At Allianz, we care for all the things that make you, you. For feeling like you belong. For a place where learning never stops. For growing new skills and opening up exciting possibilities. For your curiosity to thrive and help transform an industry. And when life twists, there's flexibility for balance and the support you need. We know that flexible work comes in different forms, that's why we're embracing hybrid teams - enabling employees to maintain a balance of working both in the office and remote, supporting the needs of both the business and individual. So, come and share your ideas, give back and feel proud to be part of a company doing work that matters across climate change and mental health. Let's care for everyone's tomorrow so we can create a better future together.
**Risk Manager**
**| Location - Sydney**
- Be part of a high-performing & technically proficient team
- Fast track your career progression and development
- Allianz is a Flex Ready employer, flexible working options are available
The primary purpose of this Line 1 role is to manage the implementation, execution and monitoring of the risk management framework, partnering with the business to ensure that current and emerging risks are appropriately identified, assessed and monitored.
**What are you going to do?**
- Support the business with the development, execution and monitoring of remedial activity for operational loss/compliance incidents.
- Provide insights on root cause(s), identify actions to be implemented to prevent such losses in the future and ensure operational loss are resolved in a timely manner.
- Facilitate risk identification and control assessments as part of key strategic projects and/or business changes.
- Facilitate workshops to undertake risk and control assessments, maintaining relevant documents
- Act as an advisor on risk management matters and in the development of processes to manage risk in line with the Board approved risk appetite and Risk Management Framework.
- Guide management in developing action plans to address current/emerging business risks.
- Prepare appropriate report(s) on risk and compliance performance.
- Support implementation of Line 1 control assurance program and maintain internal control framework documentation.
- Monitor and report on key risk indicators and internal control performance to relevant internal stakeholders
- Contribute to strengthening the divisional risk culture through increasing awareness of internal control environment and risk management
**What will you bring to the table?**
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline.
- Significant experience in audit or risk and compliance management role for a complex, matrixed general insurance / financial services organisation.
- Demonstrated technical understanding of design and operating effectiveness of controls.
- Proven analytical and critical thinking capability to interpret a range of data, identify patterns, trends and links that inform judgements and solutions.
- Highly developed problem-solving skills, combined with a curious and creative mind-set.
- Ability to interpret and analyse complex information, extract meaningful insights and evaluate options for decision-making.
- Ability to plan and prioritise effectively, organise tasks and manage competing resources and demands.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of communicating with audiences at all levels with clarity, impact and influence.
**What's on offer?**
- Access on-demand lifelong learning and take control of your career development.
- Learn through being supported and encouraged to take on new challenges that will help you to develop new skills
- Be part of a team that's open-minded, supportive, approachable and genuinely focused on customer outcomes
- We understand about work-life balance, we have adopted a hybrid working approach and we are always willing to discuss flexible & remote working options with our employees. Allianz is an accredited FlexReady employer.
- Access a range of benefits, such as discounts at retailers, travel firms, health insurers, gyms and financial institutions, alongside a significant discount on Allianz insurance products.
**About us**
At Allianz, we care for all the things that make you, you. For feeling like you belong. For a place where learning never stops. For growing new skills and opening up exciting possibilities. For your curiosity to thrive and help transform an industry. And when life twists, there's flexibility for balance and the support you need. We know that flexible work comes in different forms, that's why we're embracing hybrid teams - enabling employees to maintain a balance of working both in the office and remote, supporting the needs of both the business and individual.
Allianz is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique empl