Company Description

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

Closing date: 12th June 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

Job Description

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.

Data, Technology & Delivery are accountable for planning and preparing the organisation for the future through strategic technology innovation as well as charting our business strategy and executing for today and tomorrow

The Sr Project Manager is responsible for working with Project stakeholders & vendors to deliver successful Project outcomes by initiating, planning, leading and managing projects to deliver business solutions. The role requires monitoring and regular reporting on Project progress in line with the Rest Project Management Framework.

Key Accountabilities

Define and maintain environment strategy for Jira and Confluence
Establish and enforce environment governance standards, naming conventions, and controls
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and platform strategy
Oversee Jira configuration and standardisation across environments
Govern and maintain:
- Projects, workflows, issue types, and schemes
- Custom fields and field configurations
- Permissions and role-based access models
Ensure consistency of configurations across environments
Manage Jira upgrades, feature enablement, and configuration changes
Control project creation and prevent sprawl through governance processes
Optimise Jira performance, indexing, and system health
Support Agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban) and enterprise delivery models

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
Project Management Certification e.g. PMI/Prince 2 Certification certification (optional)
Relevant Agile certification

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

Key Skills & Experience

Strong experience with Jira administration and governance
Experience managing Confluence in enterprise environments
Deep understanding of Jira configurations (workflows, schemes, permissions)
Experience with release management and Jira integrations

Additional Information

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.

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