Bid and Implementation Manager

**Company Description**
Welcome to This Australian Life.

From the millions of Australians we protect, to those that make it happen every day at TAL, people really are what we’re all about. We want to grow with you. Achieve with you. And support you to do your best work. That's why we're focused on developing leadership, promoting diversity, rewarding excellence, and retaining great talent.

We're always looking for people who want to go further with us. People who do what’s right, aim high, and work smart. Why not see where we can go?

Join TAL’s Group Life and Retirement business unit as a Bid and Implementation Manager. Reporting to the New Partnerships Lead, you will be responsible for driving forward Group Life and Retirement projects, specifically related to the establishment, planning, coordination, and successful delivery of group insurance tenders, large rerates, and implementations.

This is a permanent role, working flexibly from the Sydney office.

In this role you will:

- Work closely with the New Partnerships Lead to assess and break down the requirements and deliverables to maximise our chances of tender success
- Co-ordinate all aspects of the bid governance requirements
- Assist in the preparation of management papers to be executed and signed off by the Executive Team/Board
- Conduct internal and external bid reviews to obtain market insights and improve internal processes
- Engage with Bid Team and Senior Executives to coordinate and deliver a high quality tender response
- Monitor progress and escalate as required, working to timeline mandates in the tender process
- Develop and implement operational initiatives to bring continuous improvement to the process and the quality of our tender productions
- Work closely with the Key Account Team to assess and break down the implementation requirements for new clients or the delivery of the new product/process initiatives to existing clients
- Co-ordinate the initiation implementation workshop, ongoing engagement routines, and governance requirements
- Own and update the implementation checklist and progress
- Own and update the library of pre-existing implementation material
- Adhere to APRA compliance reporting

**Qualifications**
- Tertiary qualification
- Experience working within Life Insurance or Superannuation
- Project management experience
- Ability to develop and manage relationships with other stakeholders including Senior Executives
- Ability to co-ordinate and manage stakeholders to deliver their business requirements on time, and at a high-standard
- Ability to manage process with a project governance style of approach
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Good relationship development, management, and negotiation skills

You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems.

As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.
**Additional Information**

To provide you with the best experience, we can accommodate you at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team at any time.

TAL is recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice. We are proud to be a member of Diversity Council Australia and the Australian Network on Disability. For information on our reconciliation journey, take a look at our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.

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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.