Challenger Limited is an ASX-listed investment management firm managing $123.9 billion in assets (as at 30 June 2025). Life with us is fast moving and always exciting. Together we’re driving to deliver our vision to provide our customers with financial security for a better retirement.
We achieve this goal by providing a work environment where people from diverse backgrounds, with a range of skills and experiences can contribute and succeed.
Project Manager – 6-month Contract
Help operationalise a global reinsurance initiative at Challenger
Lead the transition from regulatory submission to operational readiness
Contribute to a high-impact project shaping Challenger’s international growth
Hybrid working: 3 days in our Sydney CBD office, 2 days from home
Contract runs from mid-January to June 2026, with a handover in December
About the role
Challenger is entering the next phase of a strategic global initiative, following the submission of a key regulatory licence application. We’re looking for a Project Manager to help bring this project to life — embedding processes, coordinating delivery, and supporting a smooth transition into business-as-usual operations.
You’ll play a central role in operationalising the project, working across teams to ensure readiness, structure, and momentum. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys turning strategy into action and thrives in collaborative, outcome-focused environments.
What you’ll be doing
Delivering operational outcomes: Support onboarding, process design, and handover planning
Refining project plans: Build out milestones and dependencies for the operational phase
Engaging stakeholders: Collaborate with internal teams and governance forums to align priorities
Managing risks and issues: Identify blockers and drive decisions to keep things moving
Supporting change: Help coordinate communications and ensure smooth transitions
Working with vendors: Manage external resources and align them with internal delivery timelines
What you’ll bring
5+ years’ experience in project management, within financial services
Experience delivering operational outcomes in regulated or complex environments
Strong stakeholder engagement and governance skills
Familiarity with project tools such as JIRA and Confluence
Ability to work across both technical and business-focused workstreams
Bonus points if you have
Experience with regulatory capital projects (e.g. APRA)
Knowledge of life insurance liabilities, annuities, or reinsurance
Exposure to integrating business operations or asset management platforms
Who you are
A clear communicator who builds strong relationships
Structured, outcome-driven, and comfortable with ambiguity
A natural problem solver who enjoys making things work
Why Challenger?
At Challenger, you’ll be part of a leading organisation at the forefront of retirement income innovation. Hybrid work arrangements, flexibility, and a strong focus on professional growth are all part of our culture.
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Challenger's employee value proposition guides how we work: Grow and realise your potential, supporting each other, stronger together and making things happen. Our culture encourages curiosity, considered thinking and meaningful contribution, with opportunities to build a broad and rewarding career.
We are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace where people of all backgrounds, identities and ways of thinking can thrive, and promoting flexible working to support work-life balance.
Challenger is proud to be a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, a Family Friendly Workplace and recognised as a Bronze Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI), the national benchmark for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion.
Job type:
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22/11/2025Top Skills
What We Do
Challenger Life is Australia’s largest provider of annuities and provides regular income to thousands of customers. We’re a multi-award-winning Life Company and have $23 billion in assets under management (as at 30 June 2023).
Challenger is focused on providing customers with financial security for retirement. We do this by offering investment strategies that exhibit consistently superior performance, and by helping customers in retirement with safe and reliable income streams.
As Australia’s largest annuity provider, we provide regular income payments to thousands of Australian retirees. Our lifetime annuities protect retirees from the risk of running out of money late in life.
The regular retirement incomes we pay are backed by a high-quality investment portfolio, including fixed income and commercial property investments. These investments generate regular and predictable investment income, which we use to fund retirement incomes paid to our customers.
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