Manager - Strategy & Transformation - Innovation & Ventures

Date: 22 Sept 2025

Location:

Sydney, NSW, AU

Department: Strategy, Risk & Transactions

Description:

Job Requisition ID: 39492

Flexible work arrangements – work in a way that suits you best

Salary packaging to suit your personal and financial circumstances

World-class learning and leadership programs

Are you a strategic leader energised by solving complex problems and shaping what comes next?

We are looking for a sharp, curious, and impact-driven Manager to join our Strategy & Transformation practice, working specifically in the Innovation & Ventures team. Our projects span industries from energy, resources, and industrials to power and utilities and everything in between. Whether it's building corporate innovation capabilities or using innovation capabilities to implement emerging technologies and systems we thrive where uncertainty meets opportunity.

As a Manager, you'll take ownership of client delivery, leading teams to design and deliver impactful solutions while shaping trusted relationships with senior stakeholders. You'll play a key role in business development, thought leadership, and the growth of our people.

Your day-to-day responsibilities may include:

Leading end-to-end delivery of projects from framing client problems to shaping actionable recommendations and ensuring implementation impact

Managing multi-disciplinary teams, providing direction, coaching, and oversight to enable high performance and professional growth

Owning client relationships, serving as a trusted advisor, and building credibility with senior stakeholders

Designing and facilitating workshops and executive discussions, helping clients align on their goals and make confident, strategically-informed decisions

Driving business development through proposal development, client relationship management, and evolving our service offerings

Additionally, you will play a key role in supporting the growth of the team, with responsibilities including:

Driving market eminence through support of strategy, innovation and transformation thought leadership.

Building your network of connections across our global Innovation ecosystem.

Leading and supporting the growth and development of junior team members on projects and in the Practice.

About the team:

Our team sits within the Strategy and Business Design Offering Portfolio. We leverage our rich experience and global footprint to help clients navigate the future with confidence.

Our work spans a diverse range of industries and geographies across the Asia-Pacific region, from ASX-listed companies to the public and social sectors. We partner with senior executives and leaders to tackle their most complex challenges, bringing global perspectives to guide strategic decision-making, drive world-class transformations, and deliver impactful initiatives that create value and sustainable growth in a rapidly evolving landscape.

You'll be joining an outcomes-driven team where you can make a tangible impact from day one. You'll collaborate with experts across Deloitte, including Deloitte Access Economics, Deloitte Digital, Monitor Deloitte, and Engineering, AI & Data to bring the best of the business to our clients. You will grow in a culture that prioritises continuous development and mentorship.

Enough about us, let's talk about you

As a Manager in the team, you are a strategic thinker and inclusive leader who thrives on solving complex challenges and who enjoys working collaboratively to make progress.

You will:

Have at least 5 years of experience in Consulting or Professional Services, with demonstrated delivery in the innovation space

Be highly skilled in developing strategies and operating models that address complex challenges

Be experienced in managing teams and client relationships, with a track record of delivering outcomes for senior stakeholders

Have strong business acumen, exceptional problem-solving skills, and the ability to structure ambiguity into clear recommendations

Demonstrate strong project management skills, balancing competing priorities while ensuring quality outcomes

Highly Desirable:

Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, Law, Science, Engineering, Economics or related disciplines

Advanced post-grad preferred (i.e. MBA)

Why Deloitte?

At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We're always learning, innovating and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world.

We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone's perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong.

We prioritise flexibility and choice. We encourage you to find the right balance between connecting in person with your clients and teams and meeting your own personal needs.

We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package.