Strategy Manager

Company Description

• Take your career further than you ever imagined
• Be part of a team that invests in your growth
• Enjoy work-life balance with flexible working options

Why join us?

For over 150 years, we've never stopped finding better ways to protect Australians. As one of the nation's leading life insurers, we're driven by ambition and a sense of purpose. Our responsibility to our customers, partners, and the broader community is at the heart of everything we do.

At TAL, we're empowered to experiment, innovate, and create better products and services. Backed by Dai-ichi Life, one of the world's largest insurers, we deliver financial security to millions of Australians through our care and expertise. Bring your curious mind and ambition to shape our industry and help us become the progressive, digitally enabled, leading insurer we aim to be.

Job Description

As a Strategy Manager, you'll help define and guide the strategic direction of Australia's largest and fastest-growing life insurer. As part of TAL's Strategy team, you'll collaborate with experienced professionals and senior leaders to uncover new opportunities, address potential risks, and lead key strategic initiatives. Your work will directly support TAL's purpose of supporting Australians in their times of greatest need.

In this role you will:

• Support the development and ongoing refinement of TAL's corporate strategy, ensuring it aligns with long-term business objectives and market trends.
• Lead the creation of detailed strategic plans and play a central role in the annual planning process, including organising strategy sessions for executives and the Board.
• Conduct thorough analysis of market trends, competitors, and industry developments to uncover growth opportunities and inform strategic decisions.
• Build sophisticated financial and strategic models to generate insights from large datasets and guide key strategic initiatives.
• Work closely with stakeholders including executives, senior leaders, business units, and external partners to align on strategy and drive cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in business, commerce, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in strategy consulting or in-house strategy roles, ideally within the financial services sector.
• Strong written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex information for senior stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and analytical capabilities, with a focus on turning complex data into practical insights.
• Background in life insurance, superannuation, financial services, or tech is highly desirable.

Additional Information

TAL is one of Australia's leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We're proud to be:

• An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index
• Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change
• Reconciliation Advocates – Read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.
• We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals living with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
• Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here.—we're here to support you.

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 several 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.

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.

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