Finance Change Portfolio Manager

About the Opportunity

Join us in shaping the future of the insurance industry, driven by innovation and a 150-year legacy of protecting people. Work with experienced and skilled colleagues who support and inspire one another to achieve collective success. Take advantage of access to resources, industry-leading training, and mentoring to accelerate your professional development and expertise.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the Finance change portfolio structure, ensuring it reflects business priorities and strategic objectives, including reporting methodology (reporting lines, frequency etc).
• Support investment and prioritisation decisions by evaluating proposed initiatives impacting the Finance business unit.
• Lead portfolio level assurance activities, supporting transparency, risk visibility and confidence in decision making.
• Own and operate the Finance Change Forum, including governance standards, agenda management, reporting, action tracking and follow up.
• Create a comprehensive maturity model for the organisation's change capability.

About You

5+ years of strong experience in project/program/portfolio management in relation to life insurance industry. Demonstrated understanding of various project methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid), project/program lifecycles, dependencies and organisational capacity planning. Proven ability to operate at a portfolio or enterprise governance level, working confidently with General Managers and Executive stakeholders. Ability to understand organisational strategy and assess how individual initiatives contribute to long-term objectives, including knowing when to say no. Familiar with the software development lifecycle and the usage of project management software such as MS Project and JIRA. Strong capability to interpret data, business cases, risk profiles and performance metrics to inform recommendations. Proven ability to engage, influence and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders across Finance and Enterprise.

Eligibility

TAL is committed to inclusion and supporting the career growth of a diverse workforce. Applications are welcome from individuals with diverse experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.

Benefits

- An Inclusive Employer

- Diversity Champions

- Reconciliation Advocates

- Support for individuals with diverse experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds

About Company

TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals with disability/ies, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTQ+ community.

Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.

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