Retirement Product Manager

Careers with Impact

More than one million Australians trust us with their money, and that trust shapes how we work every day. Our members sit at the centre of everything we do, guiding our decisions and the impact we strive to make.

We’re looking for people who are purpose-driven and accountable, who value inclusion and collaboration, and who are proactive in managing risk to protect our members’ long-term outcomes. In return, you’ll be part of an organisation where your work contributes to strong returns, real-world impact, and a culture that reflects the communities our members serve.

Bring your authentic and passionate self to this exceptional role #careerswithimpact

Step into a role where your work will directly shape the retirement outcomes of over a million Australians, most of them women in health and community services who have spent their careers caring for others. This is an opportunity to own and grow a product proposition that sits at a genuinely complex and exciting intersection. You will be supported to do your best work in a team that values diverse thinking. Your ideas will count, your expertise will be applied to real problems, and the outcomes you drive will be felt by real people at one of the most important moments of their lives

About the role

You will lead the design, implementation and ongoing management of HESTA's retirement product suite. With significant product development work on the horizon you will keep HESTA competitive in the market while ensuring every decision puts member outcomes first. The pace is real, the work matters, and no two quarters will look the same.

• Own and drive the retirement product roadmap, from backlog management through to launch and ongoing performance monitoring
• Prepare high-quality business cases and quarterly product reporting, presenting insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders and the Board
• Lead compliance obligations across the Product Governance Framework, DDO requirements, target market determinations and Retirement PDS content
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners to develop and validate new retirement products and features

About you

If you have built your career in retirement product management, insurance or accumulation within superannuation, we would love to hear from you. You are not just here to manage what exists, you are here to innovate, bring fresh thinking and use your technical know-how to build what comes next. Along with;

• Deep knowledge of the superannuation regulatory landscape, including retirement income covenant obligations, DDO, and disclosure requirement
• Commercially minded and data-driven, with experience using financial and member data to build compelling business cases and surface meaningful product insights
• A growth mindset with an innovative approach to product thinking, and the ability to translate complex technical detail into clear recommendations for a range of audiences
• Tertiary qualification in business, finance or a related discipline; RG146 is desirable

Benefits that matter and make a difference for our employees

• Leave for those moments that matter, an additional 6 days of leave at the end of year, up to 6 days paid volunteer leave, gender neutral paid parental leave of 20 weeks, Gender Affirmation leave, reproductive health and wellbeing leave, Cultural and Ceremonial leave. Access your LSL after 3 years, take AL at half pay, and purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave (just to name a few!).
• Your Professional development matters, up to $5k per year professional development and up to 8 days professional development leave, HESTA scholarships and free access to a range of premium learning tools.
• Your health and wellbeing matters, free annual flu shots and skin checks, incredible social events throughout the year and a comprehensive employee assistance program available 24/7.
• Your financial wellbeing matters, up to 15% super, financial planning support, end of year payment for all Enterprise Agreement-covered employees, incentivised Employee Referral Program and novated lease options.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures and abilities. We welcome and support applications from First Nations people, physically, neuro or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age. We are proud to be WGEA accredited as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equity.

We want all candidates to feel safe, included and provided with the best opportunity to thrive, if you require reasonable adjustments during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of the Talent team [email protected] and we’ll call you to discuss.

Please note: Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position