Senior Manager - Solutions & Remediation (9 Month Fixed Term Contract)

REST Industry Super; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous parental leave

Job summary

REST Industry Super is seeking a Senior Manager, Solutions & Remediation for a 9-month fixed-term contract in Australia. The role focuses on proactive risk identification and leading remediation initiatives across Rest’s service partners and internal teams.

You will drive root cause analysis, collaborate with senior leaders, and deliver sustainable improvements in a complex, regulated environment. Hybrid working arrangements apply, with a strong emphasis on governance and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Extensive business domain knowledge in superannuation or financial services desirable.
• Ability to understand business functionality, complexity and interdependencies.
• Ability to develop compelling business cases with accurate cost and effort estimations.
• Ability to articulate issues to senior managers (including executive leadership and boards).
• Highly developed strategic, analytical, problem solving, issues management and evaluation skills to deliver innovative solutions.
• Understanding of modelling techniques.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, consultation, negotiation and reporting/presentation skills, including the ability to influence people at all levels.
• Ability to quickly troubleshoot problems that may arise in work products.
• Proven ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and prioritise workloads.
• Well developed team building and collaborative capability.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify emerging risks, issues and opportunities for improvement before they become significant compliance or operational concerns.
• Partner with stakeholders across Rest and external providers to investigate complex issues, analyse data and define effective solutions.
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders, influencing priorities and driving alignment on key outcomes.
• Translate complex information into clear, compelling recommendations for executive, Board and regulatory audiences.
• Lead analysis across processes, systems, compliance and operational frameworks to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop and deliver remediation strategies, mobilising teams and resources to achieve timely and sustainable outcomes.
• Collaborate across the business to uncover root causes, solve problems and implement practical, member-focused solutions.
• Identify, assess and manage risks, ensuring effective mitigation strategies are in place and aligned with Rest's risk framework.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

IIBA or similar certification preferred

Job description

Senior Manager - Solutions & Remediation (9 Month Fixed Term Contract)

We’ve been around since 1988, and today we’re one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member super funds.

That means everything we do is focused on delivering better outcomes for our members - not shareholders.

At Rest, we help more than 2 million Australians to build a better financial future. With around $112 billion in funds under management, we focus on delivering strong long-term outcomes for our members - from their first job through to retirement*. Your best at Rest means focusing on what matters, being trusted to get on with it, and knowing your work genuinely makes a difference. That’s how we operate every day, guided by our values: Be Daring, Keep It Simple, Take Action and Have Grit.

Join us as a Senior Manager, Solutions and Remediation in this 9 Month Fixed Term Contract. This is your opportunity to make a real contribution to the financial wellbeing of millions of Australians.

Closing date: 18th September 2026

About the role

Our Service team works closely with partners across the business to deliver great outcomes for our members and employers. As the link between Rest and our service partners, we focus on driving continuous improvement, resolving issues and supporting the delivery of Rest's strategy.

As Senior Manager, Solutions & Remediation, you'll focus on two key areas:

• Proactive issue identification – Investigate processes, services and emerging risks to identify issues early, helping ensure our operations and partner-delivered services perform as expected.
• Leading remediation outcomes – Take ownership of complex remediation activities from investigation through to resolution, identifying root causes, managing regulatory obligations, and driving sustainable improvements across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively identify emerging risks, issues and opportunities for improvement before they become significant compliance or operational concerns.
• Partner with stakeholders across Rest and external providers to investigate complex issues, analyse data and define effective solutions.
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders, influencing priorities and driving alignment on key outcomes.
• Translate complex information into clear, compelling recommendations for executive, Board and regulatory audiences.
• Lead analysis across processes, systems, compliance and operational frameworks to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop and deliver remediation strategies, mobilising teams and resources to achieve timely and sustainable outcomes.
• Collaborate across the business to uncover root causes, solve problems and implement practical, member-focused solutions.
• Identify, assess and manage risks, ensuring effective mitigation strategies are in place and aligned with Rest's risk framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• IIBA or similar industry standard certification preferred.

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

• Extensive business domain knowledge in superannuation or financial services desirable
• Ability to understand business functionality, business complexity and interdependencies
• Ability to develop compelling business cases with accurate cost and effort estimations.
• Ability to articulate issues to senior managers (including executive leadership and boards)
• Highly developed strategic, analytical, problem solving, issues management and evaluation skills to deliver innovative solutions
• Understanding of modelling techniques
• Excellent communication, facilitation, consultation, negotiation and reporting/presentation skills, including the ability to influence people at all levels, and foster and maintain collaborative working relationships both within and outside the organisation
• Ability to quickly troubleshoot problems that may arise in work products
• Proven ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and prioritise workloads
• Well developed team building and collaborative capability.

Additional Information

. What you'll find at Rest

• Hybrid working
• 5 Rest Days (wellbeing days) each year in addition to annual leave
• 22 weeks paid parental leave (gender neutral)
• Continued super contributions during parental leave
• Learning and development opportunities, including AI & Data Academy, leadership programs, LinkedIn Learning, study assistance and professional memberships
• Income Protection Insurance
• Option to purchase additional leave
• Recognition through our Rest Excellence Awards

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

We welcome applications from all candidates. To be considered, you will need the right to work in Australia.

*Funds under management as at 30 June 2026. Rest is recognised as a superannuation leader across a range of areas including performance, responsible investment and member value. Find out more at https://rest.com.au/why-rest/awards.

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