Manager, CEO Office

Future Fund Management Agency • Full-time • Melbourne, Australia • 5d ago

About Future Fund

At the Future Fund, we’re for future minds – like yours. The new investors and creators who thrive on different thinking and doing it together. Those who glimpse opportunity before it strikes and step up every day to grab it.

The Future Fund is Australia's Sovereign Wealth Fund, managing over $340 billion across seven public asset funds with the same purpose: growing Australia’s future. We are a global investor and work closely with world leading investment organisations to access the best investment ideas.

Where others see challenges, we see more interesting investment experiences. Every person, every skillset, every mindset is an asset. We’ve got every future generation to consider, yet our approach to investing is incredibly pure: we think about it deeply, and daily. Ours is a culture where great people grow the future together, with the rare ability to work collaboratively, think freely, and make a real difference.

Are you Futureminded? Let’s create what’s next.

The Opportunity

This is a highly impactful opportunity to join the CEO Office at a purpose driven investment organisation, working at the centre of strategy, culture and decision making. As Manager, CEO Office, you will support the CEO and Senior Leadership Team to deliver the Agency’s strategic priorities and strengthen organisational alignment across the Future Fund.

Working closely with the Director, CEO Office, you’ll provide strategic advice, analysis and operational support across significant cross Agency initiatives. You’ll play a key role in translating complex, often ambiguous issues into clear insights, enabling informed decision making at the most senior levels of the organisation.

This role offers broad exposure across the Agency, meaningful engagement with senior leaders, and the opportunity to have tangible impact on organisational effectiveness, culture and long term outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

As Manager, CEO Office, your key responsibilities will include:

Contribute to the development of the Future Fund’s three year organisational strategy and annual business planning processes, supporting the CEO and Senior Leadership Team as custodians of strategy
Gather, analyse and synthesise internal and external inputs to provide clear, evidence based strategic advice
Identify, scope, support and monitor cross Agency initiatives and special projects
Build strong, trusted relationships across the organisation to strengthen alignment and foster a joined up culture
Coordinate internal and external stakeholders to support the planning, execution and delivery of strategic initiatives
Provide timely advice, updates and briefing materials to the Director, CEO Office and the CEO to support decision making
Prepare high quality briefing papers and presentations for executives and the Board, with consideration of the investment mission, portfolio context and investment process
Support the effective prioritisation and management of CEO Office workflows, enabling the CEO to focus on high value impact and engagement
Facilitate continuous improvement of CEO Office processes to improve decision flow, information quality and governance discipline, including through leveraging AI
Support CEO Office engagement with external stakeholders, including peers, investment managers, experts, partners and government counterparts
Identify emerging trends and best practice relevant to organisational priorities and long term institutional investing
Undertake targeted research, internal analysis and external benchmarking to inform strategic initiatives and advice

About You

We’re looking for a strategic, collaborative professional who is comfortable operating at senior levels and enjoys working on complex, organisation wide challenges. You’ll bring strong judgement, discretion and an ability to cut through ambiguity while maintaining a whole of Agency perspective.

You’ll be trusted to handle sensitive matters, confident engaging with senior stakeholders, and motivated by delivering high quality outcomes that support long term organisational success.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

A formal tertiary qualification, with a degree in economics, commerce or finance well regarded
A strong understanding of a professional investment environment, ideally gained within an institutional investor or investment management context
Demonstrated experience supporting a senior, time poor executive in a corporate or government environment
Proven ability to work collaboratively across senior stakeholders and foster effective partnerships
Strong written communication skills, with the ability to present complex issues in clear, simple terms and a high attention to detail
Sound judgement and discretion, with the ability to manage confidential and sensitive matters
Comfort working in complex, evolving environments with competing priorities and ambiguity

Please note that the opportunity is open to Australian citizens only.

We Are For Everyone

At Future Fund, we are better for our differences. Every person, every skillset, every mindset is an asset. We want everyone to feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. Which is why we’re looking for future minds like yours. Your past experiences help us expand our collective knowledge, add value and create something better. When doing your job means Australia has more money to invest in renewables, education, healthcare and medical breakthroughs – there’s a tangible impact to what we do. And we want you to be part of it.

Are you Futureminded? Learn more about us at our LinkedIn Life page.

The Future Fund acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters on which we live and work. We pay respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as we work to create meaningful change for reconciliation.

Job Posting End Date

30/04/2026