SWP & Organisational Design Manager

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

• Location: Sydney or Melbourne

• Type: Permanent, full time

• Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity 

In this newly created role, we are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Organisational Design Manager to join our team. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of QBE by designing and implementing fit-for-purpose org structures that drive efficiency, agility, and business performance. You will work closely with senior leaders to align structure, roles, and capabilities with our operating model and transformation initiatives, ensuring we have the right organisational structure to support our long-term success. 

Your new role 

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead the design and implementation of organisational structures that align with strategic priorities and transformation objectives. 

• Partner with senior leaders to evaluate and evolve the function’s org structure, ensuring optimal alignment between organisational design, capability development, and business goals. 

• Develop and refine methodologies, frameworks, and tools to support effective organisational design and change initiatives. 

• Provide thought leadership and expertise in job architecture, spans and layers analysis, and role clarity to drive organisational effectiveness. 

• Collaborate with HRBPs and Functional Leadership Teams to diagnose structural challenges, identify opportunities for redesign, and implement sustainable solutions. 

• Conduct workforce analysis to assess the impact of structural changes and provide data-driven insights to inform decision-making. 

• Guide leaders through the organisational design process, ensuring changes enhance business agility, collaboration, and accountability. 

• Support the execution of change management plans to embed new organisational structures effectively and mitigate disruption to business operations. 

About you 

To be successful in this role you will have a strong background in hands-on organisation design, including job design, role evaluation, spans and layers analysis. You will also have:

• Prior experience in management consulting, financial services, or insurance industries preferred. 

• Proven ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders, with a track record of leading and implementing large-scale organisational change. 

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage workforce, finance data and organisational insights to inform decisions. 

• Commercially focused with a pragmatic and strategic approach to organisational design and transformation. 

• Strong project management capabilities, with the ability to balance multiple priorities in a dynamic environment. 

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too? Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!

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

• Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super

• The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching

• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums

• Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network

• Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

Rewards & Recognition

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

• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice

• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards

• Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion

• Ranked 3rd place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2023 for medium sized program as voted by graduates

• Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)

• Family First accredited employer since 2021

Apply now

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen! 

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QBE recognise 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 [email protected]

Skills:

Adaptability, Analytical Thinking, Client Counseling, Commercial Acumen, Critical Thinking, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Operating Model Design, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Design, Presenting with Impact, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall Project Management, Workforce Analytics, Work SchedulesApplication Close Date: 09/03/2025 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

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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.