Stadium Projects Lead

Join the team shaping the future of Australia’s game

This is your chance to do work that has real impact, in an organisation that moves fast, aims high and plays a meaningful role in the lives of millions across the country through football. Every role at the AFL helps progress the game, so more people can love it, connect with it and see what is possible through it.

At Marvel Stadium, that impact extends to one of Australia’s leading sports and entertainment venues. From AFL match days to concerts, international sport, major events, functions and precinct experiences, your work helps bring millions of patrons together and deliver memorable moments in the heart of Melbourne.

The opportunity

The Stadium Projects Lead plays an important role in delivering initiatives that improve fan experience, operational performance and commercial outcomes across Marvel Stadium and premium business operations. Working across multiple business functions, this role helps ensure projects, systems and reporting capabilities support the AFL’s broader stadium and organisational objectives.

You will lead and coordinate cross-functional projects spanning stadium operations, ticketing, membership, marketing, finance and technology, while driving continuous improvement across systems, reporting and workflows. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment where collaboration, problem-solving and delivery focus are critical to success.

What you’ll own

You will help drive operational excellence and continuous improvement across key stadium and premium business functions. Working closely with stakeholders across the AFL, you’ll play a central role in delivering projects, insights and operational outcomes that enhance customer and business performance.

You’ll add value through:

• Leading cross-functional projects across stadium operations, membership, ticketing and commercial teams to deliver operational and strategic outcomes
• Coordinating the departmental technology roadmap and acting as a key liaison between stadium and technology teams to prioritise and implement enhancements
• Driving operational and customer-focused improvements across systems, reporting and workflows
• Developing and enhancing reporting across revenue, attendance, utilisation and operational performance metrics to support data-informed decision-making
• Supporting integration and optimisation across platforms including Salesforce, Ticketmaster Archtics and Tableau
• Partnering with stakeholders across Finance, Marketing, Stadium Operations, Technology and Membership Shared Services to align priorities and deliver outcomes
• Identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency, productivity and stakeholder alignment across business functions
• Preparing insights, updates and recommendations for senior stakeholders to support planning, prioritisation and project delivery
• Contributing to match day and event day operations to support fan experience and commercial outcomes
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen team capability, delivery standards and operational performance

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrated experience managing projects and competing priorities within fast-paced and complex operational environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability across a broad range of internal and external stakeholders
• Experience delivering operational, customer or commercial improvement initiatives from concept through to implementation and review
• Strong analytical and reporting capability, including the ability to translate data and insights into actionable outcomes
• Experience working with CRM, ticketing or database systems within customer, membership or sales-driven environments
• Sound problem-solving capability with a practical and solutions-focused approach
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and accountability for delivery outcomes
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple business functions and build effective working relationships
• Experience preparing reports, insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders
• Advanced capability across Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel and reporting tools
• Experience with Salesforce, Monday.com, Ticketmaster Archtics, Tableau or similar operational and reporting platforms is advantageous
• Exposure to stadium, membership, events or live sporting environments will be highly regarded

Why you’ll love being on our team

At the AFL, you will be part of a values-led team that aims high, backs each other and brings energy, care and integrity to work that matters. This is a place where people play to win, play as one team and play with passion, while always staying grounded in fairness, inclusion and respect. We work hard, support each other and create the conditions for our people to grow, perform and thrive.

What you can look forward to:

• Play The Day Your Way, our flexible approach to working life, built to support you on game day and every day
• My Development, with coaching, mentoring, on-the-job learning and formal development to help you keep building your game
• Play Well, our health and wellbeing programme designed to support a healthy body, healthy mind and healthy workplace
• My Benefits, giving you access to a range of partner offers and discounts through our AFL Corporate Partners
• AFL Silver Memberships for permanent team members, so you can enjoy the action at Marvel Stadium and the MCG with family and friends
• 6 months paid primary parental leave with no qualification period for permanent team members

Everyone has a place here

Our game brings people together, and we want our workplace to do the same.

We are committed to building a culture of belonging and an environment where people feel respected, included and able to thrive, and where diversity of background, experience and perspective makes us stronger.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

Whether you’re a footy fan or new to our game, we welcome everyone to apply. We know great candidates don’t always tick every box – if this role excites you, we encourage you to apply, even if your experience doesn’t perfectly match the job description.

The AFL is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in our care. Please note, we undertake several screening processes to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate to this position holds a valid employee Working with Children/ Vulnerable People check and a satisfactory criminal history record check.

Ready to play your part?

Applications close 23 June 2026