Bupa’s global ambition is to be the world’s most customer centric healthcare organisation. As a global healthcare enterprise, we have a proud history of care and a clear purpose: “helping people live longer, healthier and happier lives and make a better working world”. Bupa APAC operates across Australia, New Zealand and Hong-Kong with an ambition to grow our market presence in a sustainable manner.

The Opportunity

We have an opening for a Senior Strategy Manager to join Bupa’s Strategy & Delivery APAC team. In this senior role, you will collaborate with divisional stakeholders providing support on key strategic projects, oversee corporate reporting and drive the end-to-end Bupa A&NZ strategic planning process ensuring alignment to strategic objectives and global ambitions.

Reporting to the General Manager Strategy & Delivery, this senior permanent position is offered with hybrid working arrangements, based from our Melbourne Exhibition Street offices when you aren’t working from home.

Responsibilities:

You will lead key strategic projects that span current business growth opportunities and future transformational initiatives and be responsible for collaborating with Business Units and Support Functions to identify synergies and influence their strategic priorities. In collaboration with the Executive and senior leaders, you will also support the end-to-end APAC strategic planning process, ensuring alignment with global goals, and managing the development of local growth ambitions. Additionally, the role includes preparing presentations for local and global senior leadership teams and board strategy discussions, and coach, develop and support junior members of the Strategy and Delivery team.

What do I need?

• Bachelor’s degree in business or finance qualification with a minimum of 7-10 years extensive, demonstrated experience in developing and driving strategic change, partnering with diverse stakeholders, and bringing-in and applying new thinking, ideally across consulting and industry roles.
• Previous experience working in senior strategy positions within the health insurance or healthcare industries would be highly desirable however not essential. 
• Experience working in a changing and ambiguous environment that calls for clarity of mind and expression. 
• Additional post graduate business qualifications (e.g. MBA, CA, CPA) desirable.

Why work at Bupa?

We keep our people smiling by helping them improve their lives in and outside of the office. We are a welcoming lot, no matter who you are or where you’ve come from. We welcome all talents and backgrounds and embrace our differences, so you can bring your true self to work. We support our people to be the best version of themselves, physically and mentally. With a healthy work/life balance, leadership support, reduced private health cover, study leave, volunteering options and a commitment to promoting from within.

Our employees can access wide range of benefits: from our own products (incl. health insurance subsidies) to many other products and services via our partnerships program (like Apple, Samsung, JB Hi-Fi, plus gym and spa discounts to name a few). We reward our people and celebrate their success, provide initiatives that develop careers and look after our people’s health, wellbeing, and futures.

To learn more about working at Bupa please visit our website: www.bupa.com.au/careers

Bupa is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring equality in recruitment, development, retention, and promotion of staff and that no-one is disadvantaged based on their gender, cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or identity, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. If you require any adjustments to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know at the time of your application.