Manager, Strategic Portfolio Alignment

Create impact as a Manager, Strategic Portfolio Alignment

Join the largest general insurance group in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. We’re a top-tier ASX-listed company helping to make the world a safer place through creating a stronger and more resilient business and enabling our portfolio of iconic insurance brands.

Your Role     
 

As a Manager, Program Portfolio you will oversee and manage key initiatives that significantly contribute to IIA’s strategic objectives. You will lead and manage the planning and development of integrated portfolio roadmaps, ensuring initiatives are sequenced and coordinated to optimize delivery resources and maximize value creation. Additionally, you will be responsible for managing the overall health of the portfolio, including contingent delivery resources, and governing the execution of the portfolio to ensure successful outcomes 

The key responsibilities of this role will be:  

• Design and manage portfolio processes for optimal selection, prioritization, planning, and decision-making for investment allocation. 

• Align projects with IIA’s strategic goals and objectives. 

• Collaborate cross-functionally to incorporate strategic priorities into the portfolio. 

• Manage resources efficiently to maximize value and minimize waste. 

• Ensure proper distribution of resources (budget, personnel, technology) to support priority initiatives. 

• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks across the portfolio. 

• Develop strategies to address potential challenges and ensure portfolio health. 

• Continuously monitor portfolio performance using key metrics. 

• Adjust plans and priorities based on performance data and changing circumstances. 

• Manage a contingent delivery resource pool in line with IIA needs and cost expectations. 

This is a permanent full-time opportunity open to candidates based anywhere in Australia.  

About You     

The successful candidate will have:  

• Extensive experience in large-scale transformation programs. 

• Proven experience in planning and portfolio governance. 

• Deep knowledge of portfolio and program management tools and methodologies. 

• Strategic thinking and ability to align activities with business strategy. 

• Proven ability to manage complexity, ambiguity, and change. 

• Strong commercial acumen. 

• Senior stakeholder management and collaboration skills. 

• Experience in creating continuous improvement environments aligned with agile principles (SAFe and Scrum). 

• Developed frameworks for effective systems of work to achieve strategic priorities. 

​Applications close on Wednesday, 14 May 2025 at 23:59 AEDT    

Joining IAG you’ll have access to:     

• 5 myLeave days per year on top of annual leave     

• Work from home and many more flexibility options with myFlex       

• Compassionate leave including Sorry Business, early pregnancy loss and extended family bereavement     

• Dedicated career growth programs, including the award-winning IAG Academy      

• Great employee network communities      

*employment type eligibility criteria apply 

ABOUT US​     

As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day and grow your career beyond the expected. That’s not just words. It’s our people promise. We're ready for you with unexpected opportunities for your career, your work-life and your ability to make a difference. We celebrate all viewpoints shaped by life experiences and culture and are guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses, and communities. We collaborate on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth and create meaningful change for our customers and employees.        

We’re ready for you. Apply today.      

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