Senior Manager Delivery Assurance
Salary: Excellent Salary + Benefits + Flexible work option
A newly created role to improve project deliverables
Open to candidates across Sydney Melbourne and Brisbane - Hybrid / Remote opportunity
Work with one of Australia’s largest general insurers
About Hollard
Hollard Insurance is part of the Hollard Group of Companies and a top 5 General Insurer in Australia and New Zealand. We underwrite a broad range of general insurance products, including motor, home, contents, business, bicycle and pet, in proud partnership with some of Australia's biggest consumer brands and broker businesses. As an independent and privately owned company, we believe we can go further together – for our people, customers, communities and partners – through an innovative approach to providing insurance.
Our state-of-the-art facilities in North Sydney reflect our commitment to providing innovative workspaces that support hybrid and remote work.
Your Role
As Senior Manager, Deliverable Assurance is accountable for the independent assurance of project deliverable quality, across Hollard's strategic project portfolio, from Concept through to Benefits Realisation/BAU.This role ensures that key deliverables meet pre-defined, evidence-based quality criteria before a project is permitted to progress through a gate or receive funding — providing the EPMO, Sponsors and the Board with confidence that gate and funding decisions are being made on complete, consistent and quality information.
Your Team
The Enterprise Project Management Offices (EPMO) reports through to the Chief Growth and Transformation Office and is responsible for governance across Hollard’s Strategic Portfolio of Projects and Initiatives. The team work collaboratively across the organisation to support the capability and maturity uplift of project delivery through effective fit for purpose governance, insights, improvements and training.
Your duties and responsibilities
Design and build a Deliverables Quality Framework and Criteria Matrix for Quality Assurance, including assessment of quality risk, assurance triggers, reporting, accountability of actions and ownership in line with PMI, ISO 21502/31000, PRINCE2 and Cooper's Stage-Gate principles
Ensure quality criteria remain current against evolving APRA prudential requirements and internal governance standards
Independently review key project deliverables at Stage-Gates against pre-defined, documented quality criteria (a Deliverable Quality Criteria Matrix spanning Concept, Business Case, Detailed Design, Implementation and Benefits/BAU gates)
Identify discrepancies between related deliverables (e.g. Business Requirements, Risk Registers vs Target State Design / Project delivery, risks and issues vs. steer co narrative)
Escalate deliverables that do not meet quality thresholds to the Head of EPMO and relevant Sponsor, with clear rationale and recommended remediation (recycle to owner, hold gate, or escalate
Engage constructively but independently with Project Directors/Managers, Project Sponsors and Business Owners to uplift deliverable quality without assuming delivery responsibility
About You
Significant experience in project/program management, PMO or EPMO roles, including demonstrated experience in quality assurance, gate review, or independent project assurance (not solely delivery or status reporting)
Proven ability to review and critique complex governance documentation (risk assessments, business cases) for completeness, consistency and regulatory alignment
Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience constructively challenging senior program leads and sponsors on deliverable quality under deadline pressure
Demonstrated experience applying formal project quality or gate methodologies is required
Experience operating within an APRA-regulated financial services entity (insurance, banking or superannuation), with practical exposure to prudential standards such as CPS 230 is essential
Working at Hollard
At Hollard, you’ll discover an environment where you can truly make an impact. We offer the best of both worlds – the opportunity, agility and creativity of a company growing with scale, alongside a focus on becoming a catalyst for enduring, positive, social change.
We’re a tight-knit team, where authentic voices and unique perspectives matter. We work supportively, collaboratively and inclusively to help shape our future and create shared value for our communities.
Hollard proudly promotes flexible work including remote work, non-traditional work patterns, and work-family balance. We’re also unapologetically committed to creating a workplace that values your diversity with a true sense of inclusion. We actively seek to hire for your different lived experiences, including as it relates to disability, ethnicity, faith, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, gender diversity, sexual orientation, age, neurodiversity.
We’re building something special. Working closely with our industry partners to reshape insurance for the better, we’re people changing insurance.
Please note: Even if you don’t meet all our selection criteria, we encourage you to apply.
A full background check will be completed on the successful applicant.
We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies and kindly request that no unsolicited resumes are sent to Hollard in relation to this role or others. Only direct applications will be considered.
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