Strategy Associate

At Bupa, we're redefining the future of healthcare. Our purpose is simple: to help people live longer, healthier, and happier lives while creating a better world. This isn't just what we do, it's who we are. We are a healthcare provider driven by innovation and compassion, committed to delivering meaningful change that truly matters

The opportunity

Bupa has an opening for a Corporate Strategy Associate to join our APAC Strategy team. Reporting to the Senior Strategy Manager, the role will involve strategic problem-solving, analysis and stakeholder communication to support presentations, documents and outputs to bring our global strategy to life. The various areas of focus for the role will include APAC strategy, Business Unit strategy and governance reporting.

This position is offered as permanent, full-time and may be based out of Bupa's, Melbourne or Sydney offices with flexible hybrid work arrangements available.

The key to your success, will be your limitless appetite for learning, particularly in strategy development, strategic planning, design-thinking, customer health trends and healthcare, and your disciplined execution to manage competing demands and deliver high quality work. You'll champion innovation, customer-centricity and sustainability.

Key responsibilities:

• Engage with business stakeholders to gather insights and build a relationship as a trusted strategy advisor.
• Co-create issue prioritisation frameworks and completing preliminary interviews and analysis to identify the highest value strategic drivers for deeper analysis.
• Prepare and write APAC papers and presentations for key executive forums.
• Present strategic findings and facilitate conversations to affirm and refine recommendations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop key documents for the regional annual strategic planning process.
• Assist business units to evaluate key opportunities, and subsequently develop formal Business Cases
• Present and gain consensus of stakeholders through your ability to link data and insights into execution plans.
• Create analysis plans, stakeholder maps and develop problem-statements and issues trees to frame strategic problems.

What's in it for you

As well as a competitive salary, a range of Bupa benefits, including subsidised private health insurance and flexible working/work from home arrangements, you'll be encouraged to innovate in a purpose led-organisation. You will be collaborating with various teams globally to deliver exceptional experiences. You will have the opportunity to further learn and develop with excellent internal development courses available and a supportive, career development environment. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.

What do I need?

• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance or similar, with outstanding academic record
• Experience in translating insight into strategy and action; management consulting experience preferred but not essential
• Strong written presentation skills and the ability to convert data into insight and prepare compelling, persuasive reports and presentations.
• Proficient technical skills in quantitative, analytical, and conceptual problem-solving
• Possess structured thinking, commercial acumen with a demonstrated drive, ambition and intellectual curiosity for the health insurance industry.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders including technical and functional specialists, operational and line managers.
• Customer-first mindset, with an ability to work across simultaneous assignments efficiently, accurately and at pace.

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