Manager, Operations Change

At AustralianSuper, our purpose will empower you to reach your true potential. We are Australia’s largest superannuation fund, here to help members achieve their best possible retirement outcome. We create meaningful value for members and our communities through our diverse workforce of high performing, motivated employees, based across Australia.
**Your new team**
Our Finance and Operations group ensures the Fund’s considerable financial, commercial, legal; investments and operational activities are timely and accurate. Dedicated to continuous improvement, it is a team led by managers who advocate for their people, are open and approachable and who share their knowledge. Our shared purpose is singular and clear. Everyday and in different ways we are inspired by the challenging and fulfilling work of improving financial outcomes of members.
**Your new role**
The Operations Change Team is responsible for designing; developing; implementing; enhancing; maintaining; and supporting business solutions for the Fund’s Investment and Finance & Operations (F&O) Department. The team is also responsible for understanding and managing the impact of change to Operations which is run and delivered from other parts of the Fund.
As a manager within this space you will be required to lead and implement complex change within the Operations group and work collaboratively across an allocated team of SMEs and technical expertise to solve problems and achieve best possible outcomes for our internal stakeholders and ultimately, our members. You will need to have strong knowledge of Investment Operations as you will be the SME across multiple Investment Operation domains.
Some key responsibilities for this role include:

- Implement change across the Operations group by pulling together required resources and expertise to effectively design, lead and implement changes which will enable our Investment Operations functions to run more efficiently and achieve scale.
- Provide SME knowledge at the macro Investment Operations level, across multiple domains, to ensure best practice design thinking in our business solutions.
- Manage resources, in conjunction with other Leaders, across change activities, ensuring the right people are working on the right activities.
- Lead and work collaboratively with change teams, including SMEs, technical specialists and business users to achieve desired outcomes for our stakeholders, and our members.

**What you’ll need**
- A tertiary qualification in investments, business, finance, computer science, mathematics, science or engineering.
- Seasoned professional with 12+ years’ experience working at a Superannuation Fund, Fund Manager, or Custodian.
- Ability to work autonomously, and be comfortable with ambiguity as and when necessary, while also having the ability to work collaboratively within and across various teams to achieve end to end business outcomes.
- Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Confidence to communicate with a range of different people at different levels of the organisation. Be comfortable raising a dissenting opinion or challenging previous wisdom.
- Courage to innovate and encourage new ways of thinking as well as being okay to accept and learn from failure.

**What you’ll get in return**
You will be working with a People Leader who values and supports your personal growth, in a growing, dynamic and authentic organisation that promotes integrity and puts members first.
We are proud to be a WGEA certified Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (since 2012). We are committed to the recruitment, development, and support of a diverse workforce into an environment which is inclusive, embraces diversity in all its forms and is a place where you can be you.
All roles can flex at AustralianSuper, and we are happy to discuss what this can look like for you. Please talk to us about the flexibility you are seeking, and we will explore what is possible for this role.
Other benefits include a competitive salary, genuine flexible working arrangements, income protection insurance and generous leave entitlements.
**What’s next**
**Progress, powered by purpose.**:

- Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by AustralianSuper’s Recruitment team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you._

*The AustralianSuper Story
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As a profit-to-member superannuation fund, AustralianSuper is run only for members, and is here to help members achieve their best possible retirement outcome. We don't pay profits or dividends to shareholders, so the money we make goes back into the fund.
We’re an organisation of talented, inspiring colleagues and passionate leaders. As we continue to grow in size and complexity, we need people who will challenge our thinking, deliver outstanding outcomes and most importantly, share in our purpose.