General Manager, Regulatory Operations Group
Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) is seeking a high-performing executive to lead its Regulatory Operations Group—a critical leadership role responsible for delivering integrated regulatory services that support Australians in financial distress and uphold the integrity of Australia’s personal insolvency and personal property securities systems.
Key Accountabilities:
Reporting to the Chief Executive, the General Manager, Regulatory Operations Group provides strategic and operational leadership across AFSA’s regulatory programs, including Personal Insolvency, Criminal Asset Management, and the Personal Property Securities Register. The role also holds responsibility for statutory functions including the Official Receiver in Bankruptcy, the Official Trustee, and key supports to the Inspector-General in Bankruptcy and the Registrar of Personal Property Securities.
You will lead a nationally dispersed team of approximately 250 staff, manage a $50M+ budget, and play a central role in implementing AFSA’s strategy and broader transformation agenda. This is a unique opportunity to shape regulatory delivery in a data-informed, client-centred environment, while working in close partnership with stakeholders across the community, government agencies, law enforcement, and the insolvency profession.
The successful candidate will be a dynamic and resilient leader with a track record of driving operational excellence, engaging internal and external stakeholders, and delivering policy-aligned outcomes in complex, high-trust regulatory environments. You will bring robust judgement, exceptional people leadership, and the ability to shape strategic direction while managing operational risk.
AFSA welcomes applications from people with diverse backgrounds. A tertiary qualification in law, public policy, governance or business is highly desirable, along with executive experience in regulatory, legal, or insolvency-related environments. Travel will be a requirement for the role.
Please note that this opportunity is open only to Australian Citizens. The successful applicant must have or be willing to undergo a security clearance to the level of Negative Vetting 1 as a condition of employment. To satisfy character requirements all AFSA employees must undergo a police records check.
Where a person has received a redundancy benefit from APS agency employment and their corresponding redundancy benefit period has not expired, they may be ineligible for employment. We encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability.
Applications close Monday 13 October 2025 at 11:00 PM AEDT.
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