact our team with your experience!

Apply now and share your CV via the link! 

#LI-PROMOTED

What sets us apart are two things: our buy and hold strategy, and our company’s autonomous management. 

1. Unlike typical Private Equity investments with a three-to-five-year liquidation strategy, we buy businesses and invest in them for the long-term. We believe in the value of our acquisitions and want to grow. 
2. We bought our companies because they already had success in the marketplace. Instead of asking them to conform to a unified platform, we allow companies to keep their team, culture and branding in place. 

We made our first acquisition at the beginning of 2018. Today, we hold a controlling stake in 110+ companies across the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Our companies employ over 3,000 team members, each led by their own management team, and provide world-class support to over 12,000 clients.  

CEO - Role Overview:

Lyra Technology Group is seeking a CEO who is ready to step up and drive organic EBITDA growth and recurring revenue at a small operating company. The ideal candidate thrives in a hands-on environment, makes smart trade-off decisions between growth and profitability, and inspires high-performing teams.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute strategic plans to hit financial targets, monitor performance, and make disciplined, ROI-driven decisions.
• Drive revenue growth through effective sales strategies, client relationship management, and building a high-performing sales and marketing team.
• Recruit, develop, and motivate a results-oriented team. Set clear goals, provide regular feedback, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Streamline processes, ensure compliance, and maintain a strong focus on quality and efficiency.
• Ground priorities and growth initiatives in data, tracking key metrics across new customers, retention, pricing, and cross-sell/upsell.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree (MBA a plus)
• Proven track record of revenue generation on a limited budget, with a focus on new logo acquisition
• Strong P&L management and financial budgeting experience
• Background in people management including hiring, development, and performance management
• Experience in SMB general management or senior leadership (MSP, SaaS or services experience a plus)
• Resourceful, scrappy, and willing to roll up sleeves on both strategic and day-to-day challenges
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills

You will also have the opportunity to work closely with, learn from, and share perspectives with a community of peer executives across our portfolio. This group includes ambitious first-time senior leaders, entrepreneurs who have built companies over decades, and seasoned operators with deep industry and functional expertise.

Base compensation range is $200,000 - $250,000 with annual bonus potential and long-term incentives.

Performance Group Director 

About WPP and Wavemaker: WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com.WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values: o Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity. o Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust. o Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise. A Leading WPP Media Brand, Wavemaker positively provokes growth for clients by reshaping consumer decision-making and experiences through media, content, and technology. Our name is both our mission and our method. We do our best work for brave brands and people who relish being challenged to go further and faster, together.

The Role

The Performance (Implementation & Activation) Group Director is a critical role, ensuring we are setting our clients up for success now and in the future. You lead a large team, who specialise in Implementation Planning & Activation. You provide thought leadership and drive key senior client and publisher engagement, producing best-in-class solutions that fuel growth for our people, our clients and our organisation. As a leader, you will be expected to set up an environment where people have clarity on their performance & career paths and are empowered and encouraged to reach their full potential.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Be a critical senior consultant for your client, spanning Media Negotiations, Implementation Planning and Activation.

• Provide innovative strategic insights by acting as an expert on the client's business, industry and competitors.

• Brings innovation and creativity to the table, leveraging insights from across the market.

• Ensure all client KPI's and contractual commitments spanning Media Negotiation, Implementation Planning and Activation are delivered consistently.

• Motivate and empower team to achieve individual, team and organisational goals.

• Foster agency-wide knowledge sharing, and continuous learning around point of views, trends, and relevant skills to continue nurturing a high-performing agency.

• Build the agency's reputation by contributing to entries for awards and competitions and by contributing to industry thought leadership.

• Actively contribute to new business development and pitching when required.

What Makes You Great:

• You feel empowered to bring your authentic self to work, and contribute to great teamwork, knowing your individual ideas and thoughts will be welcome.

• Extensive experience leading a large diverse team, with extensive media investment and client service experience.

• Strong, up to date, media landscape knowledge.

• Inspiring communicator, with exceptional presentation skills.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the patience to examine detail and create solutions.

• Collaborative and astute - able to build trust and respect within a network.

• First class negotiation skills.

• Results Driven.

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. At WPP Media, we strongly encourage you to apply if you’re interested: we'd love to know how you can positively impact our team with your experience!

Apply now and share your CV via the link!

#LI-PROMOTED

At Sonder, we believe that every person deserves to feel safe, supported, and empowered to be at their best - wherever they are. That’s why we’re redefining workplace health, safety, and wellbeing through a seamless blend of technology and human expertise. Sonder’s mobile platform provides 24/7, real-time support from a dedicated team of safety, medical, and mental health professionals - ensuring that our members receive immediate care when they need it most. In critical situations, we go beyond digital support, offering on-the-ground assistance to manage time-sensitive incidents.

By harnessing real-time insights, we enable organisations to take proactive steps toward a healthier, safer future, which leads directly to tangible bottom-line business outcomes.

An Exciting Time to Join Sonder!

Since our founding in 2017, Sonder has experienced rapid growth, expanding operations across Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. Backed by Australia’s leading venture capital firms, Seek and Blackbird, we are well-capitalised and on a mission to scale globally, partnering with corporations, educational institutions, and government agencies to transform workplace wellbeing at scale.

Our impact and scale:

• 1,000,000+ members across multiple countries
• 200+ team members, plus an extensive network of on-the-ground responders

If you’re passionate about using technology and human expertise to drive meaningful change, join us in shaping the future of workplace wellbeing!

About the role

At the heart of our operation is our Response Network of Sonder Responders who provide in-person support to our members who need help, when they need it, in coordination with our Support Centre. Serving and former workers from within the identified industries are eligible to apply, as there is plenty of flexibility to enjoy your work-life balance with your on-call capacity.

Ideally based in, or around, Adelaide City you’ll be a part of the Sonder Responders Network employed in a casual capacity.

Sonder Responders work a flexible roster, and this is an exciting opportunity for the right people to build and expand the network in Australia from the ground level. Your experience in decision-making, response, empathy, and a drive to help others will be essential to success and satisfaction in this role. You will be free to nominate your hours of availability and will be generously compensated with remuneration for both on-call availability, when required, and incident response.

 You will also, when required, assist the Response Network Manager to:

• Conduct stakeholder engagement to support Sonder’s business and operational outputs as directed
• Nurture partnership relations, engagement and training
• Provide input to operational procedures and network management
• Conduct emergency and non-emergency support responses as required to support the network of responders in your area

Who are we looking for?

We’re seeking experienced individuals from the military, law enforcement, mental health sector or emergency services industries who are passionate about providing assistance to people in need. We are looking for someone who is confident in their ability to assess a critical situation and determine, or recommend, the next steps. Empathy is essential.

You will have:

• Recent or current experience in Australia within emergency services, military and/or security-related work and a strong network of contacts in the local area
• High level of self-awareness, motivation, and self-management
• Ability to set priorities, act on key issues and make quick decisions while displaying interpersonal sensitivity
• Ability to work a flexible, on-call roster

Check out our life page for more info - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sondersafe/life/

Due to the nature of our industry, all Sonder employees are required to complete a National Police Check and WWCC.  If you have recently obtained these clearances, please indicate this in your application.

For any enquiries, or to arrange a confidential conversation, please contact dave@sonder.io

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