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Strategic Manager

Melbourne Permanent View Job Description
This is a rare opportunity for a strategy professional to join a complex, purpose-led organisation and act as a trusted advisor to the Executive Team. Reporting to the CFO, you will drive strategic analysis, business case development and organisational decision support across multiple business functions.
  • Influence enterprise-wide strategy and executive decision-making
  • High-impact role partnering directly with senior leadership

About Our Client

Our client is a large, highly regulated organisation delivering essential financial and legal services to the Victorian community. Having undergone significant transformation in recent years, the organisation is focused on strengthening commercial capability, improving customer outcomes and supporting sustainable long-term growth.

Job Description

As Strategic Development Manager, you will provide enterprise-wide strategic support and partner closely with senior leaders to improve the quality and consistency of strategic decision-making across the organisation. This is an advisory role focused on strategy development, analysis and executive support rather than project delivery ownership.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Partnering with General Managers and business leaders to identify strategic priorities, opportunities and challenges.
  • Leading strategic reviews across services, programs and business models.
  • Supporting the development of enterprise and business unit strategies.
  • Conducting market assessments, benchmarking, environmental scanning and quantitative analysis.
  • Developing frameworks, methodologies and tools to support strategic planning and decision-making.
  • Preparing executive papers, discussion documents, presentations and recommendations.
  • Developing structured options analysis and strategic recommendations for executive and board-level decisions.
  • Supporting major business cases, investment proposals and transformation initiatives.
  • Evaluating strategic risks, benefits, costs and organisational impacts.
  • Facilitating strategic discussions and translating complex information into clear, actionable insights.

The Successful Applicant

To be successful in this role you will bring a strong background in strategy, transformation, management consulting, corporate planning or a related discipline, coupled with the ability to influence senior stakeholders in complex environments.

You are likely to possess:

  • Experience gained within strategy consulting, transformation advisory, corporate strategy or internal consulting functions.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting senior executives and complex decision-making processes.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving and structured thinking capability.
  • Experience developing business cases, strategic recommendations and investment proposals.
  • Outstanding written communication and executive paper-writing skills.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and influencing capability.
  • The ability to synthesise complex information and present practical recommendations.
  • Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, commerce, economics, public policy or a related discipline.

What's on Offer

  • 24-month fixed-term opportunity.
  • $160k base + super
  • Direct exposure to executive leadership and enterprise-wide strategic initiatives.
  • Broad organisational visibility across multiple business functions.
  • Opportunity to influence high-profile decisions and organisational direction.
  • Exposure to complex commercial, regulatory and community-focused operating environments.
Contact
Robert Husbands
Quote job ref
JN-102026-7121158
Phone number
0466534137

Job summary

Function
Accounting & Finance
Specialisation
Corporate Finance & Advisory
Industry
Business Services
Location
Melbourne
Job Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Robert Husbands
Consultant phone
0466534137
Job Reference
JN-102026-7121158

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Michael Page acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of the land we operate on.