Strategy and Operations Manager

Job Requisition ID: 36005 

Strategy, Risk and Transactions | Strategy and Operations Manager

• Mentoring programs – receive support and coaching to progress your career
• Flexible work arrangements – work in a way that suits you best
• Banking, finance and well-being program discounts

Are you excited and passionate about solving the big issues facing us in a rapidly changing world, and driving impactful change for some of the most influential public and private sector organisations? Deloitte is the place for you.

What will your typical day look like?  

As a Manager in the Strategy and Operations team, you will provide exceptional client service and apply your experience to:

• Ensure high-quality outcomes for our clients by maintaining a strong commitment to excellence, and supporting their business, sustainability, and climate objectives.
• Develop a high performing team, through leadership, coaching and mentoring.
• Lead and manage some of the most visible and important nation-building programs across both public and private sector organisations.
• Work with leaders to discover new market opportunities and prepare proposals and scope and be accountable for new client engagements.
• Undertake extensive strategy, operations and transformation focused training and development (both structured and on the job).
• Potential opportunity to experience borderless careers through international assignments and secondments.
• Contribute significantly to thought leadership, talent development, people leadership and running of Deloitte’s business in Canberra.

About the team 
 

Deloitte’s Strategy and Operations team assists businesses, governments, and communities to navigate and implement transformative changes. We collaborate closely with our clients to create value through strategic investments in energy transition, commodities, and emerging industries. Our expertise extends to driving technology-driven transformations and addressing climate and transition risks, thereby fostering resilient organisations.

With a multidisciplinary approach, our team integrates management consulting advisory with specialised knowledge in assets, digital strategies, and technology landscapes. This ensures that our clients’ decisions and investments align with the evolving demands of today’s transformations.

Our portfolio includes working with defence and federal government clients, where we apply our deep understanding of their unique challenges and regulatory environments. This involves delivering tailored solutions that meet stringent requirements while driving innovation and efficiency.

It is an exciting, growing and highly visible area within Deloitte that has the most innovative, bright, and disruptive minds – applying new thinking, new ideas, and new solutions to new problems.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you.  
In response to strong client demand for our services, we have multiple roles for outstanding Manager level practitioners.
 

You are a highly motivated individual with: 

• Variety of experience in delivering complex projects in a client facing/advisory role, either in-house or in a Consulting environment
• A proven track record of hypothesis-driven analysis and problem solving, and delivering exceptional results for organisations in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.
• Strategic and critical thinking capabilities, with a deep understanding of the challenges facing organisations in their pursuit of sustainable development, emissions reduction, nation-building, and industry redesign.
• Highly effective communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to articulate complex ideas and arguments effectively, both at executive and working level.
• Proven ability to manage and develop strong and enduring business relationships with senior clients within public and private sector organisations.
• Experience in leading and mentoring teams with a passion to develop others, as well as self.
• Strong and adaptable facilitation and project management skills, with a demonstrated ability to balance multiple streams of work and drive projects to successful completion.
• AGSVA baseline clearance, at a minimum.

Why Deloitte?

At Deloitte, we create positively differentiated work experiences that enable our people to feel valued and achieve their full potential. Deloitte Australia opens the door to a career that can cross borders virtually and physically, to gain experience and access projects across the world. We value difference, and embrace people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. Knowing that people work best in a variety of ways, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements if the working pattern you are looking for is not specifically indicated. 

We’re committed to continually building a safe and respectful workplace, where all our people feel appreciated and accepted. Through the creation of endorsed employee-led diversity networks which promote cultural, disability, LGBTI+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and gender equality, we’re leading the way to shape an environment where everybody can thrive. 

We prioritise flexibility and choice and will help you to live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package. 

We are proud to have been recognised for our efforts in inspiring change and accelerating progress – check out our careers site for recent recognition in this space.

Next Steps   Sound like the sort of role for you? Apply now. We’d love to hear from you.

By applying for this job, you’ll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.