Take hold of a PERMANENT monster opportunity and join our ART Life Operational team as an Operational Excellence and Performance Manager.  If you’re a good fit for this role and live in Sydney, we’d love you to apply. 

Why join us?

• You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
• Unleash your potential and build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
• Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
• In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

About the role

You’ll be the go-to partner for the General Manager – ART Life Operations. Your mission? To lead operational strategy, boost performance, and build capability across the board.

Day to day, you'll:

• Lead big-picture programs that improve efficiency and member experience.
• Use Lean, Six Sigma or similar to streamline processes and lift quality.
• Set up dashboards and KPIs to track performance and drive accountability.
• Run performance forums and solve problems across teams.
• Own recruitment and onboarding for operations — making sure new starters feel welcome and ready to go.
• Drive change and building a culture of learning and collaboration.
• Plan workforce needs and help shape scalable team structures.
• Report to senior leaders and keep everyone aligned.

About you

You're a strategic thinker and hands-on leader to help shape the future of ART Life Operations. You love driving performance, leading change, and making things better for teams and member.  It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:  

• You have deep experience in operational excellence and performance leadership.
• You know how to lead change and deliver results across large programs.
• You get recruitment and onboarding — especially in complex environments.
• You can influence and engage people at all levels.
• You have experience with Lean, Six Sigma or similar (bonus points!).
• You hold relevant tertiary qualifications in business or management.

About us

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of over $330 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you’ll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

Apply online now

Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now. Applications close COB 28 July 2025.

We don’t want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you’ll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you’ve made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us – and recruitment is no different.

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