Program Manager - Regulatory Change

Company:Mercer

Description:

We are excited to offer an opportunity for an experienced Regulatory Program Manager with a demonstrated track record in Superannuation or Investment Management program delivery to join our Mercer Super team at Mercer. This position is based in Sydney or Melbourne and is a hybrid role, requiring at least three days per week in the office.
Program Manager – Regulatory Change
Reporting to the Mercer Super Portfolio Leader, you will be responsible for implementing regulatory changes that benefit our members. You will also plan and manage the delivery and execution of regulatory projects, overseeing some projects as appropriate.

Your program management expertise will enable you to effectively control and manage changes, issues, and risks associated with the program and projects, coordinating project resources, subject matter experts, and third parties to ensure quality delivery in line with best practices.

The Program Manager will possess a strong understanding of the Superannuation Regulatory Market and the impact of delivering changes to the business. 
We will count on you to:

• Manage highly complex, broad, and/or multi-year projects end-to-end to deliver business regulatory requirements and outcomes, ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to a high level of regulatory compliance.
• Develop detailed, robust, high-quality program plans including resources, scope, schedule, cost, assumptions, dependencies, etc.
• Recognize the impact of scope changes and how that may affect tasks and assignments in the future, including dependencies across the program, and adjusts plans and communicates accordingly.
• Monitor project risks, dependencies, benefits and financials and assess the impact at the Program Level, and act quickly either directly or by notifying supervisors or potential pitfalls and recommends solutions.
• Work closely within high visibility projects and regularly interface with internal senior management and client executive level personnel, as well as identify subject matter experts on the project at hand.
• Negotiate resource requirements with responsible management when faced with conflicts in priorities.
• Enhanced BAU activities (regulatory monitoring and impact assessments) that need work, and
• Monitor and track the communication impact experienced by Clients

What you need to have: 

• Demonstrated program management experience within the superannuation or investment management regulatory sector.
• Proven stakeholder engagement and management skills, and able to influence and build relationships with ease
• A successful track record in delivering projects to scope, time and budget.
• Delivery focused and understand customer business drivers and priorities.

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 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.