Risk Manager

At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues.​ We know work and life are intertwined. That’s why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow, and deliver better outcomes for members. 

Your New Role

Reporting to the Senior Manager, the Risk Manager will play a key role in driving priority areas and will need to work cohesively with business stakeholders across the Member domain. This role requires leadership skills plus the ability to collaborate, as the successful candidate will work in partnership with functions across the Member domain and other groups across the Fund as required to achieve the desired outcomes. The successful candidate will also need to be capable of managing and working autonomously to help to ensure our risk eco-system is simple, effective and fit for purpose.

Some of your duties will include, but not limited to:

• Demonstrate leadership both within the Risk team and towards business colleagues by proactively partnering with them to enable a robust approach to risk management.
• Support the delivery and management of the control testing plan for the domain (including performing controls testing). 
• Support risk enablement activities including capacity planning and change in risk assessments. 
• Provide clear and comprehensive communication of key operational risk matters to relevant colleagues both in the Governance & Accountability team and the broader business as required.
•  Develop and contribute to appropriate risk reporting/dashboards for Senior Management, Advisory Groups, Group Risk and Board Committees.

What You’ll Need  

• 7 + years’ experience in Operational Risk, Enterprise Risk, Internal or External Audit, preferably in the Superannuation industry.
• Strong working knowledge of risk and compliance frameworks.
• Power BI experience (preferred but not essential).
• Critical thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage and the ability work autonomously when needed.
• Poise and ability to act calmly and ability to professionally handle confidential matters.
• Commercially astute and the ability to offer pragmatic advice underpinned by sound risk management principles.
• Ability to develop and maintain high quality interpersonal relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• RG146 competency with ongoing CPD (preferred but not essential).

Life at AustralianSuper

AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we’re happy to discuss what this looks like for you.

We cultivate a workplace that champions safety, respect, inclusiveness and diversity.  We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.

What’s Next

Apply now, if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results.

Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.

Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by AustralianSuper’s Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you.