Platform Manager - Superannuation/ Investments
Talent is recruiting for our leading financial services client, seeking a Platform Manager – Superannuation/ Investments to own the strategy, stability and performance of their entire investment platform estate.
This is a technical platform leadership role. You will own the roadmap, manage the balance between BAU and change, and drive the strategy for modernising and simplifying the platform ecosystem while keeping costs down. You’ll work closely with the business counterpart, ensuring change is made with a clear view of its impact on the business.
Responsibilities of the role include:
- Take ownership of the organisation’s investment platform ecosystem, managing the estate end-to-end, identifying efficiencies and driving improvements
- Identify opportunities for modernisation, simplification, and cost optimisation
- Define and own the platform strategy and roadmap for investment systems, aligned to the broader Superannuation & Investments and group technology roadmap
- Manage platform budgets (run and change), ensuring forecast accuracy and value-driven investment decisions
- Ensure data accuracy and integrity across investment platforms, supporting critical processes such as unit pricing, investment transactions and reporting
- Build strong partnerships across investments business stakeholders, technology delivery, risk, finance and architecture
To be successful in this role:
- Experience in Superannuation/ Investments platforms transformation
- A technical background in investment platform technology, ideally with hands-on exposure to Charles River, BlackRock, Aladdin, Eagle Pace, Calypso or similar systems
- Proven ability to lead and own Superannuation/ Investment platform environments
- Comfort operating across both BAU platform ownership and transformation delivery
- A strong grasp of the commercial and operational impact of platform change
- People leadership experience, with the ability to build a high-performing platform team
If this role is of interest, please apply now. For a confidential discussion, please reach out to Josh.costigan@talentinternational.com