Digital Business Partner

About Woodside Energy

We know great results come from our people feeling valued, getting the support they need to reach their full potential as well as bring their whole self to work. We also recognise that enduring, meaningful relationships with communities are fundamental to maintaining our licence to operate.

Technology and innovation are essential to our long-term sustainability. We are growing our carbon and new energy businesses using technology to reduce emissions and the carbon footprint of our products. We are working to improving energy efficiency, offset emissions, reduce emissions intensity and explore options for lower-carbon energy. Woodside led the development of the LNG industry in Australia and is applying this same pioneering spirit to solving future energy challenges.

Our global headquarters are based in Perth and our state-of-the-art campus reflects the quality of life Perth is known for - with a six Green Star rating, advanced wellness features and flexibility in how you work.

About the Role:

Reporting to the Digital Portfolio Excellence Lead, the Digital Business Partner is a strategic enabler within Woodside’s Digital team, bridging business needs with innovative digital solutions. This role is critical in shaping and driving high-impact initiatives up to Concept Select, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy and delivering measurable value. By collaborating with Principal Business Partners and leveraging cross-portfolio insights, the Digital Business Partner plays a pivotal role in fostering operational excellence, enabling business transformation, and supporting enterprise-wide priorities.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Strategy

• Partner with Principal Business Partners in presenting Digital capabilities, roadmaps, and opportunities to business leaders, ensuring alignment with business strategies and enterprise objectives.
• Enable strategic focus and agility across portfolios, ensuring Digital drives measurable value for the business.​
• Ensure that all initiatives have clear business sponsorship and defined value propositions.
• Ensure digital initiatives are aligned to the Digital strategy and standards before transition to Delivery teams.

Business Engagement & Development

• Work with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for Digital to drive transformation, deliver measurable business value, and improve operational performance.
• Help manage stakeholder expectations, ensuring value focused, clarity on scope, timelines, and expected outcomes for digital initiatives
• Support the business in readiness for adopting new services and realising the benefits of Digital initiatives.

Service Delivery & Operational Support

• Act as the interface between Digital and business units, aligning services, demand, and supply with strategic priorities.
• Ensure all digital initiatives adhere to Digital’s governance, standards, and practices.
• Document problem statements, key requirements, and business benefit cases to support effective portfolio planning.

Skills & Experience:

Skills

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align digital initiatives with enterprise goals and identify opportunities for long-term business impact.
• Business Acumen: Strong understanding of how business functions and value are created, with the ability to bridge business needs with digital solutions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Proven ability to build trust and maintain relationships with business stakeholders, influencing decision-making and driving alignment.
• Partnering: A proactive approach to business partnering, able to inspire confidence, manage expectations and meet the aspirations of stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving and Analysis: Exceptional analytical skills to evaluate complex problems, define actionable recommendations, and measure outcomes.
• Communication Excellence: Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of simplifying complex concepts for diverse audiences.

Experience

• Experience in strategic advisory, consulting or business partnering roles is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with governance frameworks, tools, and methodologies used in managing digital portfolios.
• Track record of progressing & overseeing initiatives up to Concept Select or similar strategic decision points.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field required.

If you think you can do this job but don’t meet all the criteria, that’s OK! Please apply. At Woodside, we value people with diverse experiences and backgrounds, as they provide unique perspectives that help us innovate.

Recognition & Reward:

What you can expect from us:

• Commitment to your ongoing development, including on-the-job opportunities, formal programs, coaching and mentoring
• Industry-leading 18 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary carer, and maintenance of superannuation or retirement benefits at the current rate during any period of unpaid parental leave for up to 24 months (plus secondary carer leave entitlements)
• Values led culture
• Active employee community groups for gender equality, reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and LGBTI+ staff and allies, and Neurodiversity
• Community volunteering opportunities
• Relocation assistance (if required)
• A competitive remuneration package featuring performance-based incentives and above-industry superannuation contributions

Woodside is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture, which is supported by our Values. Our aim is to attract, develop and retain a truly diverse and high-performing workforce. 

Diversity encompasses differences in age, nationality, race, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, intersex status, gender identity or expression, relationship status, disability, neurodiversity, cultural background, thinking styles, experience, family background, including caregiving commitments, and education. Inclusion centres on all employees creating a climate of trust and belonging, where people feel comfortable to bring their whole self to work.

We offer supportive pathways for all employees to grow and develop leadership skills. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those seeking a more flexible working environment, including part-time opportunities

Applications close at 11:59pm AWST on 23rd June 2025.

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Please note Woodside Energy will only accept direct candidate applications. We do not accept applications from Recruitment Agencies.