The opportunity:
As Head of Investment Integration, you will be responsible for leading Project Cherry whose goal is to deliver an aligned and integrated investment management Target Operating model for the New Zealand business.

What will you do:

• Be the business owner for Project Cherry whose goal is to deliver an aligned and integrated investment management Target Operating model for the New Zealand business. The business owner is responsible for the business case and for driving the project.  They are pivotal to the successful initiation, execution and closure of the project, and for the realisation of benefits committed to.
• Foster a project team culture that is empowered, has what is needed for success (appropriately resourced/capacity, right capability mix, timely decisions), and are supported on a day-to-day basis.
• Ensure clarity of who the customer(s) is/are and their needs and, how the project will meet those needs (vision and target outcome)
• Ensure clarity on the scope (and what is out of scope) required to meet needs and deliver the committed benefits.
• Develop the business case and ensure it remains viable throughout delivery by continuously testing benefit / scope / cost / change / risk parameters. Where there are any changes, undertaking the Change Request / Re-baselining process.
• Risk and issue management including taking ownership or escalation of specific items to ensure the delivery team gets timely resolution.
• Formal and informal project tracking & monitoring across all parameters (time, cost, scope, resource, benefits, risks, issues).
• Ensure the business and customers are ready for go-live:
  • Risk in Change: Identify changes to AIA’s risk profile impacts, identifying what new controls are needed and ensuring these are in place
  • Change Strategy and Plan: identify who is impacted and how, and developing and executing a plan to manage this to ensure benefit realisation is maximised.
• Ensure benefit realisation plans are defined, activated, reviewed & and refined to ensure the business case commitments are met.
• Work closely with the business owners for other Finance projects eg Halley & FAM to identify and manage dependencies.

What you will bring

• Ability to have an eye for details and willingness to think ‘outside the square’.
• Results oriented and committed to quality management.
• Have excellent relationship management skills.
• Can process complex data to identify improvements/solutions.
• Ability to anaylse problems and develop recommendations/solutions.
• Ability to manage team delivery through delegation.
• Excellent communication skills.
• People management and delegation skills. A demonstrated ability to work with staff at all levels to solve business problems.
• Understand the end to end cost drivers of Investment businesses. 

Role related experience

• Five or more years experience in financial services leadership.
• A demonstrated ability to understand Investment Structures and Platforms.

Qualifications

• Finance degree
• 10+ years industry experience
• 5+ years leadership experience

• Applications close on Monday, 12 April 2021

Recruitment Agencies: Our Talent team does not require any recruitment agency support.

Interested Candidates: Apply using the ‘Apply’ button. No emailed applications accepted. For general enquiries only, contact:

You must provide all requested information, including Personal Data, to be considered for this career opportunity. Failure to provide such information may influence the processing and outcome of your application. You are responsible for ensuring that the information you submit is accurate and up-to-date.