About the role

Reporting to the General Manager, Enterprise Strategy & Growth, the Group Manager Strategy will translate the organisation’s enterprise strategy into practical initiatives that drive growth and deliver measurable business outcomes. The role involves leading the annual strategy cycle, supporting enterprise-wide alignment, identifying growth opportunities, providing market, competitor and industry insights, and partnering with senior stakeholders to ensure strategic priorities are reflected across the markets and opportunities pursued.

What you’ll be doing

- Lead and coordinate the annual enterprise strategy cycle, including preparing Executive Leadership Team and Board materials.
- Translate enterprise strategy into actionable initiatives with explicit ownership, governance, and measurable outcomes.
- Support ongoing enhancements to the organisation’s business development strategies.
- Partner with business leaders to maintain strategic alignment across sectors and functions, supporting investment and prioritisation decisions.
- Monitor, track and report on strategic initiatives, providing insights, recommendations and interventions where required.
- Facilitate strategy workshops and executive discussions that challenge thinking and drive alignment across the business.
- Provide market, customer and competitor insights to support strategic planning, business growth and commercial decision‑making.
- Identify emerging market trends, growth opportunities and strategic partnerships that support long‑term objectives.
- Work collaboratively with Corporate Development, Finance and sector leaders to support enterprise growth initiatives and strategic priorities.

About you





- Degree qualified in Business, Commerce, Engineering, Economics or another relevant discipline.
- At least 5 years’ experience working within corporate strategy in a leading consulting firm or a large, complex corporate environment.
- Extensive experience in infrastructure services, infrastructure, defence and/or Government sectors.
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing strategy, with the ability to translate high‑level strategic direction into practical business initiatives.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience supporting growth strategy, market analysis, business planning or strategic decision‑making.
- Excellent analytical, financial modelling and presentation skills, with the ability to develop executive‑ready papers and communicate confidently with senior stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of strategy frameworks, market and competitor analysis, and enterprise planning.
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders across multiple business functions.
- Direct experience in enterprise business development or business development strategy will be highly valued.
- Experience leading, coaching and developing small, high‑performing teams.

Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities.

We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.

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📌 Group Manager Strategy (Sydney)
🏢 Ventia
📍 Sydney