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Elisabeth Bittner

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Chief Executive Operations Manager at QinetiQ
📍 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Elisabeth Bittner is a business operations leader with over 15 years of experience in governance and strategic planning across government and private sectors. As Chief Executive Operations Manager at QinetiQ Australia, she translates strategic intent into action. She is currently completing her MBA at the University of Adelaide.

As a Senior Project Officer, she was a key figure in the development of the Roadmap for the Future of TAFE SA, a major review of South Australias public vocational education provider.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Operations Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Personality Overview

How Elisabeth shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Friendly But Fast
Decisive But Friendly

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Priorities

Topics Elisabeth cares about

Defence & Aerospace
Her career spans the Australian Space Agency and her current role at QinetiQ, a major defence technology company. She also follows industry leaders like Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
Strategic Operations
Her roles focus on high-level operational leadership, driving governance, managing high-impact projects, and coordinating organisational priorities for senior executives.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Chief Executive Operations Manager
QinetiQ
11-2024 - 9-2025
Executive Officer to Chief Finance Officer
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
2-2024 - 11-2024
Executive Officer to the Head of the Australian Space Agency
Australian Space Agency
4-2023 - 2-2024
Senior Executive Assistant to the Head of Agency
Australian Space Agency
11-2022 - 4-2023
Senior Project Officer, Roadmap for the Future of TAFE SA
Department for Education, South Australia
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2025 - 4-2026
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Adelaide
8-2022 - 11-2024
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
University of Adelaide
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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