Head of Strategy

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

Closing date: 16th September 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

• Senior Strategy role - working as 2IC to GM Strategy
• Hybrid work environment - blending work from home and our circular quay offices
• Work on whole of fund strategic initiatives - own the process from end to end

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

We support more than two million members, with around $100 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.

The Head of Strategy works across the Rest Executive leadership team, Board, and senior leaders and specialists at Rest to:

• Act as a 2IC to the GM Strategy.
• Support the design and delivery of the overall Rest-wide strategy process, including Board-level and Executive-level strategic planning.
• Bring best practice thought leadership and ‘outside in’ perspective to Rest.
• Support the development of an industry-leading strategic vision for Rest, working collaboratively with key internal stakeholders (Executive, and other relevant leaders).
• Lead strategy consulting projects as required.
• Strategic Planning: Support the design and delivery of the overall Rest-wide strategy process, including Board-level and Executive-level strategic planning as well as an industry-leading strategic vision for Rest.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to work directly with senior Executives and Board across Rest.
• Project Leadership: Lead strategic projects from inception to completion, ensuring they align with defined objectives and deliver the intended results. This includes defining the approach and managing timelines as well as driving high quality insights and recommendations.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with various teams to lead and/or support strategic projects and other activities as required.
• Experience design: Apply member-centric design in strategy development including experience with HCD techniques.
• Market and Internal Analysis: Lead and direct comprehensive industry, market, internal and competitor analyses/benchmarking to inform strategic decisions as well as supporting analysis as required.
• Board and Management Reporting: Preparing regular Board and Management reporting that outlines progress against our strategy and key member outcomes.

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline
• Experience in strategic planning, strategy consulting or a related field
• Experience in a Consulting environment and demonstrated knowledge of core strategic frameworks and techniques
• Demonstrated experience leading strategy engagements with senior stakeholders.
• Analytical and problem solving skills and ability to deliver strategic insights, including experience with financial modelling and data analysis
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of conveying complex ideas effectively to a variety of audiences
• Demonstrated familiarity with the financial services industry and/or superannuation, inclusive of superannuation investments is desirable

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 31 July 2025. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.