Project Manager to lead regulatory Rate Review and transformation initiatives across a major Australian insurance environment.

27th August, 2026

Project Manager – Insurance Transformation Melbourne | 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract | Immediate Start
About the Opportunity Advance Thinking is seeking an experienced Project Manager – Insurance Transformation to join one of our key clients within a major Australian insurance environment.
This is a highly visible role spanning regulatory delivery, commercial outcomes, customer impacts and technology-enabled transformation, with direct exposure to General Managers and senior executives.
You’ll take ownership of two important initiatives: delivery of the FY27 Rate Review across Private Health Insurance (PHI) and Overseas Visitors Cover (OVC), and supporting the development of a broader Insurance Transformation Strategy.
This prospect would suit an established Senior Project Manager or a high-performing mid-level PM ready to take ownership of larger, enterprise-wide initiatives.
The Role You’ll be the central point connecting business, regulatory, product, commercial, technology and operational teams, ensuring multiple workstreams remain aligned and critical milestones are achieved.
FY27 Rate Review You’ll lead the end-to-end coordination of the annual Rate Review program, responsible for implementing premium changes across Private Health Insurance and Overseas Visitors Cover, with a critical 1 April implementation date.
This includes:

- Coordinate rate strategy, pricing and commercial activities.
- Manage regulatory submissions, approvals and clarification activities.
- Coordinate product, billing and technology changes.




- Manage customer and product impact activities.
- Coordinate customer communications and operational readiness.
- Maintain oversight of dependencies and critical-path activities.
- Drive implementation and go‑live readiness across all workstreams.

27th August, 2026

Project Manager – Insurance Transformation Melbourne | 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract | Immediate Start
About the Opportunity Advance Thinking is seeking an experienced Project Manager – Insurance Transformation to join one of our key clients within a major Australian insurance environment.
This is a highly visible role spanning regulatory delivery, commercial outcomes, customer impacts and technology-enabled transformation, with direct exposure to General Managers and senior executives.
You’ll take ownership of two important initiatives: delivery of the FY27 Rate Review across Private Health Insurance (PHI) and Overseas Visitors Cover (OVC), and supporting the development of a broader Insurance Transformation Strategy.
This opportunity would suit an established Senior Project Manager or a high-performing mid-level PM ready to take ownership of larger, enterprise-wide initiatives.
The Role You’ll be the central point connecting business, regulatory, product, commercial, technology and operational teams,



ensuring multiple workstreams remain aligned and critical milestones are achieved.
FY27 Rate Review You’ll lead the end-to-end coordination of the annual Rate Review program, responsible for implementing premium changes across Private Health Insurance and Overseas Visitors Cover, with a critical 1 April implementation date.
This includes:

- Coordinate rate strategy, pricing and commercial activities.
- Manage regulatory submissions, approvals and clarification activities.
- Coordinate product, billing and technology changes.
- Manage customer and product impact activities.
- Coordinate customer communications and operational readiness.
- Maintain oversight of dependencies and critical-path activities.
- Drive implementation and go‑live readiness across all workstreams.

Established technology teams will deliver the underlying system changes; your role is to connect the moving parts, drive accountability and keep the overall program on track.

Insurance Transformation Strategy You’ll also work with senior leaders to support development of the business case for a broader Insurance Transformation Strategy.

What You’ll Be Doing

- Establish and maintain project scope, plans, milestones and governance.
- Lead delivery across multiple business and technology workstreams.
- Coordinate regulatory, commercial, product, technology, operational and customer activities.
- Manage risks, issues, dependencies and critical-path milestones.
- Drive accountability and maintain momentum across delivery teams.
- Facilitate decision‑making and escalate issues where required.
- Engage confidently with

📌 Project Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Advance Thinking
📍 Melbourne