Executive Assistant

• Join us in shaping the future of the insurance industry, driven by innovation and a 150-year legacy of protecting people
• Take advantage of well-being initiatives designed to support your mental and physical health, ensuring a balanced lifestyle
• 12 months Fixed-Term contract

Collaboration with Heart  

At TAL, we’re supported to live our best lives. With flexible and blended working options, discounted insurance, and wellbeing initiatives, we know we’re valued. 

You’ll work alongside some of the brightest and most capable colleagues in the industry, with leaders who inspire, support, and include everyone. We foster a culture where everyone belongs. 

Collaborating in person strengthens our social bonds and powers better problem-solving. Together, we face challenges and grow stronger. We connect to include, celebrate, reward, and recognise each other. 

As part of TAL’s Lifebroker business, this role helps more Australians make confident decisions about protecting the people and lives they value most. Lifebroker combines digital comparison with human guidance to make life insurance simpler, clearer and more accessible, supporting TAL’s broader purpose of helping Australians protect what matters. Working closely with the GM and a connected leadership team, you’ll contribute to a fast-moving business where trust, care and customer focus shape every interaction. This is a meaningful opportunity to be part of a team that removes complexity for customers, supports informed choice and plays a direct role in helping people feel more secure about their future.

This role must be based in Melbourne.

In this role you will:

• Enable senior leadership effectiveness through proactive executive support and coordination.
• Coordinate Lifebroker leadership rhythms, meetings and communications to drive alignment.
• Deliver high-quality events and forums that strengthen engagement and business connection.
• Support strategic initiatives by coordinating priorities, documentation and follow-through.
• Improve team effectiveness by simplifying processes and enhancing ways of working.
• Build trusted relationships across teams and stakeholders with professionalism and discretion.

• Bring extensive experience operating as an Executive Assistant supporting senior leaders.
• Communicate confidently and professionally with stakeholders at all levels.
• Handle confidential information with discretion, sound judgement and care.
• Build trusted working relationships across teams, including with other Executive Assistants.
• Stay organised and proactive while balancing competing priorities and details.
• Bring proven capability in organising events, forums or team activities with care and attention to detail.

TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We’re proud to be:

• An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency from 2014 to 2025 and 2023 to 2026 Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index
• Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change
• Reconciliation Advocates – Read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.
• We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals with disability/ies, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTQ+ community.
• Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here.—we’re here to support you.

You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems. 

As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.

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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.

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