Title:  Corporate Strategy Manager

• Lead Organisation’s strategic direction and priorities  

• Make a real difference and help shape our customers’ Energy Future 

• Careers with Purpose > Collaborative > Inclusive > Flexible Work Environment  

When you choose AusNet, you’ll join genuine people working together, making Real. Progress 

At AusNet, we’re the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing a key role in the clean energy transition and providing essential energy to every Victorian family. 

Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities, and Australia’s cleaner energy future. 

Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That’s refreshing. 

As the Corporate Strategy Manager you will play an active part in shaping AusNet’s enterprise strategy, influencing the organisation’s strategic direction and priorities, and helping to deliver on its long-term growth aspirations.  

The Corporate Strategy team is a small, high-performing team, focussed on setting & disseminating the enterprise vision, purpose, strategy and values and collaborating with the Executive and extended leadership team on strategy development, progression and execution.  

Reporting directly to the GM Financial Planning & Strategy, this role offers the opportunity to lead and coordinate the strategic planning process for AusNet across our 4 business lines, influencing the organisation’s strategic direction and closely aligning to AusNet’s financial planning 

With a Hybrid split (Office/WFH), this role is based in Southbank and is part of the Corporate Strategy team. 

This role will deliver real outcomes, including but not limited to: 

• Playing an active part in shaping AusNet’s enterprise strategy (in collaboration with the Executive and extended leadership team) and cascading the strategy to the broader organisation 

• Leading an integrated and efficient strategic planning cycle linking corporate strategy, business unit plans, budgets and KPIs; providing strategic clarity for leaders and across the organisation and ensuring a focus on value creation in strategic planning.  Ultimately accountable for the development of the enterprise strategic plan 

• Setting and driving the strategic business agenda to support the business in prioritisation and focus 

• Collaborating effectively with peers to ensure alignment between enterprise strategy and line of business strategic priorities 

• Providing strategic insight for Board, ELT and organisation. Keep abreast of internal and external developments that influence AST’s business and strategy. Oversee the provision of relevant information to the Executive and Board that enables the challenge and re-prosecution of the strategy, priorities and initiatives 

• Collaborating across the broader organisation to ensure that value is being created through strategy execution, and how the strategy better positions AusNet in delivering its near, medium and long term growth strategy and aspirations 

• In conjunction with the Financial Planning & Strategy team, coordinate and lead the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) for the AusNet Group 

• Coordinating the annual Board Strategy Day end-to-end - including working with the Executive to set the strategic agenda 

• Plays a major role in the annual Energy Charter reporting 

You don’t need to check every box; however, we are looking for a good combination of: 

• 5+ years relevant work experience in consulting or corporate strategy roles  

• Proven relationship management skills with demonstrated ability to be able to effectively communicate, collaborate and influence senior executives and work across diverse business groups  

• Strong leadership and people management skills  

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to equally influence and communicate at an executive level 

• Undergraduate degree in Commerce / Economics / Finance / Engineering or related field 

• Energy / utilities sector-specific experience preferred, with a focus on infrastructure and understanding of the Australian energy sector 

A real place to belong. 

 
We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, family day, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.   

 
We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart: 

• Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we’ll work with you to help balance work and life. 

• Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service. 

• Community giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you. 

• Perks: we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more. 

As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead. 

So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward.