Head of CIO Office

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support more than two million members, with around $100 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

We are looking for a strategic advisor, confidante and ‘right hand person’ to amplifying the efficiency and efficacy of Rest’s Chief Investment Officer (CIO). A member of the Investments Leadership team, your role will be pivotal in translating the CIO’s vision into an operational plan, facilitating decision-making, predicting risk and red flags before they occur, and ensuring the seamless execution of initiatives critical to the fund’s success.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Strategy: Lead the development and review of the Investment division's strategic priorities, including objectives, KPIs, projects, and culture initiatives aligned with Rest's overall strategic direction.
• Advisory and Decision Support: Serve as a thought advisor to the CIO and Investment Leadership Team, providing perspectives beyond individual teams. Prepare decision briefs that frame problems, develop options, assess risks and returns, and manage stakeholder impacts.
• Operating Model Execution: Work with the CIO to develop and implement the Investment division's operating model and management rhythm. Act as connective tissue between the Investment division and other parts of Rest, including Finance, Data, Technology, Member Services, and Corporate Affairs. Manage agendas, track progress, and ensure delivery of strategic priorities.
• Reporting and Communication: Prepare CIO reporting and Board papers ensuring strategic alignment and consistent messaging. Coordinate internal communications across the Investment division and Rest, and manage external communications including member/employer updates, thought leadership, and industry engagement.

Qualifications

• Business, Commerce, Economics, Law or Finance degree
• Investment Management / Superannuation industry background highly desirable
• Demonstrated understanding of CIO role
• High levels of integrity, discretion and diplomacy
• Deep understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a superannuation trustee
• Experience running a significant P&L
• Demonstrable effectiveness when operating at executive and board-level

Additional Information

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities 
• Hybrid working 
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave 
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave 
• Linkedin Learning 
• Income Protection Insurance 
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours) 
• Rest Stops - meeting free breaks 

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 31 July 2025. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.