Our client, a prominent and forward-thinking organisation with a strong national presence, is seeking an accomplished Senior Risk Manager with a clear compliance focus to strengthen and lead enterprise-level compliance and risk governance. This senior role sits within the Group Risk function and partners closely with executive leadership and senior stakeholders across finance, legal, sustainability and people. The successful candidate will own compliance strategy, assurance and regulatory engagement while embedding a practical, risk-conscious culture across the business.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a senior compliance professional to influence at the highest levels and to drive enduring improvements to governance, controls and regulatory outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, implement and continuously enhance a fit-for-purpose Group Risk & Compliance framework, aligned to the three lines of defence and regulatory expectations.
* Lead the annual Group Risk & Compliance program, including compliance monitoring, testing and assurance activities that provide clear executive and board-level insight.
* Own policy governance and regulatory change management: develop, review and maintain policies, standards and guidance to ensure consistent interpretation and application across the organisation.
* Oversee compliance monitoring, control testing and remediation governance; ensure timely closure and verification of corrective actions.
* Provide proactive strategic compliance advice to senior leaders and business units, translating regulatory requirements into pragmatic business controls.
* Manage regulatory engagement and prepare succinct, risk-based reporting for Executive and Board stakeholders.
* Drive capability uplift across first-line teams through training, tools and embedding Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and compliance dashboards.
* Leverage data analytics and technology to strengthen compliance monitoring, oversight and insight.
Key Requirements
* Extensive experience in risk & compliance within large, complex organisations, with direct responsibility for compliance programs and second-line assurance.
* Demonstrated ability to design and implement enterprise compliance frameworks, policy governance and regulatory change programs.
* Strong experience in compliance monitoring, control testing, remediation management and regulatory reporting.
* Influential senior stakeholder management and leadership skills; proven experience engaging executives and Boards.
* Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to present complex compliance issues succinctly.
* Commercially astute with solid judgement and a pragmatic approach to balancing control and business outcomes.
* Tertiary qualifications in law, risk, finance or a related discipline; professional certifications (eg. CCEP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CA, CPA) highly regarded.
* Proactive, analytical and technically literate with experience using data analytics to support compliance assurance.
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