Service Provider Manager, Investments

**Join an industry leading Fund Manager**:

- **Be part of a huge transformation**:

- **Hybrid working model**

Join us at a transformative time where we aim to become the leading Investment team in Australian Superannuation.

**About Us**

As one of Australia's largest profit-to member superannuation funds, our mission is to help our members achieve their personal best retirement outcomes. Rest supports over 129,000 contributing employers, around 1.9 million members and has more than $67 billion of funds under management.
- At Rest we believe small actions can make a big difference, everything we do is underpinned by our values; The Rest Effect.
- We want our People to thrive and develop in our growing environment, who encourage open and diverse thinking, collaboration, innovation and high performance whilst having our Members at the forefront of everything we do.**About the Job**

The Rest Investment Team is undergoing a significant transformation as it aims to become the leading Investment Team in the Australian superannuation industry with a strong member focus and superior investment performance.
- This is an exciting role that will help drive efficient delivery from our vendor platforms and support the Investment business with its continuous transformation and investment governance processes.
- As the Investment Service Providers Manager, you will focus on Service Providers policy and process, supplier strategy and strategy execution and vendor commercials. This will also be achieved through building strong relationships with our Head of Investment Technology, Chief Operating Officer, and the Investment team.
- You will play a key role in uplifting the way in which the Investment team holistically govern our portfolio of suppliers through the use of standards, measures and policy.**Key Responsibilities Include**:

- Implement the Rest Supplier code of conduct for all Investment Service providers
- Determine service levels for all Service providers ensuring
- Manage compliance with licenses and commercial agreements
- Develop efficient onboarding and offboarding processes including regular due diligence of all providers through regular contact, relationship management and reporting to Snr Manager, Business Management
- Co-ordinate all new market data and service requests and manage process of acquiring new providers / services
- Implement and drive a control and governance framework for all suppliers and a reporting framework for Management, Risk and Board committees
- Governance of Technology suppliers across all stages of the supplier lifecycle
- Engagement with Technology Business Owners, Investment team and the Service provider community

**About You**:

- Relevant tertiary or technical qualifications in Information Management, Finance or related field.
- Strong Commercial Business Acumen with Service provider management background
- 10+ years' experience leading and managing high operations and service provider teams within Investment functional domain.
- Excellent stakeholder communication, engagement and influencing skills ranging from C-suite to Analyst positions.
- Ability to work flexibly & adapt to the changing needs of the business

**Benefits**

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us, we value you and your hard work, offering inclusive wellbeing and reward benefits.- Personal and professional development opportunities
- Hybrid working - Work to suit your lifestyle
- Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave
- Meeting free breaks (Rest stops)
- Income Protection Insurance
- Rest Effect Excellence awards (Values Award)

And many moreIf you share our Values, want to help make a difference for our members and be part of a leading fund with a- Rest is committed to creating a flexible hybrid work environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion. _
- As an organisation, we are committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive culture where people feel welcome and inspired to do their best, regardless of any characteristic they may have._
- We actively seek a wide range of diverse employees, as we value individual differences in gender, ethnicity, orientation, age, background, geographical/rural/remote location, disrupted work history due to career or other breaks and abilities, because of the value and cognitive diversity they bring to our workplace and are passionate about having diversity of thought._
- For a confidential discussion about the role and any reasonable physical adjustments and/or flexible workstation requirements or would like to hear more on our Diversity and Inclusion practices please contact us _here.
- Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.