Strategy Manager

Company Description

• Join us in shaping the future of the insurance industry, driven by innovation and a 150-year legacy of protecting people 
• Be part of a team that invests in your growth, offering exclusive industry accreditation and a variety of learning experiences. 
• Our competitive benefits package includes everything from financial literacy to health and wellness initiatives, designed with your well-being in mind 

Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Daiichi Life, we're driven by big ambitions and empower to create better products and services. 

Together with our Partners, we’re helping millions of Australians live a life filled with choices, options, and freedoms. See the direct impact you make delivering support and financial security with care and expertise. Grow beyond expectations with diverse roles, global connections, and exclusive learning opportunities. 

Work with passionate, bright and capable colleagues. Feel inspired by supportive leaders. Collaborate with heart, where flexibility, wellbeing and inclusivity is valued. Together, we're reimagining insurance. 

So, bring a curious mind and an ambition to help us become the progressive, digitally enabled leading insurer. 

Job Description

As a Strategy Manager at TAL, you will contribute to defining and delivering the strategic priorities that drive our continued growth and success. Working within a high-performing Strategy team, you will collaborate with executives and senior stakeholders to identify opportunities, manage strategic risks, and lead initiatives that strengthen our competitive position. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while helping bring our purpose of supporting Australians when they need us most to life.

In this role you will:

• Co-develop and refine the corporate strategy, ensuring alignment with TAL’s long-term goals and market dynamics.
• Develop comprehensive strategic plans aligned with TAL’s vision and strategy. Play a key role in driving the annual strategic planning process, including strategy offsites for the Executive team and the Board.
• Conduct in-depth market analysis, competitor benchmarking and industry trend assessment to identify emerging trends and opportunities and to support the development and implementation of TAL’s corporate strategy.
• Build and own complex models to support strategic projects and extract insights from large data sets.
• Develop relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders, including Executives, Senior Leaders, Business Managers and external partners on strategy topics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in business, commerce, engineering or a related field, including an MBA
• Strong consulting skillset with 3+ years of experience in strategy consulting or corporate strategy roles in financial services
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to distil complex data into key messages for senior audiences (including experience in developing strategy materials for Boards)
• Strong analytical and Excel skills, with ability to translate complex data into actionable insights
• Passion for problem-solving and a drive to achieve results
• Experience in life insurance, superannuation, financial services and tech domains will be highly regarded

Additional Information

TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We’re proud to be:  

• An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency from 2014 to 2025 and 2023 to 2026 Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index  
• Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change  
• Reconciliation Advocates – Read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan. 
• 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.  
• Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here.—we’re here to support you. 

You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems.   

As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.  

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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.

If you are already a TAL employee please apply via the SmartRecruiters button in Workday and navigate to the Employee Portal. This is important to ensure that your application is recorded accurately.

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