Job description

Your new company

Join a leading Financial Services organisation undergoing a significant transformation focused on improving operational performance, customer outcomes, and business efficiency through process excellence, automation, and emerging AI technologies. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future operating model of a highly regulated environment while working alongside senior leaders and transformation specialists.

Your new role

As the Value Stream Optimisation Lead, you will be responsible for assessing end-to-end business processes, identifying opportunities for improvement, and designing future-state operating models that deliver measurable business value. Working across multiple business functions, you will lead value stream assessments, facilitate stakeholder workshops, and develop transformation roadmaps aligned to strategic objectives.
A key focus of the role will be identifying opportunities to leverage AI, automation, workflow optimisation, and advanced analytics to improve operational efficiency and customer outcomes.
Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting value stream mapping and process assessments across key business functions.

• Identifying inefficiencies, bottlenecks, rework, and operational risks.

• Designing future-state processes and transformation roadmaps.

• Evaluating opportunities for Generative AI, intelligent automation, and process optimisation.

• Developing business cases, ROI models, and benefits realisation frameworks.

• Analysing operational data to identify improvement opportunities and measure outcomes.

• Building executive-level recommendations and presenting findings to senior stakeholders.

• Partnering with risk, compliance, technology, and business teams to ensure successful delivery of improvement initiatives.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• 8+ years' experience in Process Excellence, Operational Improvement, Continuous Improvement, or Business Transformation roles.

• Strong experience within Superannuation, Financial Services, Wealth Management, or Insurance environments.

• Demonstrated success delivering measurable operational and business improvements.

• Extensive value stream mapping and process optimisation experience.

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification (mandatory).

• Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills.

• Experience developing business cases, benefits realisation frameworks, and performance reporting.

• Exposure to AI, automation, digital transformation, or emerging technologies.

• A proactive and innovative mindset with a passion for driving continuous improvement and challenging the status quo.

What you'll get in return


• 12-month contract with potential extension opportunities.

• Opportunity to lead high-profile transformation initiatives.

• Exposure to AI-driven business improvement programs.

• Collaborative and supportive team environment.

• Flexible hybrid working arrangements.

• Competitive daily rate.

What you need to do now

If you're an experienced process improvement leader with a strong Lean Six Sigma background and an interest in AI-enabled transformation, click "Apply Now" to submit your application.



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Job Summary

  • Published on: 16 Jul, 2026
  • Category: Technology
  • Vacancy: 1
  • Job type: Contractor
  • Salary:
  • Location: NSW - Sydney CBD
  • Job Nature: Contractor

Company Details

  • Name: Hays
  • Location: NSW - Sydney CBD