Strategic Initiative Leader – Investment Management

Company:

Mercer

Description:

Strategic Initiative Leader – Investment Management

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Investment Management team at Mercer. This role will be based in Sydney or Melbourne. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

We will count on you to:

• Act as a thought partner to the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) on strategic initiatives, priorities, and organisational planning.
• Lead, oversee, or contribute to strategic projects to ensure achievement of team and business objectives.
• Manage the office of the CIO, including people leadership as required.
• Serve as a liaison between the CIO and internal teams, fostering strong and productive relationships with all stakeholders.
• Optimise the CIO’s time and workload by managing meeting agendas, briefings, and priorities.

What you need to have:

• Tertiary qualification in business, economics, or a related discipline (preferred).
• A minimum of 6 years’ experience in a professional services organisation.
• Demonstrated experience in organisation, stakeholder management, and delivery of strategic initiatives.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong time management and people management skills.

What makes you stand out:

• Experience working effectively within a global matrix structure.
• Self-motivation with initiative, energy, and drive to succeed.
• A flexible approach, thriving on change and innovation, balanced by attention to detail and risk management.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact for colleagues, clients, and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.