This long-standing, award-winning Insurance Broking House is launching a new Workers Compensation Consulting division, and this role will play a critical part in shaping its direction, service offering, and market presence. Working closely with senior leadership, you will establish the framework, lead client engagements, and drive the growth of a strategic, compliance-driven consulting service for mid-market and corporate clients.
This is a rare opportunity to design, lead, and scale a new division within a well-established and respected business.
In this senior consulting and leadership role, you will be responsible for both strategic development and hands-on delivery, acting as the technical authority for clients while building the operational foundations of the practice.
Key responsibilities include:
Designing and implementing a comprehensive workers compensation consulting offering aligned with the broader advisory services of the business.
Providing expert advisory support to clients on premium optimisation, claims strategy, injury management, and cost containment.
Establishing internal processes for claims management, audits, reporting, and service delivery across jurisdictions.
Monitoring legislative changes and ensuring all client programmes remain compliant with applicable workers compensation frameworks.
Conducting audits and strategic reviews to identify risk exposure, cost-saving opportunities, and compliance gaps.
Leading client relationships at a senior level, delivering tailored solutions for complex and high-value portfolios.
Driving business growth through networking, partnerships, proposals, and thought leadership.
Recruiting, mentoring, and leading a small team as the division grows.
This role offers the opportunity to influence both strategy and execution, combining commercial acumen with deep technical expertise.
Requirements
We’re seeking a strategic, commercially minded workers compensation specialist with the confidence and capability to build and lead a consulting practice.
Key requirements include:
Extensive experience in workers compensation consulting, insurance, or risk management.
Strong working knowledge of Australian workers compensation legislation, ideally across multiple jurisdictions.
Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and scale service offerings or advisory frameworks.
Proven stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to advise at executive and board level.
Leadership capability, with experience mentoring or managing teams.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
An entrepreneurial mindset and comfort operating in a start-up environment within an established business.
Benefits
Senior-level salary package commensurate with experience, as well as a generous incentive structure.
The opportunity to build and lead a new division with genuine autonomy.
Support from an established insurance broking house with strong infrastructure and market presence.
Exposure to complex, mid-market and corporate client portfolios.
Long-term career growth and leadership opportunities.
Skills Required
- Extensive experience in workers compensation consulting, insurance, or risk management.
- Strong working knowledge of Australian workers compensation legislation across multiple jurisdictions.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and scale service offerings or advisory frameworks.
- Proven stakeholder engagement skills, advising at executive and board level.
- Leadership capability, with experience mentoring or managing teams.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- An entrepreneurial mindset and comfort operating in a start-up environment within an established business.
What We Do
Hooker & Heijden specializes in the recruitment of insurance and legal professionals, focusing on broking, underwriting, and claims sectors. They are a leading provider of recruitment services for B2B insurance professionals across Australia and New Zealand.
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