As one of Australia’s largest profit-for-members super funds, we always remember whose money it is and whose future we’re looking after. Our 1.1m+ members. You’re the people whose opinions matter to us and who inspire what we do and how we do it, every day. Details below.
Your New Role
Join the Investment Strategy team and help shape the investment solutions that support members through retirement. This is a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of investment strategy, asset liability management and retirement outcomes, leading strategic initiatives that influence portfolio design, retirement defaults and long-term member outcomes. Your role will include:
- Leading strategic initiatives that improve retirement outcomes, including the design and evolution of retirement investment solutions and MySuper settings.
- Driving projects focused on members’ asset allocation decisions, including retirement defaults and innovative portfolio design approaches.
- Owning and enhance the Fund’s Asset Liability Management (ALM) capability, including the in-house management of Defined Benefit modelling frameworks.
- Delivering annual Defined Benefit strategic asset allocation reviews and maintain key retirement investment models.
- Partnering with senior stakeholders across Investments, Product, Retirement, Advice and Policy teams to deliver strategic outcomes and provide subject matter expertise.
How do you exceed our expectations?
- The idea of being part of our growth is exciting and you want to play a pivotal role in making super simple.
- Significant experience across investments, retirement strategy, superannuation or asset allocation, with strong commercial and strategic judgement.
- Strong understanding of MySuper design, target date funds, retirement investment solutions and Asset Liability Management (ALM).
- Experience leading strategic projects and influencing senior stakeholders across multiple business areas.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to translate complex concepts into practical business outcomes.
- Knowledge of Defined Benefit schemes is advantageous, but not essential. Professional qualifications such as CFA, IA or actuarial credentials are highly regarded.
- You are balanced in accepting risk in any decision you face. You are curious to understand risk context and choose to speak up as we simplify, learn and grow.
Employee Experience
We understand that not everyone works in the same ways. We value flexibility and know that it helps you manage work and life.
Why you’ll love working at Aware Super:
- Have a super impact: You’ll think big and care deeply to help more Australians live their best lives in retirement.
- Be part of something super unique: You’ll work to reshape super and retirement. We’ll invest in your growth and give you the opportunity to work on career-defining projects.
- Work with super humans: You’ll work hard and innovate, but also have some fun along the way.
- Feel super cared for: We’ll support your wellbeing today, as well as in the future. Enjoy a health & fitness reimbursement, work from home technology reimbursement, salary continuance insurance and organisation-wide meeting free zones.
The Aware Super difference
At Aware Super, we believe that diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our members and communities and a stronger sense of belonging for our people. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with cultural and linguistic diversity, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and mature-age individuals to apply. We are proud to be consistently recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and our CEO, Deanne Stewart, is a Pay Equity Ambassador.
Message from Allocator Jobs: To help prepare you for this role, take a look at the Institutional Allocator (IA) program from our partnership organization, the Allocator Training Institute. The IA program curriculum gives you a solid foundation of investing from the allocator’s perspective. You’ll learn how to evaluate investment managers, create an ‘endowment-model’ multi-asset class portfolio, and the quantitative tools necessary to succeed in the role. The three-part program can be completed in less than one year and exams are available every quarter-end month. This is the program that will help you start and then accelerate your allocator career. Reach out if you have any questions.
