About the Role
Quantium is establishing a dedicated presence in the superannuation and wealth sector and is seeking a professional to help build it. You will be the operational engine of the portfolio, accountable for client engagement success, building sector relationships, and shaping propositions. This role requires strong analytical ability, AI fluency, and a commercial instinct for spotting and closing opportunities, ideal for someone who enjoys building something from scratch with a high-calibre team.
Responsibilities
- Own the quality and commercial success of every client engagement across the portfolio.
- Establish effective practices for cross-functional collaboration across analytics, consulting, and technology teams.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with C-suite, General Executive, and senior management stakeholders across superannuation fund and wealth management clients.
- Position Quantium for follow-on opportunities.
- Drive business development within existing relationships.
- Partner with the Executive to open new client relationships and opportunity areas.
- Contribute directly to pipeline growth.
- Design and deliver compelling propositions addressing sector challenges like member engagement, retirement income, investment optimisation, regulatory compliance, AI governance, and digital experiences.
- Lead commercial activities including proposal development, pricing, and negotiation.
- Ensure outcomes align with revenue and margin targets.
- Drive the implementation of AI-enhanced methodologies across engagements.
- Translate Quantium's AI capabilities into tangible solutions for clients.
- Support the career development of team members through feedback, coaching, and skill advancement.
Requirements
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Ability to rapidly master new domains, cut through complexity, and get to the heart of a problem.
- 7+ years across superannuation, wealth management, financial services, data analytics, AI, or management consulting.
- Track record of delivering complex engagements.
- Strong AI and data science fluency.
- Ability to credibly discuss and shape AI-driven solutions.
- Demonstrated commercial capability including business development, proposal development, pricing, and negotiation.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills at C-suite and senior management level.
- Strong delivery discipline managing concurrent projects or products to scope, budget, and quality.
- Tertiary qualification in a quantitative or technical discipline (data science, statistics, computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering), finance, economics, or related field.
- Advantageous: A PhD or similar research degree.
- Advantageous: Hands-on experience applying ML/LLMs to real business problems.
- Advantageous: Existing knowledge of the Australian super and wealth sector (APRA, ASIC, Retirement Income Covenant).
- Strong candidates from adjacent financial services backgrounds who can build sector depth quickly are also welcome.
Skills
- AI fluency
- Commercial instinct
- Analytical ability
- Business development
- Proposal development
- Pricing
- Negotiation
- Relationship building
- AI and data science fluency
- Communication skills
- Influencing skills
- Delivery discipline
- Problem-solving
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Flexible work arrangements
- Remote working
Experience Level
- 7+ years
Education Level
- Tertiary qualification in a quantitative or technical discipline (data science, statistics, computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering), finance, economics, or related field.
- PhD or similar research degree (Advantageous)
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Global mobility
- Remote working (up to 30 days per year)
About the Company
- Quantium is a world leader in data science and artificial intelligence, established in Australia in 2002.
- Quantium is a global team of more than 1,200 people across 14 locations.
- Quantium has a unique blend of capabilities across product and consulting services.
- Quantium partners with the world's largest corporations.
- Quantium is transforming into an AI-native organisation and helping clients do the same.
- Quantium has 23 years of domain expertise, proprietary data partnerships, and industry-leading AI adoption (90% weekly active usage).
