Pre-Register – Graduate Program 2026

Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Dai-ichi Life, we're driven by big ambitions and empower to create better products and services.

Together with our Partners, we’re helping millions of Australians live a life filled with choices, options, and freedoms. See the direct impact you make delivering support and financial security with care and expertise. Grow beyond expectations with diverse roles, global connections, and exclusive learning opportunities.

Work with passionate, bright and capable colleagues. Feel inspired by supportive leaders. Collaborate with heart, where flexibility, wellbeing and inclusivity is valued. Together, we're reimagining insurance.

So, bring a curious mind and an ambition to help us become the progressive, digitally-enabled leading insurer.


Job Description

Our pre-register is an opportunity to express your interest in our program! Apply today to be an early applicant.

TAL's graduate program is designed to help graduates be the best they can be. We believe in challenging you.

The two-year TAL graduate program has been designed to challenge graduates by immersing them in two key areas of our business, both within their field of study and beyond, ensuring they gain a holistic view of our business across the entire life insurance lifecycle. In 2026, TAL will offer Graduate programs across Finance and Business.

As a graduate at TAL, we are committed to developing your leadership capability. We are seeking future leaders who want to use their passion and skills to make a difference to the lives of Australians.

Two-year full-time program commencing February 2026
The program consists of six-month rotations across your area of interest plus one rotation outside your selected discipline.
A small cohort of graduates each year, giving you the opportunity to work and contribute to interesting and relevant projects.
Access to industry thought leaders, and support from dedicated sponsors, buddies, and career mentors.
Ongoing professional learning and development programs
Networking with Senior Business Leaders, including our Chief Executive Officer.
Career development pathways tailored to your professional goal.
Our benefits:

TAL is committed to providing professional and educational support so that you can excel in your role, in addition to paid exam study leave.
2x Well Being Days in addition to 20 days annual leave
Company-paid income protection insurance, and life and total + permanent disability insurance.
Discounted private health insurance plan with NIB
Ability to substitute one public holiday a year for another day
Wellbeing resources to support your physical, nutritional, mental, and financial health.
Our offices have fitness facilities, with daily onsite classes in Boxing, HIIT, Yoga, Pilates, Zumba.
End of trip facilities including bike racks and showers, or employees are entitled to discounted memberships at nearby gyms.
Discounts on everyday spending at over 350 popular Australian stores.
Community Days - paid leave to give back to the community either volunteering, mentoring, or fundraising causes of your choice.
Blended ways of working - mix of working from home and in the office.
If this sounds like an opportunity for you, we encourage you to apply today. Please attach a cover letter and/or resume and a copy of your academic transcripts.


Qualifications

What we are looking for:

We are looking for graduates from Business, Finance, and Data disciplines but specifically those who have a passion for developing general business and finance acumen within a leading Australian Insurance Business.
You are in the final year of a university undergraduate or postgraduate degree or have completed your university studies within the past 12 months of applying. This is from the time you complete your final unit or subject, not 12 months from your graduation date.
Be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of application.
Genuine contribution and acts of service within the Australian community
Demonstrated problem-solving skills, and advanced critical and creative thinking
Proven professionalism, leadership readiness, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and cultural awareness

Additional Information

TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We’re proud to be:

An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index
Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change
Reconciliation Advocates – Read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.
We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals living with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
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You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems.

As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.

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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.

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