Opex Consulting has been operating for over 15 years servicing the financial services industry providing 100+ Australian Financial Service Licensees with next-generation technology solutions. We were founded on providing Xplan support to users including consulting and training and have now developed our own technology, iff The Trusted Advice Engine. 30+ dedicated staff are committed to making quality financial advice accessible to more Australians, making it faster, simpler and more affordable to deliver. Building technology, providing consulting solutions and advice systems so advice businesses can grow and Australians can get the help they need is our mission.
Opex Consulting is located in the Adelaide CBD, we have access to End of Trip facilities and are conveniently located near public transport. We value fun and the people we welcome into the Opex team share our values of integrity, excellence, innovation, respect and team work.
Due to our growth we are seeking an experienced Project Manager to assist Opex Consulting deliver our mission.
About the role
The Project Manager is responsible for planning, governing and delivering Opex's client-facing technology programs, strategic plan and internal transformation initiatives. The initial portfolio includes iff enterprise development and integration projects such as the Challenger Retirement Illustrator uplift, along with other strategic projects that support Opex's move to a scalable, product-led SaaS business. This role leads projects across business, product, technology, security, finance, clients and implementation partners. The Project Manager will convert approved outcomes into clear plans, maintain delivery discipline, surface risks and decisions early, and ensure projects are delivered to agreed scope, quality, schedule and budget.
Key responsibilities
Translate the agreed Statement of Work into a detailed delivery plan, with tasks, owners, dependencies and dates for each deliverable
Track progress against plan and contracted milestones, identify slippage early, coordinate impact assessment and change requests before work proceeds and elevate with clear impacts and recovery options
Work closely with key project sponsors to provide a clear, regular view of progress, risks and decisions needed
Run internal working groups, joint client forums and prepare concise status reporting for stakeholders
Maintain RAID and decision logs, assign owners and due dates, and actively manage client-side and third-party dependencies through to closure
Act as the day-to-day delivery contact for the client, and coordinate internal product, engineering, testing, security and operations activity
Track UAT, defect triage, release approvals, implementation as well as rollback plans
Track effort and spend against budget and flag variance early, including where client changes affect cost
Recommend and help implement project management tools and practices suited to our organisation's size
About you
At least 5 years of demonstrated project management experience, including responsibility for complex software, SaaS, cloud, technology integration or digital transformation projects
Proven experience delivering a SaaS product or platform through discovery, design, build, testing, release and operational handover, including management of shared-platform and client-specific requirements
Experience delivering software projects as a vendor or supplier to enterprise clients, including managing client-side dependencies and contracted milestones
Strong written, verbal, facilitation and executive-reporting skills, including the ability to convert complex delivery information into clear decisions and actions understood by recipients
Comfortable coordinating discussions on SaaS development, Agile delivery and software integrations
Evidence of resolving ambiguity, dependency conflicts, scope pressure and delivery risk while maintaining constructive client and team relationships
Delivery-focused with ability to move comfortably between executive, client, product and technical conversations
Commercially aware, organised and detail-oriented, while retaining focus on the intended business outcome and customer value
Able to lead through influence, create accountability across multidisciplinary teams and remain calm when priorities or requirements change
Curious about technology and SaaS delivery, willing to challenge unclear assumptions and disciplined about documenting decisions and commitments
Do you want to be a member of a team helping Australians get the financial advice they want particulary at a time of intergenerational wealth transfer never seen in Australia before?
You will be required to work full time in our Adelaide office for the first 3 months before hybrid working arrangements will be considered.
