General Manager Corporate Services

South Bank Corporation is the proud place manager and master developer of the 42-hectare South Bank precinct. More than 30 years since its creation, the Corporation continues to honour South Bank’s rich heritage and iconic legacy as the green heart of our city - a vibrant destination where people come to meet, work, play and invest.

South Bank Corporation is driven by a passionate collective of skilled professionals who keep South Bank running seamlessly. Bringing together an unrivalled range of technical, design, creative, and business management expertise, their teams oversee the development and day-to-day management of the precinct’s operations, maintenance, security, events and activations, and commercial assets.

South Bank is more than just a place. It is a complex, highly activated urban ecosystem that must balance commercial performance, public value, safety, activation, and stewardship. As the organisation continues to evolve, South Bank Corporation is seeking an exceptional executive leader to join its Executive Management Team in the pivotal role of General Manager, Corporate Services.

This is a senior, enterprise-wide leadership role responsible for providing strategic stewardship across South Bank Corporation’s Corporate Services functions including finance, governance, risk, work health & safety, procurement, information technology, reporting and statutory compliance.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, you will be a trusted advisor to the CEO, the Executive Management Team and the Board, providing clear, pragmatic and forward-looking advice that supports financial sustainability, strong governance and informed decision making.

Operating within a statutory authority framework, you will strike the critical balance between commercial outcomes and non-commercial public value. You will ensure the Corporation’s governance, financial and systems disciplines are contemporary, fit for purpose and enabling, allowing operational teams to deliver a safe, vibrant and world leading precinct while maintaining probity, accountability, and compliance.

As a member of the Executive Management Team, you will play a central role in translating the Corporation’s Strategic Plan and Business Plans into effective operational delivery. Your remit is to ensure Corporate Services functions do not simply control and assure, but actively enable performance, innovation and activation across a diverse and complex precinct environment.
In this role you will:

• Provide strategic leadership across financial sustainability, budgeting, reporting and commercial optimisation, ensuring robust financial discipline across retail, commercial assets, events, activation and precinct operations.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of enterprise governance, risk and compliance frameworks, ensuring the Corporation meets its statutory obligations while operating safely, transparently and effectively in a highly activated public environment.
• Establish and embed sound procurement and contract management frameworks that balance rigour with agility, enabling timely delivery while managing risk and probity.
• Oversee information technology, systems and infrastructure to ensure staff are supported by reliable, contemporary tools that enable productivity, resilience and service excellence.
• Provide high quality, insightful analysis and reporting to the Executive Management Team and Board to support confident, evidence based decision making.
• Lead and develop a high performing Corporate Services team, fostering a culture of accountability, service excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement across finance, governance, risk, procurement and IT disciplines.

We are seeking highly credible and commercially astute executive candidates with deep experience across Corporate Services or professional services functions in complex organisations. You bring a strong grounding in financial management, governance and risk, paired with the judgement and interpersonal capability to operate at the most senior levels. Exposure to government budgeting, legislative frameworks and governance requirements will be important to understand the nuances of operating within a statutory or public sector environment while maintaining strong commercial discipline.
You are equally comfortable in the detail and at the strategic level. You can interpret complex financial, legal and regulatory information, translate it into practical advice, and guide executives and Boards through risk based decisions with clarity and confidence.

Your background includes relevant tertiary qualifications in business, commerce or a related discipline. CA or CPA qualifications are strongly preferred, reflecting the financial stewardship and enterprise accountability inherent in this role.
You lead with integrity, balance assurance with enablement, and are motivated by contributing to an organisation with a strong sense of place, community impact and public value.

You are a decisive, thoughtful leader who builds trust through energy and action who communicates with influence and creates clarity in complexity.
This is a rare opportunity to shape the financial, governance and systems backbone of one of Brisbane’s most iconic destinations while being part of a purpose driven, high performing executive team.

For more information and to apply, visit
www.ontalent.com.au/sbccorporateservices

Confidential enquiries are welcome. Please contact Natasha Olsson-Seeto or Jevon Seah on (07) 3305 5800.

Applications close: 11.59pm Sunday 1 March 2026

South Bank Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds.