At AustralianSuper, our purpose will empower you to reach your true potential. We are Australia's largest superannuation fund, here to help members achieve their best possible retirement outcome. We create meaningful value for members and our communities through our diverse workforce of high performing, motivated employees, based across Australia. Your new team Portfolio Strategy is a newly formed team within the CIO Office. The team is responsible for the design and management of the Balanced Option and the oversight of all the Investment Options. The team has three key areas: Portfolio Design, Portfolio Management, and the Oversight of the Fund's Investment options. To ensure they deliver their return objective within constraints. The flagship product is the Balanced option. Your new role Reporting to the Head of Portfolio Strategy, this senior role is responsible for leading the design of the Balanced Option. The core responsibility is to deliver a framework and model to design the Balanced option to deliver its objectives within constraints. This involves working directly with the CIO and Heads of Asset Classes to agree alpha objectives and cost, active risk and illiquidity/liquidity allocations across key strategies and aggregating the portfolio to form a "total portfolio view". The Senior Director, Portfolio Design's key responsibilities include: Lead the design and build the long-term portfolio strategy to deliver the Boards outperformance objectives best using constraints. Develop and recommend ways to build a better portfolio to achieve the Boards return objectives by: Developing a portfolio construction framework and supporting model that allocates alpha objectives and key restraints (active risk, cost, illiquidity / liquidity budgets) across all asset classes / strategies to deliver outperformance. Assess the suite of portfolio strategies to ensure there are sufficient differentiated return drivers based on our medium and long run outlook and make recommendations to improve strategy composition. Drive the development and total portfolio assessment of new strategies of new strategies for all portfolios, with particular focus on future strategy as the fund grows. Ensure that portfolio positioning is consistent with constraints, risk appetite and limits and make recommendations to the CIO and / or relevant investing teams on possible issues and actions across key limits. Provide advice and insights to the Board/ Investment Committee on how we build portfolios. What you'll need Superior tertiary and post tertiary qualifications in a relevant field. Minimum 15 years' experience in investment decision making and/or investment strategy/ multi asset portfolio construction. Excellent Quantitative and qualitative skills in portfolio construction and risk modelling and analysis. Self-starter who can lead research projects and synthesize complex information into concise conclusions. Strong presentation, communication and report writing skills. Experience managing people and ability to work in a team environment. Strong understanding of investment principles, investment strategies and instruments. What you'll get in return You will be working with a People Leader who values and supports your personal growth, in a growing, dynamic and authentic organisation that promotes integrity and puts members first. We are proud to be a WGEA certified Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (since 2012). We are committed to the recruitment, development, and support of a diverse workforce into an environment which is inclusive, embraces diversity in all its forms and is a place where you can be you. All roles can flex at AustralianSuper, and we are happy to discuss what this can look like for you. Please talk to us about the flexibility you are seeking, and we will explore what is possible for this role. Other benefits include a competitive salary, genuine flexible working arrangements, income protection insurance and generous leave entitlements. What's next Please apply now, if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results. Progress, powered by purpose. Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by AustralianSuper's Recruitment team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you.