About Us

The Port Adelaide Football Club was established in 1870.

From humble beginnings on the docksides of Port Adelaide as a sporting social club for young men and women of the district, Port Adelaide has grown to be one of the most successful professional sporting organisations in Australia. Its connection to the Port and the people it represents for over 150 years remains true to its purpose and identity.

Our record of success is unparalleled: 4 Champions of Australia titles, 36 SANFL Premierships, 1 AFL Premiership.

Port Adelaide is the only community football club from outside of Victoria to earn entry in its own right to the national competition. Port Adelaide lives to the charter to compete and win in the biggest competition in the land, representing its community with pride and passion.

We are proud, immensely proud of all that has been achieved since 1870, and as always, bold in every plan for the future.

About the Role

This is a rare opportunity to shape the technology future of an iconic Australian sporting organisation. Reporting to the CFO and working closely with the Executive Leadership Team and Football Department, you will own and execute the Club’s technology vision, strategy and digital transformation across a multi-entity environment. From elite football programs, community, retail and licensed venues operations, we’re looking for a technology leader who combines strategic thinking with hands-on technical aptitude, commercial acumen and knows how to translate ambition into delivery.

What You’ll Do

Develop and own a multi-year technology roadmap, translating the Club’s strategic priorities into sequenced, costed delivery plans and providing trusted advice to the Executive Leadership Team in all technology matters.
Develop and manage the technology budget, optimising expenditure and demonstrating return on investment across all technology initiatives.
Lead digital transformation initiatives that modernise business processes, including the evaluation and implementation of enterprise platforms such as CRM (Salesforce preferred), ERP, collaboration and business intelligence tools.
Own the Club’s AI strategy, establishing a governance framework for responsible adoption, identifying high-value use cases across football, commercial, venue and retail operations, and partnering with key stakeholders to build AI capability across the workforce.
Oversee robust, scalable IT infrastructure across cloud, network, servers and storage, ensuring high availability and business continuity across all entities.
Lead cybersecurity strategy and incident response, maintaining comprehensive frameworks, policies and controls to protect Club data and systems.
Ensure compliance with privacy, data protection and industry regulations, including AFL/AFLPA data sharing obligations and gaming venue regulatory requirements.
Build, lead and develop a high-performing technology team while driving effective change management to ensure confident adoption of new technologies across the organisation.

What We’re Looking For

8+ years in senior technology leadership, with a track record of executing technology strategy in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Someone that is prepared to get their hands dirty and willing to assist with day to day tech and service level requests across the whole of the Club.
Relevant tertiary qualifications in IT, Computer Science or related discipline; professional certifications (ITIL, CISSP, PMP) highly regarded.
Experience with Azure/AWS, Microsoft 365, Salesforce CRM and enterprise data management; understanding of AI tools and governance.
Exceptional stakeholder management, you are to build trust at executive level and translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
Strong commercial acumen, proven team leadership, and values that align with the Club’s culture and mission.
Maintains a current and valid Working with Children Check or willing to get one.

What We Offer

Joining Port Adelaide means being part of a Club that values its people and is bold in every plan for the future. We offer:

A senior leadership role with genuine scope to shape technology direction at an iconic Australian organisation.
Training, development and career progression opportunities.
Staff ticketing entitlements at AFL, AFLW and SANFL home games
Networking opportunities across the AFL industry and exclusive partner discounts.
A passionate, people-first organisation that is proud of where it has come from and bold about where it is going.

How to Apply

Please click APPLY and submit your Resume and Cover Letter by 13 July 2026.

Port Adelaide Football Club is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from people with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ communities and people with a disability. We’ll happily make any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process where required. Please reach out to people@pafc.com.au with any questions.

No recruitment agencies please.

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