Senior Research Manager

See yourself being part of a large, transformational change? This could be the role for you!

At Iress, we make things happen

We believe technology should help people perform better every day. Since our beginning in 1993, people across financial services have trusted us to take their performance to the next level. More than 10,000 businesses and 500,000 people use our software, from the world’s most iconic financial services brands to advice firms of all sizes, banks, insurers, investment managers, traders and brokers. Iress is one of Australia’s largest technology companies and employs more than 2,000 people across Australia, The United Kingdom, Africa, Canada, France, New Zealand and Asia.

Build your career at Iress!

Join us as a Senior Research Manager and take the lead in shaping the future of financial services solutions. This role is your chance to make a significant impact by combining leadership, strategic insight, and market expertise to deliver cutting-edge advice and comparison products that meet the needs of both our clients and our business.

As a pivotal member of our team, you’ll work closely with the Product Manager and Head of Product to define, prioritize, and execute a dynamic product roadmap. You’ll transform market research, user feedback, and performance data into actionable strategies that enhance our products’ value proposition and align with the broader goals of Iress and the Wealth business unit.

You’ll champion our products with confidence, advocating for their unique value while continuously monitoring performance and driving improvements to deliver maximum impact for stakeholders. If you’re passionate about innovation, strategy, and making a difference in the financial services space, this is your opportunity to lead and excel.

Some of the awesome things you’ll be involved with:

• Team Leadership - Manage and lead a team of Research Analysts, who provide comparative insights on insurance, retirement, and wealth accumulation products, and Product Analysts, who ensure seamless integration between research findings and product delivery.

• Research Development - Oversee the development and maintenance of robust research methodologies for financial services products, ensuring compliance with legislation updates in Australia and New Zealand.

• Qualitative Analysis - Conduct in-depth qualitative analysis of life insurance terms and conditions to facilitate the timely release of research updates.

• Product Updates - Support the updating of retirement and wealth accumulation products, ensuring research changes are implemented on schedule.

• Regulatory Compliance - Serve as the Responsible Manager for the relevant AFSL, ensuring Research Analysts are well-trained and maintain expertise in providing accurate comparative data.

• Quality Assurance - Oversee quality assurance processes by conducting sample checks of research updates, monitoring adherence to standard procedures, identifying areas for improvement, and evaluating the performance of the quality management system.​

What you will bring:

• Experience working within financial services with an understanding of Financial Advice.

• In depth knowledge of the financial services industry, including the ability to interpret financial product terms and conditions at a highly technical level.

• Working knowledge of data-driven product management.

• Strategic and commercial, driving for results.

• Having strong collaboration skills with a range of stakeholders to ensure solutions will solve problems.

• Excellent communication skills, having the ability to understand & articulate the complexity of hard problems.

Why work with us?

• 8 additional paid days per year to extend your weekends

• Hybrid working

• Generous cash bonus for every successful referral

• Starting school leave - 8.5 days of leave to assist your children with the transition to school

• Up to 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary carers (up to 4 weeks for secondary carers), and the ability to work part-time when returning to work

• 3 days’ paid leave per year to participate in charity initiatives

• Discounted health insurance premiums

• Access to learning and development programs through Udemy

Iress is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive culture. We strongly believe that diversity is what makes our teams and our products succeed. Our people have different experiences, skills, perspectives and beliefs and everyone’s uniqueness is valued and celebrated.

Our hiring decisions are never based on sexual orientation, race, gender identity, religion, disability, citizenship, marital or family status and age. Even if you feel you don’t meet all of the requirements of the role, we would still like to hear from you!

We’re also proud to be globally recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer that promotes and supports all women in the workplace.

For more information about what we do, our people and values, please visit our website - https://www.iress.com/join-us/careers/

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