Hybrid role, happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.
Opportunity
A high‐impact leadership role accountable for developing and commercially applying QBE Group's capital strategy, driving efficient decision‐making across the organisation, and representing QBE with external stakeholders including credit rating agencies and regulators.
About QBE
QBE is an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries. We are building momentum toward our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
Your new role
Reporting to QBE's Group Treasurer, the Head of Group Capital Strategy & Ratings shapes and executes QBE's Group‐wide capital strategy to support sustainable growth, capital efficiency and shareholder returns. The role influences material strategic and commercial decisions across the balance sheet and operates at the centre of executive and board‐level decision‐making.
The core accountability is leading QBE's relationships with global credit rating agencies and key regulators, ensuring outcomes are commercially sound, well‐governed and aligned to shareholder objectives.
In this role you will lead the Group Capital Strategy & Ratings team, partnering closely across Finance, Risk, Actuarial, Investments and regional leadership to assess complex initiatives and provide high‐quality analysis, governance and decision support. Effective engagement with senior executives and divisional leaders is required to navigate complex stakeholder dynamics while ensuring the strategic capital agenda is delivered with clarity, discipline and commercial rigour.
Key accountabilities
* Group capital strategy and execution: Set and deliver the multi‐year Group capital management plan, maintaining capital metrics within targets while supporting growth and returns.
* Strategic decision support & transactions: Evaluate non‐standard transactions and initiatives (M&A, divestitures, reinsurance, partnerships, portfolio optimisation) through robust governance, assessment and financial impact analysis.
* Credit rating agency leadership: Own the commercial relationships and engagement plan with major rating agencies (S&P, Moody's, Fitch, AM Best), supporting ratings and outlook objectives.
* Third‐party / alternative capital: Identify and progress capital‐optimising initiatives with external capital partners (pension funds, private equity, sovereign wealth).
* Executive & board reporting: Coordinate Finance submissions into Group Board and committee forums, including review and challenge, and prepare high‐quality CFO reporting materials.
* Enterprise partnership: Build strong relationships across geographies to strengthen capital forecasting, liquidity and balance‐sheet planning, and continuously improve related processes.
About you
This is an opportunity for a commercially‐minded leader with capital and transaction expertise, comfortable operating at executive and board level and representing QBE externally.
Ideal skills & experience
* Strategic capital leader; deep expertise in capital management, global regulatory and rating agency frameworks
* Exceptional communicator; influence confidently internal and external stakeholders on complex issues
* Trusted relationship builder; proven ability to establish and maintain strong internal and external credibility
* Agent of change; challenge the status quo, drive enterprise‐wide outcomes and embed a "ONE QBE" mindset
* Highly commercial and outcome‐focused; translate strategy into improved returns and shareholder value
* Strong governance mindset, balancing speed, rigor and risk culture
* Previous experience with insurance highly regarded
Benefits
* Hybrid working – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance work/life balance
* Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
* 18 weeks gender‐equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
Awards & Recognition
* 2025 Winner of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award at the Insurance Business Australia Awards
* 2023 Most Inclusive Workplace at the Australian HR Institute Awards
* Ranked in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium‐sized program
Equal Employment Opportunity
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and complies with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.
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