Associate Director - Digital Channels

It starts with YES!
At Optus, we have an ambitious goal to be Australia’s most loved everyday brand.
We are seeking a leader with vision, a Finance and Digital Tribe expert and exceptional business partner to join our Commercial Finance Consumer department in a dynamic and progressive team.
Based in Macquarie Park, Sydney the Associate Director for Digital Channels is a highly visible role supporting and business partnering the Digital leadership teams across our Online, AI and My Optus App channels.
The role will provide commercial finance leadership to support operational and key strategic decision making. You will be responsible for delivery of financial targets, business KPIs and efficiencies and contributing to the formulation of the multi-year business unit strategies.
Your day in the life of an Associate Director, Digital Channels at Optus
-Provide high quality commercial finance support and advice to the respective SLTs.
-Leverage commercial expertise, be the trusted business partner and provide fact driven recommendations and insights.
-Assess strategic investments (AI, Sales, Technology etc) and ensure they deliver the expected financial return
-Support the Digital Tribe strategy to ensure it delivers to Optus long-term strategic objectives, manage OPEX/CAPEX spend and ensure delivery of performance KPIs such as sales volumes and AI initiatives.
-Work collaboratively with other areas in the business (including IT etc) to improve operational Tribe processes and controls and reduce financial risks.
-Work cross-functionality across the wider Consumer team to optimise Optus’ overall channel distribution strategy
Your skills to pay the bills
-Ability to see problems and opportunities from different lens across the business, objectively and without bias.
-Finance qualification (ideally CPA qualified) with experience working in a Digital / IT environment (ideally with Tribe experience) and ability to optimally contribute to and challenge strategic technology discussions.
-Commercial / Business partner expertise, ideally within Sales organisations.
-Ability to work in an environment with evolving change and diverse challenges in a competitive market.
-Ability to build positive and trusted relationships at all levels
Perks we love at Optus
-Competitive salary and performance incentives
-Discounts to Optus products and services, and to over 400 retailers Australia-wide
-Training, mentoring and development opportunities (ask us about OptusU!)
-Up to five days of Volunteer Leave per year
-A “connected” day for you to use to connect to something you are passionate about
-Hybrid ways of working
-Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office
-Sydney Campus; 20mins from CBD via our Optus bus. Our 999 Metro Connect service connecting you to and from Macquarie University Metro Station to Optus Campus every 6-8 minutes, morning and afternoon!
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At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please # with your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch.
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