Program Manager

Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders

Closing date: 1st August 2025

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier

Job Description

• 12 month fixed term contract
• Ideally suited to experienced Program Manager with experience in superannuation employer portals and clearing house
• Hybrid working - Sydney or Melbourne role

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $86 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

Data, Technology & Delivery are accountable for planning and preparing the organisation for the future through strategic technology innovation as well as charting our business strategy and executing for today and tomorrow.

The primary purpose of this role is to lead the Employer Portal and Clearing House Transition Program.

The individual will report to the Portfolio Director, lead the program team, and work closely with key business stakeholders to deliver the program objectives and ensure safe, effective and efficient delivery of change that enables planned strategic benefits.

• Lead and execute programme delivery, ensuring achievement of objectives within cost, quality, risk, schedule, scope, and benefit parameters.
• Develop and own the programme business case, managing deviations through appropriate governance channels.
• Chair relevant project committees and manage programme financials in line with Rest policies.
• Manage key stakeholder relationships, including internal and external partners, programme sponsor, and vendors.
• Act as the programme representative at Rest and with external partners, liaising with portfolio management and executive governance forums.
• Champion risk and issue management across the programme, directing effective mitigation strategies.
• Lead, mentor, and guide project team members to optimise resource utilisation and build project management capabilities across Rest.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in technology, project management or relevant business discipline
• Project Management Certification e.g. PMI/Prince 2 Certification or equivalent Scrum master/Agile certification (optional)
• Program Management experience managing budgets of $5M plus and some experience in running projects in an agile environment.
• Experience with superannuation employer portals and clearing house (preferred)
• Experience leading customer transition projects
• Experience managing external technology vendors
• Evidence of successful customer/stakeholder executive management, particularly as part of business transformation projects.
• Demonstrated strategic, analytical, problem solving, issues management and evaluation skills to deliver innovative solutions.
• Solid understanding of how organisational change management enables successful business transformation.
• Managing financial and performance analysis with program reporting.

Additional Information

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities
• Hybrid working
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave
• Linkedin Learning
• Income Protection Insurance
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours)
• Rest Stops - meeting free breaks

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 30 June 2024. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.