Primary Details

• Location: Sydney NSW
• Type: Permanent full-time opportunity
• Hybrid role happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity

Were seeking a Strategic Project Lead to provide enterprise-level oversight of complex technology initiatives ensuring delivery is predictable outcomes-focused and aligned to strategic priorities.

This role goes beyond traditional project leadership combining strategy execution and assurance to drive measurable enterprise outcomes. Youll use data automation and AI-enabled tools to enable transparent trade-offs proactively manage risk and support informed decision-making across portfolios.

About QBE

At QBE we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

Were an international insurer with more than 13000 people working across 26 countries which means were big enough for your ambitions yet small enough for you to make a real impact. Its an exciting time. Were building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact at work and in the world As part of the QBE team youll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate talented and kind.

Your new role

As the Strategic Project Lead youll provide strategic oversight across technology projects and programs maintaining a clear line of sight from strategic intent through to realised enterprise outcomes. Youll operate across portfolios shaping delivery roadmaps strengthening enterprise RAID practices and embedding modern datadriven ways of working to manage risk dependencies and capacity at scale.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead oversight of complex technology initiatives ensuring scope milestones benefits and dependencies are clearly linked to enterprise priorities
• Develop and maintain dynamic datadriven delivery roadmaps that integrate scope sequencing capacity and dependencies across initiatives
• Own enterprisegrade RAID outcomes shifting from static registers to decisionenabling insights that support timely intervention and prioritisation
• Leverage automation and AIassisted tooling to enhance planning execution and assurance reducing manual reporting and improving delivery predictability
• Operate within enterprise governance frameworks while ensuring governance supports outcomes and executive decisionmaking
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders managing complex stakeholder and vendor environments and providing clear advice on delivery feasibility and risk

About you

Youre an experienced delivery leader with a strong enterprise mindset comfortable operating in complexity and influencing at senior levels. You bring a balance of strategic thinking and execution discipline with a passion for using data automation and modern delivery practices to improve outcomes.

You will have:

• Extensive experience leading technology projects and/or programs in complex enterprise environments
• Strong capability in enterprise planning dependency management and delivery governance
• Proven experience using delivery and portfolio tooling such as Planview Jira and Power BI (or equivalent)
• Demonstrated ability to manage enterprise RAID outcomes and proactively address delivery risk
• Strong executive communication and influencing skills across business technology and vendor partners
• Dataliterate outcomesdriven and pragmatic with an interest in AIenabled analytics and continuous improvement

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• Hybrid Working a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Free holistic wellbeing coaching nutritional confidential counselling financial and legal advice
• 18 weeks gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents including paid super

To learn more about benefits of working with us click here.

Awards & Recognition

We value our employees experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2025 Winner of Excellence in Diversity Equity & Inclusion Award at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our program
• 2023 Most Inclusive Workplace at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards
• Ranked in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium sized program as voted by graduates

To learn more about our achievements click here.

How to Apply

If youre looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy click Apply today. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

Your career. At the heart of it.

QBE recognises the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at .

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.