Delivery Management Lead

Aware Super; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & fitness reimbursement

Work from home technology stipend

Salary continuance insurance

Flexible hybrid work arrangements

Job summary

Aware Super is seeking an experienced delivery professional to lead planning, mobilisation and delivery of regulatory change initiatives across business, technology and partners. This hands-on role suits someone who understands financial services regulation and can drive outcomes for members and the organisation.

The role offers hybrid working arrangements with permanent tenure, and a focus on strong governance, planning and benefits realisation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience delivering regulatory change, preferably within superannuation or financial services.
• Strong delivery management capability across planning, governance and benefits realisation.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and navigate ambiguity in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives from mobilisation through to implementation and closure.
• Develop integrated delivery plans covering schedule, resources, costs, dependencies, risks and benefits.
• Direct cross-functional delivery across business, technology, product, change and vendors.
• Manage changes through governance, clearly communicating impacts and recommendations.
• Ensure solutions are transitioned into operations to realise member and business value.
• Contribute delivery forecasts, resource needs, financial information and risk insights.
• Oversee third-party vendor performance and delivery outcomes.

Skills

Regulatory change delivery

Delivery management

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Financial governance

Job description

As one of Australia's largest profit-for-members superannuation funds, we always remember whose money it is and whose future we're looking after. We work to reimagine a new way forward for our 1.1 million members and their communities. Each other. And our world.

Sound good? Learn more about us and what we do at aware.com.au

Your New Role

You'll lead the planning, mobilisation and delivery of initiatives driven by legislative change and system updates, bringing together business, technology and third-party partners to deliver strong outcomes for our members and the organisation. This is a hands-on opportunity suited to an experienced delivery professional who understands the complexities of delivering regulatory change within the superannuation or broader financial services environment.

• Permanent role
• Open to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
• Hybrid working environment

Key Responsibilities

• Lead assigned initiatives from mobilisation through to implementation and closure, establishing clear outcomes, scope, deliverables, accountabilities and measures of success.
• Develop and maintain integrated delivery plans covering schedule, resources, costs, dependencies, risks, implementation readiness and benefits.
• Direct and coordinate delivery across business, technology, product, change and vendor teams, maintaining alignment to approved outcomes and priorities.
• Manage changes through appropriate governance, clearly communicating impacts, trade-offs and recommendations.
• Ensure solutions are implemented effectively, transitioned into operations and positioned to realise the intended member and business value.
• Contribute accurate delivery forecasts, resource requirements, financial information and risk insights to divisional, portfolio and enterprise planning.
• Oversee third-party vendor performance, ensuring commitments, milestones, quality expectations and delivery outcomes are achieved.

How do you exceed our expectations

• 5+ years' relevant experience delivering regulatory change, ideally within superannuation.
• Demonstrated experience delivering regulatory change, with a strong understanding of how legislative changes translate into business and system impacts.
• Strong delivery management capability across planning, governance, dependency management, financial management, implementation and benefits realisation.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, navigate ambiguity and balance scope, schedule, cost, quality and risk to achieve delivery outcomes.
• Strong commercial, risk and governance acumen, including experience operating within regulated environments and established control frameworks.
• Experience leveraging data, insights and contemporary delivery practices to support informed decision-making, continuous improvement and delivery confidence.
• Proven experience working with and managing third-party vendors.

Employee Experience

We understand that not everyone works in the same ways. We value flexibility and know that it helps you manage work and life.

Why you'll love working at Aware Super

• Have a super impact: You'll think big and care deeply to help more Australians live their best lives in retirement.
• Be part of something super unique: You'll work to reshape super and retirement. We'll invest in your growth and give you the opportunity to work on career-defining projects.
• Work with super humans: You'll work hard and innovate, but also have some fun along the way.
• Feel super cared for: We'll support your wellbeing today, as well as in the future. Enjoy a health & fitness reimbursement, work from home technology reimbursement, salary continuance insurance and organisation-wide meeting free zones.

The Aware Super difference

At Aware Super, we believe that diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our members and communities and a stronger sense of belonging for our people. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with cultural and linguistic diversity, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and mature-age individuals to apply. We are proud to be consistently recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and our CEO, Deanne Stewart, is a Pay Equity Ambassador.