Learning & Leadership Planning and Governance Lead

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee- Australia - Hybrid (WFH & office)- Type: 12 month fixed term contract- Happy to talk flexible working- Click here to discover what it’s like to be part of QBE Group.

The opportunity- Opportunity to work for a leading Global Insurer- Join the Group People (HR) team and develop and strengthen our governance across our global Learning and Leadership Centres of Expertise.

Overview:
We are seeking a strategic and operationally minded professional to lead planning and governance across our global Learning and Leadership Centres of Expertise (COEs) and regional teams. This role is pivotal in establishing and embedding governance structures, aligning enterprise-wide planning and budgeting, and driving operational efficiency across a complex, matrixed organisation.

If you thrive in environments that require both big-picture thinking and hands-on execution, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain governance frameworks across COEs and regional teams to support clear decision-making and accountability.- Lead strategic and budget planning processes, including business case development and operating model approvals.- Partner with COE and regional leaders to align global strategies with local priorities and define decision-making roles.- Establish and manage reporting structures to track engagement, progress, and effectiveness of governance initiatives.- Drive continuous improvement by identifying and implementing process optimisation opportunities.- Ensure governance structures support collaboration and strategic alignment across the enterprise.

What We’re Looking For:
We’re looking for a collaborative leader with a strong enterprise mindset and a passion for enabling strategic clarity and operational excellence. You’ll bring a blend of governance expertise, strategic planning capability, and the ability to influence across diverse stakeholder groups.

Key Criteria:
- Proven ability to design and embed governance frameworks in global, matrixed environments.- Strong strategic planning skills.- Experience coordinating across multiple teams and managing complex workstreams.- Excellent communication and influencing skills with senior stakeholders.- Demonstrated ability to drive change and transformation in learning or leadership contexts.- A mindset that balances global consistency with regional flexibility.

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future - helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment - what if it was yours too? Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:
- ‘Hybrid Working’ - a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance- Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice- 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super- The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching- Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums-
- Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:
- 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice- 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards- Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) - the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion- Ranked 3rd place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2024 for medium sized program as voted by graduates- Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)- Family First accredited employer since 2021

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