Head of Life Insurance

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced and strategic leader to step into the newly created role of Head of Life Insurance . This pivotal position will shape the future of our Life Insurance business—driving sustainable growth, expanding our offerings through partnership and ensuring alignment with Southern Cross’s purpose and values.

You’ll be responsible for developing and executing a growth-focused roadmap, scaling distribution channels, leading transformation initiatives, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Your leadership will ensure our Life Insurance proposition delivers real value to our members and stands out in the market.

Key Responsibilities

• Amplify our market impact by leveraging the strength and recognition of the Southern Cross brand
• Lead the Life Insurance strategy, expanding products, channels, and member value.
• Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for growth and innovation.
• Drive growth through a strong partnership with our life insurance provider.
• Build a compelling market presence using the Southern Cross brand.
• Deliver personalised, targeted marketing initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and risk obligations.
• Champion customer-centric product and service design.
• Lead transformation across systems, processes, and delivery.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners.
• Build strong networks across the insurance and consulting sectors.

About you

Our values who we are and what’s important to us.

Join a proudly diverse team, that's always there, always real, always true. If you thrive in a caring, honest and open culture, we think you’ll love working with us.

We know that it’s our team’s culture and wellbeing that underpins all we do, and the engine moving us forward. This is why we encourage and reward our employees to live well and offer tangible ways to achieve a true work-life balance.

Benefits

This is not all. If you need more time to support your whānau, you’ll have the opportunity to purchase flexi-leave, and each year you have a volunteer day to spend with your team contributing to a cause or community of your choice.

Our commitment to LGBTQIA+ and minority communities is reflected in our culture, and we facilitate an active and vibrant Diversity and Inclusion Forum which is well supported across the organisation.

If you share our commitment and passion, we’d love to hear from you.

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Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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