Senior Manager Regulatory Change
HESTA
Date: 5 days ago
City: Melbourne, Victoria
Contract type: Full time

More than one million Australians trust HESTA with their money. HESTA is a top-performing industry super fund working for real-world impact. We use our expertise and influence to deliver strong long-term returns while accelerating our contribution to a more sustainable world.
HESTA is also an inspiring and rewarding place to work. That’s because what we do makes a difference to the lives of our members. The people who work at HESTA are not only exceptional at what they do, they’re focused on living and creating a strong organisational culture. We’re an industry super fund dedicated to the people who keep our communities going. People who provide some of the best health, education and community services in the world are HESTA members – and we are proud to serve them.
Lead with purpose. Drive meaningful change.
As our Senior Manager Regulatory Change, you’ll play a critical role in helping us navigate an evolving regulatory landscape and ensuring we adapt to and implement regulatory changes effectively.
This is more than a leadership role — it’s an opportunity to influence HESTA’s regulatory change program and initiatives that directly impact our business, our members and stakeholders. You’ll lead a high-performing team, collaborate across the organisation, and shape the way we manage change in a complex, regulated environment.
What You’ll Do
Reporting to the General Manager Regulatory Engagement, you’ll lead and take ownership of HESTA’s regulatory change program. You’ll work closely with senior leaders and business teams to ensure changes are adopted and embedded. Key responsibilities include:
Regulatory Change Management
You’re a passionate people leader with deep expertise across regulatory change, compliance and risk management within superannuation, financial services, or professional services. You thrive in complexity, have excellent communication skills, and are known for building trust and influencing outcomes with impact.
You excel at navigating stakeholder dynamics, influencing at all levels and bring clarity to complexity. With strategic insight, and the gravitas to lead with confidence, you inspire trust to deliver results.
Benefits that matter and make a difference for our employees
We want all candidates to feel safe, included and provided with the best opportunity to thrive, if you require reasonable adjustments during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of the Talent team [email protected] and we’ll call you to discuss.
Ready to make a meaningful difference? Apply Now
Please note: Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position.
HESTA is also an inspiring and rewarding place to work. That’s because what we do makes a difference to the lives of our members. The people who work at HESTA are not only exceptional at what they do, they’re focused on living and creating a strong organisational culture. We’re an industry super fund dedicated to the people who keep our communities going. People who provide some of the best health, education and community services in the world are HESTA members – and we are proud to serve them.
Lead with purpose. Drive meaningful change.
As our Senior Manager Regulatory Change, you’ll play a critical role in helping us navigate an evolving regulatory landscape and ensuring we adapt to and implement regulatory changes effectively.
This is more than a leadership role — it’s an opportunity to influence HESTA’s regulatory change program and initiatives that directly impact our business, our members and stakeholders. You’ll lead a high-performing team, collaborate across the organisation, and shape the way we manage change in a complex, regulated environment.
What You’ll Do
Reporting to the General Manager Regulatory Engagement, you’ll lead and take ownership of HESTA’s regulatory change program. You’ll work closely with senior leaders and business teams to ensure changes are adopted and embedded. Key responsibilities include:
Regulatory Change Management
- Lead the identification, assessment, and implementation of regulatory and legislative changes impacting HESTA.
- Develop, implement and oversee robust governance arrangements to ensure regulatory obligations are delivered with rigour and accountability.
- Lead engagement with cross-functional and impacted business teams of new regulatory and legislative changes to assess impacts, define the scope of changes (people, processes, systems and reporting) and to ensure requirements of changes are satisfied.
- Lead and chair HESTA’s internal Regulatory Change Forum.
- Support with insights required to Board and Executive reporting for the Regulatory Change Program.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to gather insights, align objectives, and ensure successful change implementation.
- Influence at all levels to build understanding and commitment to regulatory outcomes.
- Lead and inspire an engaging team, fostering a culture of excellence, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
- Champion a strong risk culture and compliance mindset across the organisation.
You’re a passionate people leader with deep expertise across regulatory change, compliance and risk management within superannuation, financial services, or professional services. You thrive in complexity, have excellent communication skills, and are known for building trust and influencing outcomes with impact.
You excel at navigating stakeholder dynamics, influencing at all levels and bring clarity to complexity. With strategic insight, and the gravitas to lead with confidence, you inspire trust to deliver results.
Benefits that matter and make a difference for our employees
- Leave for those moments that matter, an additional 6 days of leave at the end of year, up to 6 days paid volunteer leave, gender neutral paid parental leave of 20 weeks, Gender Affirmation leave, reproductive health and wellbeing leave, Cultural and Ceremonial leave. Access your LSL after 3 years, take AL at half pay, and purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave (just to name a few!).
- Your professional development matters, up to $5k per year professional development and up to 8 days professional development leave, HESTA scholarships and free access to a range of premium learning tools.
- Your health and wellbeing matters, free annual flu shots and skin checks, incredible social events throughout the year and a comprehensive employee assistance program available 24/7.
- Your financial wellbeing matters, up to 15% super, financial planning support, end of year payment for all Enterprise Agreement-covered employees, incentivised Employee Referral Program and novated lease options.
We want all candidates to feel safe, included and provided with the best opportunity to thrive, if you require reasonable adjustments during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of the Talent team [email protected] and we’ll call you to discuss.
Ready to make a meaningful difference? Apply Now
Please note: Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position.
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