Insurance Manager

Location: Brisbane

Remuneration/Benefit: Negotiable

About the role: Aurizon is seeking an experienced insurance manager to lead a high-performing team to oversee the ongoing evolution and implementation of the group insurance program and captive reinsurance placement. This role will continue to drive improvements and provide consistent insurance management practices across the Group.

As our Insurance Manager, you'll be the architect of our insurance strategy—designing, negotiating, and placing the enterprise-wide insurance program while managing our captive insurer and reinsurance placement. You'll be the go-to expert for risk insights, stakeholder engagement, and technical guidance across the business.

Critical Deliverables: -

• Design, negotiate and place the Enterprise Insurance Program.
• Manage the captive insurer and reinsurance placement.
• Engage with internal stakeholders to identify insurable and emerging risks.
• Collect and prepare renewal data to ensure compliance with disclosure obligations.
• Undertake insurance risk assessments, gap analysis and actuarial reviews to support risk retention appetite.
• Provide regular reporting to the Board and Executive team.
• Manage claims across all lines (excluding Workers Compensation & Motor Vehicle).
• Maintain insurer, broker, captive manager, legal and loss adjuster relationships.
• Provide contractual insurance advice to minimise risk exposure.
• Support M&A activity through insurance due diligence.
• Lead and develop a high-performance insurance team and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

We're looking for someone with:

• Tertiary education and professional accreditation (ANZIIF Snr Assoc CIP preferred).
• Minimum 10 years' experience managing complex insurance programs at a senior level.
• Strong technical expertise in insurance policy wordings and the regulatory environment.
• Proven capability in strategy design and implementation, risk assessment and claims management.
• Exceptional relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• High-level analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Integrity, professionalism, and the ability to build trust across diverse internal and external stakeholders.

What we offer you:

At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities. 

Some of our benefits include:

• Development and growth opportunities.
• Access to mentoring and development programs.
• Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
• Parental leave program and super booster.

About Aurizon.

Aurizon is Australia's largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets. 

We provide customers with innovative freight and logistics solutions across an extensive national rail and road network.

Our business is built on moving a nation. We transport a wide range of different commodities, including mining, agricultural, industrial and retail products. We have four major businesses — Network, Coal, Bulk and Containerised Freight —and are also a leading specialist in rail design, engineering, construction, management and maintenance.

Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.

At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high-performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring, and inclusive work environment.

To learn about us and our company values, please visit