Senior Project Manager, 24 month FTC

Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders

Closing date: 16th August 2026.  

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies 

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier 

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.

Reporting to the Program Manager (Portfolio Delivery), you'll lead complex cyber and information security initiatives across Rest's Cyber Optimisation, Resilience and Enablement (CORE) program.

Working closely with Information Security, Technology, business stakeholders and delivery partners, you'll be responsible for delivering strategic initiatives that strengthen cyber resilience, improve security controls and reduce organisational risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of cyber and information security projects across scope, schedule, budget, risk and benefits.
• Manage project governance, RAID, financials, reporting and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Build strong partnerships across Technology, Information Security, business teams, vendors and delivery partners.
• Manage dependencies, risks, issues and outcomes across multiple initiatives.
• Oversee vendor and partner performance, ensuring delivery against agreed objectives.
• Support successful transition of solutions into business-as-usual operations.

• Tertiary qualification in Technology, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Project Management certification.
• Demonstrable experience delivering complex cyber, security, technology or transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of cyber, risk and control frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, Essential Eight, ISM, CPS 230 and CPS 234.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams, vendors and implementation partners.
• Strong financial management, governance, forecasting, benefits realisation and executive reporting capability.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Experience within superannuation, financial services or another regulated environment is highly desirable.

Cyber Security Experience

Experience delivering initiatives across one or more of the following areas:

• Security Operations & Incident Response: SOC uplift, SIEM, Fusion Centre, SOAR and incident response.
• Identity & Access Management: SailPoint, SSO, MFA, YubiKey, privileged access and governance.
• Perimeter & Network Security: Firewalls, network segmentation, micro-segmentation and Zero Trust.
• Vulnerability & Application Security: Vulnerability management, application security, remediation and automated reporting.
• Data Protection: DSPM, Snowflake PII discovery, data minimisation and information protection.
• Third-Party Risk: Vendor assurance, supplier monitoring, risk rating services and fourth-party risk management.

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.