We are seeking an accomplished individual to join our Risk and Compliance team. This role will be based in either our Sydney or Melbourne office. This is a hybrid position that requires working at least three days a week in the office.
Manager – Comprehensive Assurance
In a world of constant change, risk and compliance are more than frameworks – they provide the confidence, clarity, and control to act decisively, and do the right thing. With strong foundations in place, we're focused on growing capability, lifting capacity, and creating a future-ready ecosystem where our colleagues feel supported to step up and speak up. We don't settle for good enough — we ask what better looks like, every day.
If you're driven by purpose and ready to make an impact, this is your moment.
You'll join a team with momentum, humility, and a deep belief that better decisions start with great colleagues.
We're looking individuals who care about doing what's right, and who want to help shape the next chapter of risk and compliance with us.
This role is responsible for assessing and evaluating effectiveness, efficiency, and consistency in implementation of relevant policies, and key entity level controls over material risks and compliance obligations.
Critical to these responsibilities is the ability to understand the business and ensure strong engagement with both key internal and external stakeholders.
We will count on you to:
* Develop an understanding of the business model, strategy, risk appetite, and risk profile, as well as the external environment.
* Contribute to evolving the monitoring and oversight program, ensuring it remains aligned to strategic objectives, material risks/obligations, and industry emerging risks.
* Execute comprehensive assurance activities in accordance with agreed terms of reference: objective, scope, methodology, and timing.
* Assist executing risk and control assurance in accordance with agreed terms of reference.
* Maintain appropriate tools and operating procedures in relation to assurance activities.
* Identify inefficiencies in processes (both Business and R&C), and recommend necessary action to implement productivity improvement(s).
* Document fact-based observations and recommendations, supported by appropriate rationale and evidence.
* Document concise and meaningful professional risk and compliance reports for relevant management and board level risk forums and committees.
* Track and monitor resolution of issues arising from assurance activities.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Ideally at least 1-2 years working in a similar risk, compliance, legal, and/or audit role a financial and/or professional services environment related to superannuation, managed investment schemes, custodian arrangements, funds management, or investments.
* Experience working in or providing services to a regulated financial services business, with an ability to interpret and apply associated legislative requirements.
* Solid understanding and ability to operate within risk and compliance frameworks, including the ability to consider risk strategically and take a commercial approach to compliance when required.
* Ability to analyse data and collate and prepare observations/reports in relation to risk profiles, compliance plans, statutory requirements, incidents, audit, and complaints data.
* Strong written and verbal communication, with foundation capability of providing executive level information.
* Demonstrated ability to engage and build rapport.
* Change management and agile working mindset.
Benefits:
* We offer professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders.
* We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients, and communities.
* Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.
About Us:
We are a global leader in risk, strategy, and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer, and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, we help build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit our website.