Challenger Limited is an ASX-listed investment management firm managing $105 billion in assets (as at 30 June 2023). Life with us is fast moving and always exciting. Together we’re driving to deliver our vision to provide our customers with financial security for a better retirement.
We achieve this goal by providing a work environment where people from diverse backgrounds, with a range of skills and experiences can contribute and succeed.

Join our Customer Program Management Team as a Project Manager

• Are you ready to lead projects that make a real difference? At Challenger, we’re driving a critical agenda focused on regulatory compliance and ESG initiatives that will shape the future of our business
• A role where you’ll get the chance to be at the forefront of change, working across the breadth of our business units and drive significant outcomes ensuring that Challenger remains at the forefront of industry standards and sustainability practices.
• We work flexibly from our Sydney CBD Office where you can expect to work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

About the role
As a Project Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Challenger. You’ll oversee a variety of exciting projects, including high-profile regulatory and strategic initiatives. You’ll enjoy working in a transformation environment where you can navigate ambiguity with confidence and maintain a strong delivery focus.

Key responsibilities will include (but aren’t limited to):

• Strategic Project Planning: Craft and document project objectives, scope, and detailed plans.
• Progress Tracking: Measure and report on project performance, escalating risks and issues as needed.
• Change Management: Lead change initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions and successful project launches.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with stakeholders, from initial planning to final delivery, ensuring alignment and buy-in
• Executive Liaison: Regularly communicate with executive sponsors, providing updates, managing expectations, and securing necessary approvals to drive project success.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify, assess, and manage project risks effectively, including dependency management and horizon scanning for potential risks.
• Resource Management: Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure timely and efficient project delivery.
• Governance: Maintain robust project documentation and governance forums to manage scope, schedule, and costs.

The skill’s you’ll need
You’ll have proven experience (5+ years as a minimum) in a project management/project delivery role, ideally within financial services, with a track record of delivering successful projects in complex environments. You are someone who takes accountability to drive the right outcomes and will be used to juggling multiple projects and workstreams with ease.

As well as;

• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a transformation environment, making decisions under pressure, and managing multiple projects with shifting priorities
• Executive Communication: Demonstrated experience in liaising with executive-level sponsors, managing their expectations, and securing approvals to ensure project alignment with strategic goals.
• Delivery Focus: A keen ability to drive outcomes and keep projects on track, even in complex and fluid environments.
• Strong Influencing and Interpersonal Skills: Exceptional facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Dependency Management: Experience in identifying and managing project dependencies, along with the ability to anticipate and address potential risks through horizon scanning.
• Technical Proficiency: Experienced with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Confluence, JIRA) and familiar with governance and regulatory environments.

Desirable Qualifications

• Formal training in project methodologies (PRINCE2, Agile, Six Sigma) is a plus but not mandatory.

Additional Information
Working at Challenger means being part of a diverse, connected team that has fun and loves what they do. We’re small enough, but big enough to accelerate bold ideas, realising what’s possible for our customers and partners.

At Challenger, we provide access to a range of exclusive employee benefits that will support you both personally and professionally and a hybrid work environment including.

• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• Eighteen weeks paid leave for all new parents.
• Flexibility on when, and how, parental leave is taken.
• Challenger Day – one extra day off every year in recognition of the effort our people make.
• Additional support leave (fertility treatment leave, gender affirmation leave).
• Extra superannuation contributions.
• Employee share plan.

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We value inclusion and diversity of thought, promote flexible working practices so our people can integrate their work and personal lives, and are proud to be a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.
We believe in bringing your authentic self and a belonging in our culture. We are prideful in participating in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) as a national benchmark on LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion and best practice in Australia. We offer the opportunity for a broad career experience and value people who are inquisitive and rigorous and are driven to make a difference.
Job type:
Permanent
Posting Close Date :
14/09/2024
About Us
Life at Challenger is fast moving and always exciting. Together we’re driving to deliver our vision to provide our customers with financial security for retirement.
Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and perspectives to a workplace which is inclusive, flexible, and driven by our values – act with integrity, aim high, collaborate and think customer.
Our environment is one where our passionate teams can thrive. Our people quickly discover that a role at Challenger is much more than just a job. Our working environment is unique and encourages our employees to share their ideas and feel empowered to tackle new opportunities.

• Strategic Project Planning: Craft and document project objectives, scope, and detailed plans.
• Progress Tracking: Measure and report on project performance, escalating risks and issues as needed.
• Change Management: Lead change initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions and successful project launches.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with stakeholders, from initial planning to final delivery, ensuring alignment and buy-in
• Executive Liaison: Regularly communicate with executive sponsors, providing updates, managing expectations, and securing necessary approvals to drive project success.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify, assess, and manage project risks effectively, including dependency management and horizon scanning for potential risks.
• Resource Management: Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure timely and efficient project delivery.
• Governance: Maintain robust project documentation and governance forums to manage scope, schedule, and costs