Alan Herrity | November 10, 2025
Case Study - General Manager - IT Project Services
Status
AH TO ADVISE **
Role
General Manager, IT Project Services.
Client Industry
Healthcare — large-scale organisation with multiple sites across Australia.
The Challenge
Momentum Search & Selection was engaged to deliver a discreet executive search for a pivotal IT leadership role. The client’s IT Project Services function lacked structure, mature governance, and adequate resourcing. The challenge was to identify a senior leader capable of transforming delivery capability, instilling sustainable processes, and elevating program performance across a geographically dispersed health network.
Our Solution
- Conducted a full diagnostic in partnership with the CIO to define the ideal leadership profile and clarify strategic priorities.
- Mapped the national talent market for executive-level IT programme leaders.
- Delivered a rigorously vetted longlist of engaged, qualified candidates.
- Co-created a focused shortlist of five finalists, each presented with detailed insights via Momentum’s proprietary Video Talent Dashboard Solution.
Strengthening Leadership for Enterprise IT Delivery Excellence
The Result
The General Manager – IT Project Services was appointed. She established a structured project delivery framework, implemented formal governance and portfolio management processes, and introduced annual capital planning for IT initiatives. Working closely with the CIO, the leader has refreshed and executed a renewed IT strategy, delivering measurable uplift in programme performance and organisational capability.
This appointment transformed an immature IT function into a disciplined, outcome-focused function — achieved despite constrained budgets and a competitive market.
Momentum’s Video Talent Dashboard Solution enabled the client to preview shortlisted candidates’ live interview responses to three selected questions from the full interview. This streamlined the evaluation process, reducing total interview time by 40–70% and providing the leadership team with a richer, more holistic view of each short-listed candidate.
