Operations Manager

Job title : Operations Manager
Location : Adelaide
Job type : Permanent or Full Time
Salary : $200,000 - $220,000 + Super + Bonus
Contact name : Hannah Deady
Contact email : hdeady@sharpandcarter.com.au
Job reference : 88164639888
Reporting to the General Manager, the Senior Operations Manager will oversee and optimise multi-site claims teams across Adelaide and Brisbane. You’ll be accountable for operational excellence, customer experience outcomes, and the successful delivery of complex transformation programs - including multiple system replacements and capability modernisation. This is a high-impact leadership role, balancing disciplined operational performance with a people-first culture, during a period of significant change.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and optimise large, multi-site claims operations, ensuring service excellence, productivity, and compliance targets are achieved.
  • Drive operational transformation through process uplift, system modernisation, and disciplined risk and quality frameworks.
  • Champion a culture of accountability and high performance
  • Inspire and develop leaders with a process-driven yet people-focused approach, ensuring engagement and capability growth.
About You
  • Proven track record leading large and complex operations in insurance, financial services, or similar industries.
  • Deep expertise in productivity, utilisation, capacity management, and operational excellence.
  • Strong background in transformation and process redesign, with the ability to manage multiple system and process changes.
  • Skilled in performance management, risk frameworks, and compliance standards
  • Exceptional leadership presence - visible, approachable, and able to bring teams on the journey through change.
What’s On Offer
  • Opportunity to make a national impact
  • Join a values-driven organisation with a strong focus on customers, people, and innovation.
  • Collaborate with an inspiring leadership team and industry experts.
If you’re an operations manager who thrives on complexity, transformation, and delivering measurable results, we’d love to hear from you.