Job Description

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

5 Sept 2026 11:59pm

Job Title

Emerging Technology Specialist

About Telstra
We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.

This includes making Telstra the place you want to work. For you, that means a having career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritises wellbeing and choice.

We’re all about helping our customers connect faster, better and smarter. And that’s where you come in, to help us realise our purpose to build a connected future so everyone can thrive.

What We Offer

• Performance-related pay

• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up

• Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.

• Purchased annual leave scheme

• Additional Telstra day off

• Additional 30% off Telstra products and services

• Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone)

What is the focus of the role?

The Emerging Technology & Innovation Specialist identifies future technology opportunities, validates them with customers and partners, and translates those insights into roadmap recommendations and investment decisions that shape the future of Telstra Enterprise.

We're looking for an Emerging Technology & Innovation Specialist to help identify what's next for Telstra Enterprise by exploring emerging technologies, validating new ideas and translating customer and market insights into future roadmap opportunities.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys operating at the intersection of strategy, innovation and execution. You'll work alongside senior leaders across Product, Sales, Technology, Strategy and our innovation ecosystem to help turn emerging technologies into tangible customer outcomes.

Whether it's Artificial Intelligence, Network as a Product (NaaP), network APIs, secure networks, mobility or the next technology disrupting the market, you'll play a key role in helping shape the future direction of our Enterprise portfolio.

What you'll do

As part of this role, you will:

• Explore emerging technologies and identify opportunities that create value for our Enterprise customers.

• Translate customer insights, market trends and technology signals into practical roadmap recommendations.

• Support innovation initiatives through demonstrations, proof of concepts, showcases, discovery activities and technology trials.

• Work closely with Product, Sales, Strategy, Technology and external partners to evaluate future opportunities.

• Prepare decision-ready recommendations, business cases and roadmap inputs for leadership.

• Coordinate innovation forums, portfolio governance activities and stakeholder engagement across the business.

• Capture learnings from pilots and innovation activities to help shape future product strategy and commercial opportunities.

• Help maintain visibility of emerging technology priorities and ensure leaders have clear, evidence-based information to support decision making.

About you

You'll be naturally curious and passionate about emerging technology, with the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

You'll also bring:

• A genuine interest in emerging technologies, particularly AI, Agentic AI, Network as a Product (NaaP), network APIs, mobility, collaboration and secure networking.

• Experience working across innovation, product, strategy, technology or transformation environments.

• Strong commercial thinking with the ability to connect customer problems to future opportunities.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence across multiple teams.

• Experience translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable recommendations.

• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to bring structure to ambiguity.

• A collaborative approach and the confidence to work across Product, Sales, Technology, Strategy and partner ecosystems.

Why join us?

This role offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of innovation within Telstra Enterprise. You'll help influence the technologies we invest in, the products we build and the experiences we deliver for our customers—working alongside some of our most experienced technology and commercial leaders.

If you're energised by innovation, enjoy connecting ideas to outcomes, and want to help shape the future of Enterprise technology, we'd love to hear from you.

If you're passionate about exploring what's next and turning ideas into real customer outcomes, we encourage you to apply.

As part of your application with Telstra, you may receive communications from us on +61 440 135 548 (for job applications in Australia) and +1 (623) 400-7726 (for job applications in the Philippines)

When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and abilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive.

We work flexibly at Telstra. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.