Senior Manager, Option

At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues. We know work and life are intertwined. That's why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn, grow and deliver better outcomes for members.

Your New Role

This position represents a senior leadership opportunity within the Exposure Management team, an integral part of the Liquidity & Implementation (L&I) function at AustralianSuper.  The role is responsible for the management of the Fund's Option level exposures and delegated sector-based strategies, including the efficient implementation of investment decisions, monitoring of Option and sector level exposures and management of allocations between physical and synthetic portfolios.

Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing and enhancing the daily monitoring of market exposures and assessment of risks across Asset exposure, Fixed Income Completion, Asset Class Mix overlay portfolios and various Equity sector cash portfolios;
• Ensuring the efficient implementation of Target Asset Allocation changes and active FIC decisions excluding currency;
• Analysing performance of overlay portfolios;
• Overseeing rebalancing activities across derivative and physical portfolios, ensuring optimal and equitable capital allocation decisions;
• Primary coverage of fixed income and multi-asset class transition management;
• Overseeing external relationships on passive portfolios, ensuring actions align with mandate objectives and the Fund's investment philosophy;
• Evaluating, recommending and implementing new instruments that enhance operational efficiency and minimise tracking error, supporting the Fund's performance goals;
• Supporting the integration of tools designed by the L&I Quantitative Solutions Team into daily operations, embedding data-driven decision making and continuous improvement into core workflows;
• Driving the adoption and use of new Exposure Management tools and ensuring clear articulation of business requirements from the team;
• Representing Liquidity & Implementation at senior Investment forums on a variety of investment implementation matters;
• Actively managing the performance of direct reports to promote accountability and contribute to a culture of high performance;
• Supporting coordination between the L&I team and stakeholders within Investments and the broader Fund;
• Proactively responding to stakeholder inquiries and clearly communicating exposure management issues to diverse audiences, which involves performing analyses and formulating briefing notes;
• Ensuring risk is managed in accordance with the Fund's Risk Management Framework by implementing strong risk controls on processes, policies and systems to ensure breaches are limited.

This is a permanent role based in Melbourne or Sydney.

What You'll Need

• Significant experience in asset management, exposure or overlay management within an institutional investor, pension fund or investment banking environment;
• Expert understanding of investment and risk management principles, investment instruments and financial markets, particularly futures, currency and other derivative instruments;
• Coding abilities/experience in Excel, Python, SQL etc;
• Strong communication and leadership experience;
• Experience managing a team and wide range of stakeholders;
• Willingness to take ownership of tasks and follow them through to completion;
• Ability to work collaboratively with global team members and lead team initiatives;
• Superior tertiary qualifications in any STEM subject, Finance or Economics;
• Additional industry accreditation – eg CFA designation – ideal;
• Previous experience with BRS Aladdin desirable;
• Experience in project management or leading change an advantage.

Life at AustralianSuper

AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we're happy to discuss what this looks like for you.

We cultivate a workplace that champions safety, respect, inclusiveness and diversity.  We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.

What's Next

Apply now, if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results.

Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.

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