Head of Digital - Sydney | Sydney-NSW
| Category: | Digital - Digital Director |
| Position Type: | Full Time Temporary |
| Business Unit: | PHD |
| Hiring Manager: | Gemma Dawkins |
| Kissflow ID: | SAP-04015 |
| Cost Centre: | PHSY00-PHD-SYD-PHD-EXPENSES |
| Attachments: | No File Attached |
| Application Close Date: | 19-Apr-2026 |
Job Description
Sydney Head of Digital, Parental Leave
What's the role?
As the Head of Digital, you will have ultimate responsibility for the digital output of the PHD Sydney office, collaborating with Heads of department to deliver a seamless digital product across planning, investment and media implementation
What will I be doing?
- Ensure that all GBDs/BDs have a digital maturity framework in place and that it is mapped to client's business objectives and ambitions, enabling commercial opportunities across OMC
- Management of the digital team in Sydney
- Upskilling of the agency to support improved use of AI, data and tech for our clients
- Support in new business pitches
- Work with HoDs on digital opportunities within Omni, upskilling the agency on use cases and ensuring that our planning tools and approach accurately encompass digital channels
- Promote an integrated approach by ensuring that the digital and broader account teams consider and incorporate SBUs such as TRKKN, Resolution, Annalect, Artbot in their strategies where appropriate
- Manage the GDDs and DDs in Sydney, as well as the wider digital community, ensuring that our people are performing and there are always progression/succession plans in place. This will include the onboarding of the GDD role in the VA and VGA team
Who are you?
- Deep client expertise to evaluate business challenges and articulate how digital transformation can solve for these
- The ability to take the best of PHD and OMC and tell a story that our clients relate to, adapting communication style to suit the audience
- Market-leading knowledge in the areas of digital, data and technology
- A true love for PHD and what we are trying to achieve
- A philosophy of continuous growth
- Natural collaborator, working seamlessly with all GBDs, HoDs and SBUs
- Strong leadership contribution, both internally and externally, as a key member of the SLT
- The highest levels of people skills, an inherent nurturing nature
Sound like a role for you? Apply today!
We are a committed Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and are dedicated to ensuring that all employees, and prospective employees, can work in an environment that is free from any form of employment discrimination based on race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, physical or mental impairment/disability or any other status. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.