Principal Consultant - Workers Compensation

Category: Insurance Location: Sydney NSW Australia This role is designed for a senior workers compensation professional ready to step into a pivotal leadership position and build something meaningful from the ground up. This long-standing, award-winning Insurance Broking House is launching a new Workers Compensation Consulting division, and this role will play a critical part in shaping its direction, service offering, and market presence. Working closely with senior leadership, you will establish the framework, lead client engagements, and drive the growth of a strategic, compliance-driven consulting service for mid-market and corporate clients. This is a rare opportunity to design, lead, and scale a new division within a well-established and respected business. ​ In this senior consulting and leadership role, you will be responsible for both strategic development and hands-on delivery, acting as the technical authority for clients while building the operational foundations of the practice. Key responsibilities include: • Designing and implementing a comprehensive workers compensation consulting offering aligned with the broader advisory services of the business. • Providing expert advisory support to clients on premium optimisation, claims strategy, injury management, and cost containment. • Establishing internal processes for claims management, audits, reporting, and service delivery across jurisdictions. • Monitoring legislative changes and ensuring all client programmes remain compliant with applicable workers compensation frameworks. • Conducting audits and strategic reviews to identify risk exposure, cost-saving opportunities, and compliance gaps. • Leading client relationships at a senior level, delivering tailored solutions for complex and high-value portfolios. • Driving business growth through networking, partnerships, proposals, and thought leadership. • Recruiting, mentoring, and leading a small team as the division grows. This role offers the opportunity to influence both strategy and execution, combining commercial acumen with deep technical expertise. Requirements We’re seeking a strategic, commercially minded workers compensation specialist with the confidence and capability to build and lead a consulting practice. Key requirements include: • Extensive experience in workers compensation consulting, insurance, or risk management. • Strong working knowledge of Australian workers compensation legislation, ideally across multiple jurisdictions. • Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and scale service offerings or advisory frameworks. • Proven stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to advise at executive and board level. • Leadership capability, with experience mentoring or managing teams. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. • An entrepreneurial mindset and comfort operating in a start-up environment within an established business. Benefits • Senior-level salary package commensurate with experience, as well as a generous incentive structure. • The opportunity to build and lead a new division with genuine autonomy. • Support from an established insurance broking house with strong infrastructure and market presence. • Exposure to complex, mid-market and corporate client portfolios. • Long-term career growth and leadership opportunities. If you’re ready to take ownership and play a key role in shaping the success of a new consulting division, we’d love to hear from you. Apply here or email Damian@hookerheijden.com.au with your resume to register your interest. Details Apply Now