Head of Retirement Solutions - Melbourne, Australia - AMP

Description

If you live in Australia or New Zealand, you've likely heard of AMP. But at a time when society is changing, we are too. We're now a nimbler business with new leadership and thinking.

For us, these are exciting times. There's a real potential for big thinkers to help us redefine what financial services could be. And turn our legacy into something even more positive and powerful for the future.

Help people create their tomorrow, while you create yours

We help people with their banking, super, retirement and finances. Through upturns, downturns, recessions, and major life transitions. Every day, we help people see and make more of their financial potential, so that they can create their tomorrow. And we've been doing it for over 170 years.

If we do our job well, we genuinely add to the prosperity of our country and its people.

How you'll make an impact

To continue to position AMP as the leading provider of retirement solutions for clients and their advisers in the Australian Market across both the Platforms and Super and Retirement divisions by developing new market-leading solutions and managing/enhancing existing solutions to ensure they stay compelling, competitive and compliant.

Main Focus Areas:

• Lead the development of specialised retirement solutions aligned with AMP's Retirement Income Strategy, including:
  • Retirement products that maximise income and reduce risks for retirees;
  • Tools, marketing, and collateral to help members understand the benefits of solutions for them; and
  • Training, information, and tools for advisers to influence them to deliver better retirement outcomes for their clients.
• Build the business case for stakeholder support.
• Membership of the Retirement Income Strategy Committee with representatives from Exco.
• Delegated responsibility as a member of the Platforms and Super and Retirement Leadership teams in conjunction with the Director Retirement.
• Ensure new products, systems and processes are embedded in the business to be robustly managed going forward.
• Manage existing retirement solutions to achieve volume and profitability targets and within risk appetite.
• Primary management of relationships with key retirement partners e.g., insurers.
• Ensure compliance of the Retirement Solutions portfolio with all relevant legislative and regulatory requirements and manage risks and incidents expertly and swiftly.
• Lead technical sales effort and ensure capability in business to commercialise offering.
• Provide leadership and guidance to Retirement Solutions team members and assist in their career development

What you will bring to the team

Ideally, you will bring the following experiences to this role:

• Typical qualifications and experience (on entry) ‐ 8+ years' relevant professional and/or management experience, and industry/tertiary qualifications (or comparable "on the job" experience)
• A deep understanding and appreciation of various retirement products and approaches.
• Experience and Insights into how customers view and engage retirement products.
• Understanding of the changing approaches to retirement solutions.
• Experience with building client and internal relationships over long periods.
• Leader of superannuation / retirement teams.
• Record of growing and attracting talent.
• Record of developing teams.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage with both internal and external audiences
• Curious and innovative mindset.
• Deep knowledge of the retirement market, products, and regulatory requirements.
• Technical understanding of retirement risks including longevity and sequencing risk and different product solutions to address – Guarantees, annuities, investments.
• Ability to lead and influence key internal teams and stakeholder groups including product, investments, advise community, legal, technology etc.
• Demonstrated track record in delivering and commercialising innovative products.
• Understanding of advice markets and the differentiated needs of advised vs non-advised segments.
• Having a whole of wealth approach - understanding the whole of wealth value chain and how products and services are integrated to the best effect.

You'll thrive here if...

If you can adapt from BAU to the ambiguous with ease, you'll do well here. Change is never easy, so bring your commitment, grit and growth mindset.

Because we run lean, you'll be expected to jump in and deliver across a variety of areas. Meaning, you'll be closer to the action and executive decisions that influence where we go next.

If you're someone that can hold their own, you'll find AMP quite liberating.

Why we think you'll love working at AMP

Doing what we've always done is not an option, so your clever ideas will get airtime here. You'll be encouraged to speak up and try new things. If they don't work, we move on – better for it.

We know there's no one way of doing things. So, you won't have to sacrifice who you are or how you work to fit in here. We're inclusive and flexible in many of the ways you'd expect. And in some of the ways you wouldn't. As long as your health and wellbeing come first - at home and at work.

In fact, most of what makes AMP such a welcoming, enjoyable place to work are our people. Wherever you go, you'll find moments to connect, feel valued and do meaningful work.

Whether it's through our first-class leaders who are invested in you and your success. Through year-round opportunities to volunteer, fundraise and give back to the community. Or in the everyday challenges you face as we work together to strengthen this great organisation. Challenges that will stretch you, amplify your potential and compound the impact you have.

We believe in the power of inclusion and diversity

We're dedicated to fostering inclusion, diversity, and a warm feeling of belonging at AMP. It sparks creativity, ignites innovation, and turns up the dial on the quality of our decisions and performance. This not only makes our workplace more engaged, but also leads to better connections with our customers.

We're your allies in the search for the perfect fit - when you apply, let us know how we can support you to put your best self forward during our selection process.

We're also committed to enhancing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, so we enthusiastically encourage candidates from these backgrounds to apply and explore our Reconciliation Plan on our website> (insert link)

Ready to create your tomorrow?

If you're someone who sees opportunity where others see challenge, come and work with us in smart, progressive ways as we transform an iconic Australian brand for the future. And, through a series of career-defining moments, create your own tomorrow.

Don't procrastinate We review applications when we get them, and if we discover the ideal candidate, we may close the role earlier than the advertised close date.

Looking forward to meeting you.