At Acenda Group, everything we do is driven by a clear purpose: to help our customers and their families live, save and retire with confidence. We bring together some of Australia and Current Zealand's most trusted life insurance brands. With over 176 years of combined heritage and deep expertise across our local markets, our Group includes Acenda Life, Resolution Life Australasia, and Asteron Life New Zealand.

Backed by the global strength of Nippon Life, we are one of the largest life insurance businesses across Australia and New Zealand. More than two million customers rely on us for life insurance, wealth protection and retirement solutions that support their confidence at every stage of life. We're building an inclusive, dynamic and future focused business.

Joining us means stepping into a period of integration and growth, where your work will help shape our future. If you're energised by change and motivated by purpose, this is your moment to make an impact.

The Opportunity

As the AI-Enabled Digital Transformation Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of engineering through the practical and responsible adoption of AI across the software development lifecycle. Joining an established engineering leadership team, you will bring a distinct perspective and proven experience leveraging AI to transform engineering outcomes, helping redefine how digital products and platforms are designed, built, tested and operated to deliver exceptional business and customer outcomes.

Leading multiple engineering teams, you will combine strong delivery discipline with innovation, driving engineering excellence, modern ways of working and measurable improvements in productivity, quality, speed and reliability. You will partner closely with senior leaders across technology and the business to influence strategy, uplift engineering capability and accelerate value delivery through AI-enabled engineering practices.

This opportunity will suit a forward-thinking and influential leader who thrives on challenging conventional thinking, navigating complexity and translating emerging technologies into practical business value. You will be passionate about developing people, building high-performing teams and creating an environment where innovation, continuous improvement and engineering excellence can flourish.

About You To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate the following:

- Proven experience leading large-scale digital engineering teams within complex enterprise or highly regulated environments.




- Demonstrated success driving engineering transformation and delivering measurable improvements in productivity, quality, delivery performance and customer outcomes.
- Strong experience embedding AI-enabled practices, automation and emerging technologies into software engineering and delivery teams.
- A track record of translating technology strategy into tangible business outcomes and sustainable value.
- The ability to challenge traditional thinking and influence meaningful change across technology organisations.
- Deep understanding of modern software engineering practices, including DevSecOps, cloud technologies, platform engineering, CI/CD and operational excellence.
- Exceptional leadership capability, with experience building, mentoring and developing high-performing engineering leaders and teams.
- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to balance innovation, risk, quality, cost and long-term platform sustainability.
- Proven ability to lead multiple delivery teams while maintaining strong execution discipline and delivery accountability.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility at executive, business and technical levels.
- Experience establishing and scaling AI-enabled ways of working with a focus on responsible adoption, governance and measurable outcomes.
- Strong understanding of cyber security, privacy, risk management, resilience and compliance considerations.
- Experience evaluating, selecting and managing technology vendors, delivery partners and strategic supplier relationships.
- The ability to operate effectively in ambiguity, create clarity for teams and make sound decisions in complex environments.
- A naturally curious, innovative and future-focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and emerging technologies.
- Strong enterprise thinking, with the ability to balance immediate delivery priorities with broader organisational objectives.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience in senior digital engineering, software engineering or technology leadership roles.




- Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale engineering transformation initiatives.
- Proven experience implementing AI-enabled engineering practices, tools and operating models.
- Strong knowledge of modern software engineering methodologies, cloud platforms, DevSecOps, CI/CD and platform engineering practices.
- Experience leading agile and product-led delivery functions within large and complex organisations.
- Proven track record of building high-performing engineering teams and developing future leaders.
- Experience managing strategic technology vendors, delivery partners and commercial technology relationships.
- Relevant certifications in cloud technologies, agile delivery, technology leadership, AI or digital transformation will be highly regarded.
- Experience within financial services, insurance or other highly regulated industries will be highly regarded.

Join us in building confidence- for our customers, our communities and each other.

- Your work makes a real impact. Everything we do helps our customers and their families live, save and retire with confidence, and your contribution will directly support that purpose.
- You'll help drive meaningful change. As an inclusive, dynamic and adaptable organisation, we offer a unique opportunity for you to grow while shaping the future of our organisation.
- You'll feel supported and included. Our team culture is flexible, collaborative and people‑centred, with hybrid working to help you balance life and work.
- By making things simpler. We help our people operate efficiently, adapt easily and spend more time on meaningful work that drives personal and organisational growth.
- We celebrate success. Our incentive and recognition programs ensure great work is acknowledged and rewarded.
- Your wellbeing comes first. We offer tools, resources and benefits that support your whole self, including additional lifestyle leave.

We celebrate the diversity of our customers and community, and we embed diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging into how we do business. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, experiences, and identities. Should an applicant be the preferred candidate, background checks (including Federal Police Checks, Employment checks, ASIC banned and disqualified persons and Bankruptcy checks) will be completed prior to the candidate's employment being confirmed. The outcomes of the background checks do not automatically bar candidates, however they will be assessed against the inherent requirements of the position.

📌 AI-Enabled Digital Transformation Consultant (Sydney)
🏢 Resolution Life
📍 Sydney