Manager Strategy Alignment

NAB; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NAB is seeking a Manager, Strategy & Alignment to lead the Digital Sales & Transformation strategy in Melbourne. You will shape the program view, govern key initiatives, and align product, technology and risk with business outcomes.

A strong focus on delivering customer-centric results and improving delivery capability will be central to this role. You’ll lead governance and planning rhythms, manage dependencies and risks, and present executive updates.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading strategy, portfolio, transformation or program management initiatives within digital environments.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to prioritise work that delivers the greatest impact.
• Experience managing complex portfolios and coordinating delivery across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Defining and evolving the Digital Sales strategy in line with enterprise priorities.
• Building and maintaining a clear program view of work, ensuring priorities remain aligned to business outcomes.
• Driving planning, governance and delivery rhythms across the function.
• Managing dependencies, risks and demand to support successful execution.
• Partnering with leaders across product, marketing, technology and risk to ensure alignment on priorities.
• Providing clear and compelling updates on progress, priorities and risks to senior stakeholders.
• Helping teams connect delivery outcomes to commercial objectives and strategic goals.
• Building capability within the team and strengthening delivery processes across the function.

Skills

Strategy leadership

Portfolio management

Transformation programs

Executive communication

People leadership

Job description

• Shape the strategy behind NAB's digital sales transformation
• Influence priorities across product, technology and risk teams
• Lead planning and governance for high-impact digital initiatives

Our people are customer obsessed. They work in close partnership to prioritise customer needs and deliver exceptional outcomes. This collaborative mindset enables innovation and builds enduring customer relationships, supporting our ambition to be the most customer centric company in Australia and New Zealand.

In the role of Manager, Strategy & Alignment, you will join the Digital Sales & Transformation team as we strengthen our focus on owning it, winning together and moving with speed. You'll play a critical role in connecting strategy to execution, ensuring the digital sales team has a clear plan, aligned priorities and strong governance to deliver meaningful customer and business outcomes.

You’ll make an impact each day by:

• Defining and evolving the Digital Sales strategy in line with enterprise priorities
• Building and maintaining a clear program view of work, ensuring priorities remain aligned to business outcomes
• Driving planning, governance and delivery rhythms across the function
• Managing dependencies, risks and demand to support successful execution
• Partnering with leaders across product, marketing, technology and risk to ensure alignment on priorities
• Providing clear and compelling updates on progress, priorities and risks to senior stakeholders
• Helping teams connect delivery outcomes to commercial objectives and strategic goals
• Building capability within the team and strengthening delivery processes across the function

You’ll bring to this role:

• Extensive experience leading strategy, portfolio, transformation or program management initiatives within digital environments
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to prioritise work that delivers the greatest impact
• Experience managing complex portfolios and coordinating delivery across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear executive-level insights
• Strong leadership capability with experience developing people and uplifting team performance
• Experience working within banking or other highly regulated environments
• Demonstrated ability to balance risk, delivery outcomes and business priorities
• A strategic mindset combined with a passion for driving execution and continuous improvement

A diverse and inclusive workplace works better for everyone

We know that when our colleagues feel valued and celebrated for who they are, our customers experience bankingthat’sfairer, more accessible, and designed with who they are in mind.That’swhywe’vebuilt a culture of inclusion and respect, where colleague voices are heard and valued, and everyone is supported to bring their authentic selves to work.

Join NAB

At NAB,we’recommitted to supporting our colleagues with a comprehensive range of benefits designed to help you thrive both professionally and personally, including enhanced leave options, wellbeing support, access to NAB Perks, and ongoing career development opportunities. Unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.