Manager, Portfolio Execution

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UniSuper is seeking a Manager, Portfolio Execution to lead the Portfolio Execution Team and drive enterprise level projects that support UniSuper’s strategic outcomes for members and the sector. You will mentor Project Managers and PMO, ensure delivery against lifecycles and governance, manage risks and dependencies, and build trusted relationships across Business Units to enable delivery. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, modern delivery practices, sharp communication, and a commercial mindset to navigate complexity. This full time onsite Melbourne role requires 60 percent in office time and offers 17 percent super, performance incentives, and generous parental leave. When applying, tailor your resume to demonstrate delivery excellence, governance, stakeholder collaboration, and outcomes, and show alignment with UniSuper values and culture.

About Us

We’re all here to deliver great retirement outcomes for our members. We have a long history with the university sector and today we’re a place where future-minded Australians come together. We have a track record of success and a culture focused on being the best place to work in superannuation. We’ll achieve this by bringing our values to life in everything we do—genuine care, being better together, and a passion for outcomes. We have a clear plan for what we need to do and want you to help lead that journey.

The Technology & Delivery team ensures the sustained health and maintenance of UniSuper’s core systems and platforms to provide high availability, stability and performance. The team is also responsible for delivering portfolio-level outcomes, partnering closely with business units to support business-driven scale and simplification by delivering project outcomes and technology change that enhance overall business capabilities and support the execution of UniSuper’s strategy.

The Enterprise Portfolio team enables the successful implementation of complex and high-dependency projects, to deliver against UniSuper’s strategic outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead strategic portfolio delivery and help drive outcomes that support UniSuper’s future success.

The role

As Manager, Portfolio Execution, you will direct, manage and motivate the Portfolio Execution Team’s Project Manager and PMO capabilities to deliver outcomes that collectively meet UniSuper’s strategic objectives. You will lead delivery excellence across a complex portfolio while partnering with stakeholders to enable successful project outcomes.

• Provide leadership to Project Managers, building capability, accountability and engagement.
• Lead enterprise-wide projects, strategic programs, major initiatives and cross-functional change in collaboration with the Head of Enterprise Portfolio.
• Ensure portfolio delivery is managed to a high standard and aligned to delivery lifecycles, methodologies and governance frameworks.
• Apply critical and structured thinking to complex technical, delivery and financial challenges.
• Oversee project planning, risk and dependency management, reporting requirements and delivery outcomes across the portfolio.
• Build trusted relationships across Business Units and stakeholders to align priorities, resolve constraints and enable delivery success.

About you

You are a strong people leader who combines strategic thinking with a practical and commercial approach to achieving outcomes. You build effective relationships, adapt to changing demands and foster collaboration to support delivery excellence.

• Demonstrated people leadership experience.
• Experience in modern project and delivery practices and methodologies.
• Strong communication, facilitation, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Ability to navigate complexity, remove barriers and manage resistance to change.
• Commercial and financial acumen.
• A future-focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.

What We Offer

UniSuper believes that the best way to achieve great things is when we come together and collaborate. Therefore, we ask you to be able to commit to 60% of your time in office. UniSuper is proud of our culture and benefits, which empower our people to achieve their full potential, thrive, and grow their career with us. These include:

• 17% superannuation contributions
• Annual performance incentive opportunities
• 20 weeks paid parental leave
• Additional Christmas leave period

It should go without saying, but at UniSuper, we value and celebrate diversity and inclusion. We believe that a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, interests, abilities, and skills is crucial for delivering great retirement outcomes for our members. We invite you to apply for the roles that suit your career aspirations, even if you don’t meet all the requirements.