The Garage - Senior Manager Growth & Incubation Adelaide, SA

RAA; Adelaide; Sur place; AUD 150 000 - 200 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Free road service

Rewards Program

Discounts on products

Flexible work arrangements

Training & Development

Wellbeing facilities

Corporate Health Plan

Résumé du poste

RAA's Garage growth and incubation centre is seeking a Senior Manager, Growth & Incubation to lead day-to-day operations, oversee a portfolio of opportunities, and guide new concepts from idea through validation to scale in South Australia.

You'll build a high-performing multidisciplinary team, establish venture governance, secure funding, and collaborate with executives and boards to shape products and services for members, ensuring impactful growth aligned with our mission.

Qualifications

• Experience leading innovation, venture building, incubation, strategy or growth functions.
• Track record turning ideas into validated products, services or businesses.
• Strong commercial and strategic thinking with the ability to assess opportunities and make investment recommendations.
• Experience engaging senior executives, Boards or governance forums to secure support and funding.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Passion for building high-performing teams and creating a culture of learning, experimentation and accountability.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, commerce, innovation or related discipline.

Responsabilités

• Lead day-to-day operation of The Garage.
• Oversee a portfolio of growth opportunities.
• Establish venture governance and investment disciplines.
• Guide concepts from idea through validation and scale.
• Build a high-performing multidisciplinary team.
• Collaborate with executives and governance forums to secure support and funding.

Connaissances

Growth & incubation leadership

Venture building

Growth strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Formation

Tertiary qualifications in business, commerce, innovation or related discipline

Description du poste

• Full-time permanent position based in Adelaide CBD reporting to General Manager Strategy & Growth
• Lead The Garage - RAA's new growth and incubation centre
• Build new ventures, shape future products and create lasting impact for our members

We're building something different!

The Garage is RAA's dedicated growth and incubation centre, created to explore new markets, launch new ventures, and develop the products and services that will shape our future. Designed as a standalone growth engine, it brings together expertise in product, design, technology, data and commercial strategy to rapidly test, learn and scale new opportunities.

Where ideas become ventures. And where the future gets built.

As the Senior Manager, Growth & Incubation, you'll lead the day-to-day operation of The Garage, shaping how RAA identifies, tests and grows its next generation of products, services and businesses. You'll oversee a portfolio of growth opportunities, build a high-performing multidisciplinary team, establish venture governance and investment disciplines, and guide new concepts from idea through to validation and scale.

This is a rare opportunity to build something from the ground up, influence strategic investment decisions, and create meaningful value for members, customers and the organisation's future growth. The role combines strategy, venture building, innovation, leadership and commercial acumen in one of the most exciting transformation opportunities in South Australia.

What We’re Looking For

You're a commercially minded leader who thrives in ambiguity and is energised by building new things. You know how to balance bold ambition with disciplined execution and can take opportunities from concept to commercial reality.

We're looking for someone who can bring together diverse teams, challenge conventional thinking, and create an environment where experimentation, evidence-based decision making and innovation can flourish.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• Significant experience leading innovation, venture building, incubation, strategy or growth functions
• A track record of turning ideas into validated products, services or businesses
• Strong commercial and strategic thinking, with the ability to assess opportunities and make investment recommendations
• Experience engaging senior executives, Boards or governance forums to secure support and funding
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• A passion for building high-performing teams and creating a culture of learning, experimentation and accountability
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, commerce, innovation or a related discipline

When you join RAA, you'll find more than just a leadership role:

• The opportunity to build and lead a new strategic capability from the ground up
• The chance to shape products and services that could benefit generations of members
• A highly visible role with direct impact on RAA's future growth agenda
• Supportive leaders who encourage innovation, curiosity and courageous thinking
• The ability to leave a lasting legacy within one of South Australia's most trusted brands

About us

Established in 1903, RAA has grown up alongside South Australia - and for more than 120 years, the community has trusted us to have their back. Known for our iconic road service and insurance, we now support over 840,000 members across travel, solar and battery solutions, EV charging and more. And we don’t just deliver services, we stand up for what matters, advocating for safety, wellbeing and a stronger future for our state.

Our purpose is simple: be better for our members and better for our community. Guided by our values — Member Obsessed, Doing the Right Thing, Delivering Together and Courageously Challenging. We’re one of SA’s most trusted brands and largest employers. We’re on a mission to be the #1 employer of choice, creating an inclusive, supportive workplace where our people feel empowered to make a real difference, every day.

Benefits

We love our people at RAA and believe our employees should be rewarded for being a part of the RAA family. Some of our employee benefits include:

• Free RAA premium road service
• Access to our RAA Rewards Program
• Generous discounts on all RAA products
• Flexible work arrangements
• Ongoing Training & Development opportunities and a Study Support Program
• Wellbeing facilities and Corporate Health Insurance Plan

We're committed to a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone is valued for their unique contributions. We welcome applications from people of all ages and backgrounds, including people living with disability, First Nations Peoples, LGBTIQA+ community members, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.