Senior Manager, Partnerships VIC/TAS

At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues.

We know work and life are intertwined. That’s why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow and deliver better outcomes for members.

We are dedicated to building a high‑performance environment underpinned by a strong risk culture, ensuring we deliver the best outcomes for our members.

Your new role

Lead a regional partnerships portfolio that supports sustainable net member growth and delivers better outcomes for members across Victoria and Tasmania. As Senior Manager, Partnerships, you will lead a team of partnership professionals, strengthen relationships with employers and key stakeholders, protect and grow default arrangements, and ensure members can access meaningful engagement and education through their workplaces, unions and associations.

In this role, you’ll:

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing regional team of partnership professionals.
• Develop and deliver regional growth plans focused on delivering member growth and driving net flows through, engagement, education, retention and adding partner value.
• Manage and regularly review the regional partner portfolio to maximise growth opportunities, service outcomes and team capacity.
• Strengthen relationships with employers, unions, associations and other key stakeholders through proactive, value-added engagement.
• Oversee renewal strategies and action plans for businesses with upcoming default arrangements.
• Support business development activity and help optimise member joins when new businesses are onboarded.
• Manage commercial negotiations, contractual arrangements and due diligence for new partnerships and initiatives.
• Embed strong governance, risk and compliance practices while driving a Members First service culture.
• Lead the design of complex, end-to-end member experiences, shaping product direction through insight-led thinking and collaboration. 

What you’ll need:

• Demonstrated experience leading, developing and motivating a diverse or geographically dispersed team.
• Strong relationship management skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships and gain stakeholder cooperation.
• Deep knowledge of superannuation products, including corportate super arrangements, insurance, investment choice and pension-based products.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills, particularly when managing complex or at-risk partnerships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience managing confidential or sensitive matters.
• The ability to work effectively under pressure, balance competing priorities, and meet deadlines.
• A sound understanding of compliance frameworks, governance requirements and risk management obligations.
• RG146 compliance, with broader superannuation industry knowledge and experience highly regarded.
• Understanding of the Australian industrial relations and digital service provider ecosystems is desirable.

Life at AustralianSuper

AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, offering learning, coaching and career opportunities across our growing organisation. We support flexible, blended working and are happy to discuss what this looks like for you.

We cultivate a workplace that champions safety, respect, inclusiveness and diversity. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or role, please let our recruitment team know.

What’s next

Apply now if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes, and want to make a meaningful impact supporting investment delivery for our members.

Important information

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Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency is required.

Agencies please note: this role is being managed directly by AustralianSuper’s Talent Acquisition team.