Senior Commercial Lead

Company Description

• Join us in shaping the future of the insurance industry, driven by innovation and a 150-year legacy of protecting people
• Work with experienced and skilled colleagues who support and inspire one another to achieve collective success
• Every project you undertake will directly contribute to creating a positive impact on the lives of those who need it most. 

Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Dai-ichi 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

The Senior Commercial Lead plays a pivotal role within the Strategy and Planning Team of the Technology Business Unit, driving enhancements in internal business operations, identifying and implementing offshoring opportunities, and managing reporting across Technology functions.

This role leads two Commercial Management Analysts, ensuring effective oversight of Technology cost centres. Responsibilities include processing accounts, monitoring expenditure against forecasts and budgets, and delivering monthly reports on FTE, EDP, and key financial metrics.

Strong collaboration is central to success, with the role fostering productive partnerships across the Technology team and its stakeholders to support strategic initiatives and promote operational excellence.

In this role you will:

• Provide strategic and operational support to the Strategy and Planning team.
• Manage and support two Analysts, ensuring accurate and efficient work output.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting and metric tracking at month-end.
• Monitor and provide budget insights, supporting financial planning, resources profile and reporting.
• Manage Technology procurement and contract management, collaborating with relevant stakeholders
• Manage platform risks, issues, actions, dependencies, and decisions related contract and resource management.

Qualifications

• Required: Tertiary qualifications and experience in Financial, Insurance, or Life Insurance industries.
• Proficiency in budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.
• Analytical and logical problem-solving skills required
• Highly developed collaboration skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience managing procurement and contract processes.
• Strong organizational, project, and time management skills.
• High proficiency in Peoplesoft and Excel or analytical software to support Tech reporting needs.
• Ability to lead and motivate team members (both direct and indirect).

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 and 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 living with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.  
• Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here.—we’re here to support you.