Job Account Director - Workplace Risk, Leigh Creek

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Account Director - Workplace Risk, Leigh Creek

Salary range: 125$ - 150$

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Position: Account Director - Workplace Risk

Published: 08/06/2025. Valid until: 08/22/2025

Categories: Medical/Health

Job type: full time

Gender: any

Company: Willis Towers Watson (Sydney)

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An opportunity exists for an experienced Workers’ Compensation professional in our Workplace Risk Practice in Melbourne to provide consultancy advice to our clients, as well as drive the business development strategy. The Workplace Risk Practice is the leading provider of strategic workplace risk services to Australia’s Top 500 companies.

Reporting to the Victorian State Manager (Workplace Risk), the primary focus of this role will be to provide an innovative and flexible approach to clients’ workplace risk programs, present solutions and recommend improvements in their performance. In addition, this role has a focus on business development to achieve growth both organically and through new and innovative opportunities.

The Role

Project management of our national clients’ workplace risk programs, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services
Provide our clients strategic advice in policy, premium, claims and injury management
Providing Outsourced Return to Work support services for a range of clients
Report writing and implementation of client retention strategies
Support the Insurance Brokers as a technical expert in all aspects of Workers’ Compensation
Manage company profile with industry contacts by identifying and maintaining strategic relationships in all key markets
Engaging our strategic partners to deliver value to our Company
Be an active member of our consultancy team, willingly working on assigned projects and developing team members’ knowledge and skills
Identifying new business opportunities for the Company
Tender submissions and presentations

The Requirements

Extensive experience working for a national employer, a broker, WorkCover or a senior position within a WorkCover insurer/agent
Experience in National Workers’ Compensation arrangements and the key drivers to premiums
Demonstrable knowledge and application of policy and premium management across the National Workers’ Compensation landscape
Experience in developing and executing a new business strategy
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
Experience in supervising, coaching and mentoring team members
Proven ability to organise, prioritise, project manage and work well under pressure
A team player with the ability to demonstrate credibility and gain trust
A tertiary qualification in Allied Health, or equivalent work experience desirable
Workers' compensation self-insurance experience is desirable

If you believe you have the skills and passion for this role, but don't meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We'd love to have a conversation and see if you could be a great fit for our team.

Why Join WTW?

WTW provides a competitive benefits package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

Annual bonus
Company paid salary continuance insurance
Life and TPD insurance
Career Growth – internal opportunities and development programs

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a "hybrid” style, with a mix of in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we encourage requests for all types of flexible working. Please speak to your recruiter to discuss more.

At WTW, we believe that a culture of inclusion and diversity is critical to our business. It's not a separate initiative – rather it’s fundamental to everything we do. We are an equal-opportunity employer who is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and embrace diversity including gender, nationality, disability, age, marital/parental status, ethnicity, gender identity and sexual orientation. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds.

In the spirit of reconciliation Willis Towers Watson acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email Write to the company

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Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment typeFull-time

Job function

Job functionConsulting

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