At SBS, we embrace difference, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. 

We also acknowledge the unique contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make to our society and our workplace through their enduring and continued connection to land, sea, sky and community.  

The Role  

SBS has a unique role in Australian life and in supporting social cohesion. We operate in a media environment that is changing quickly, with shifts in audience behaviour, technology, competition, and the way people discover and consume content creating new opportunities and challenges. 

We’re looking for a Head of Enterprise Strategy to lead our Strategy function and help SBS make clear, considered choices about our future. 

You’ll own SBS’s Enterprise Strategy from development through to execution and review, and act as the primary strategic adviser to the Managing Director and a trusted adviser to the Executive and Board. Leading a team of Strategy Managers, you’ll bring insight, perspective, and constructive challenge to some of the organisation’s most important decisions. 

A key part of your role will be connecting what is happening outside SBS with the decisions we make inside it. You’ll bring together audience, market, industry, regulatory, economic, and social insights to identify what matters most, and what requires our attention now. 

You’ll create the space for SBS to think beyond immediate priorities, explore different possibilities and make informed choices about where we focus, invest, and evolve. 

For the right person, this is an opportunity to do meaningful strategy work at an organisation that makes real impact. 

In practice, you will: 

• Lead enterprise-wide strategic planning and coordinate SBS’s annual corporate process 

• Lead regular strategic reviews, ensuring priorities remain relevant as circumstances change. 

• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, partnerships, business models and other opportunities that could strategically strengthen SBS’s reach, relevance and long-term sustainability. 

• Lead high-priority strategic projects, using rigorous analysis, frameworks and modelling to navigate complex questions and inform decisions. 

• Work across SBS to connect enterprise priorities with divisional planning and support their progression into action. 

• Bring structure and clarity to complex or ambiguous strategic challenges, helping leaders understand options, trade-offs and implications. 

About you  

We’re looking for someone who brings:  

• Strong strategic judgement, with the ability to work through complex or ambiguous issues and identify what matters most. 

• Experience developing enterprise or corporate strategy and turning strategic direction into clear priorities, choices, and action. 

• Strong analytical and commercial skills, including the ability to understand financial modelling, business cases and the financial impact of strategic decisions. 

• Clear and influential communication skills, with the ability to turn complex information into practical recommendations and work effectively with senior executives and Boards. 

• A collaborative and curious approach, with the ability to challenge thinking constructively, consider different perspectives and understand how external change could affect an organisation. 

• Experience leading and developing strategy professionals, alongside an understanding of how strategy connects with people, culture, organisational capability and change. 

Experience in media, technology, digital businesses, or another sector going through significant change would be valuable, but it’s not essential. We’re more interested in the quality of your strategic thinking and judgement, and your ability to understand SBS, our purpose and the environment in which we operate. 

As part of our recruitment process, SBS may conduct reference checks and review information that is publicly available online, including social media profiles, in line with privacy and anti-discrimination laws. If we collect information from any other sources, candidates will be notified in line with privacy laws. 

We value authenticity and expect all applications and submissions to reflect your own voice, ideas, opinions and critical thinking. While we recognise that AI tools may be used to support drafting CVs or cover letters, the final content must remain your own. Throughout the recruitment process, including interviews and assessment tasks, we ask that you do not use AI tools unless we explicitly advise otherwise. 

About SBS 

SBS is one of the world's most unique and innovative media organisations, producing trusted, meaningful, and engaging content that exists for all Australians to inspire, support, and celebrate the diversity of our multicultural society. 

Our purpose, for the last 50+ years, has reflected and explored the evolving diversity of Australia, investing in initiatives to deepen its connections with communities, sharing their stories and giving a voice to those often unheard, with the aim of increasing understanding and respect of the differences that make up Australia. 

SBS is a truly distinctive network, showcasing multicultural, multilingual and First Nations stories otherwise untold in the Australian media. 

Some of the reasons to consider working with us: 

• The people! We truly celebrate and welcome difference at SBS and encourage everyone to bring their whole self to work & you’ll be part of one of the most inclusive companies in Australia! 

• The culture and the engagement of our workforce! 90% of our employees have stated that they are proud to work for SBS! 

• We offer a range of benefits from, health care checks, salary packaging, Employee Assistance Programme, flexible work arrangements and discounted gym membership nationally with Fitness Passport program! 

• We’re agile and innovative in the way we work, as well as being a trusted and established brand. At SBS we have been broadcasting for 50 + years and our future is packed with many exciting developments! 

Want to learn more? Then hit apply and take the first step to applying not just for another job but a possible whole new career in a purpose led organisation. 

For other opportunities within our organisation please visit our careers website SBS Careers - Working at SBS 

Workplace Adjustments 

SBS recognises that everyone is unique, and you might require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply and put your skills forward for consideration. If we can make some adjustments to the SBS recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, then please contact careers@sbs.com.au and let us know. 

Adjustments include but are not limited to; alternative application methods, interview setups, physical requirements, guidance for trans or gender diverse applicants, specific interview availability times and more. To find out more about reasonable adjustments with SBS, please view our video here. 

SBS is a proud partner with the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative, helping us create a workplace where people feel seen, understood, and supported. 

We are shortlisting applications as they come in, so don’t delay, apply today!