Risk Manager

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Description:

Mercer is seeking candidates for the following position in either Sydney or Melbourne on a 12-month, fixed-term contract:

Risk Manager

What can you expect?

The primary purpose of this Line 2 role is to provide advice and oversight of the business’s strategic and operational implementation and associated risk-taking activities.  This includes management of cyclical risk and compliance activities, oversight and analysis of core risk data to identify emerging trends and support the Mercer Super Senior Risk Manager in the implementation of core activities.

Critical to this is the ability to understand the business and ensuring strong engagement with both key internal and external stakeholders along with the ability to draw insight across multiple lines of business. 

What is in it for you?

At Mercer, we recognize that our most important asset is our people. We offer benefits and programs that support career development such as professional development support, exam and study assistance and global rotation opportunities, which will support and nurture you with every opportunity to reach your full potential.

We also recognise the value of healthy, happy colleagues and promote a culture of care and wellbeing, offering benefits such as flexible working and much more!

• Flexible work arrangements
• Discounted insurances
• Incentive Compensation Plan
• Leading training and development program
• Professional environment where your career path really matters and is supported in our global organisation
• Great team environment with energetic and supportive colleagues

We will count on you to:

• Cultivate a culture of risk awareness through leading and supporting initiatives to uplift skills and capability relating to governance, risk and compliance across the business.
• Provide oversight and monitoring of first line risk and business teams including control attestation and validation.
• Provide coaching and support to first line teams on key risk management processes and frameworks.
• Complete and provide accurate risk assessments on initiatives including adherence to global policy requirements.
• Obtain and analyse risk data from internal and external sources to identify emerging risks and areas for improvement in risk capability.
• Participate in local and global initiatives requiring risk and compliance input.
• Prepare (and present) concise and meaningful professional risk and compliance reports for the Mercer Super team along with related Boards and Board sub-committees.
• Actively contribute to the priorities and work plans for the Pacific Risk & Compliance function.

What you need to have: 

• At least 2 years’ experience working in a risk, compliance, or legal role, including experience in the practical application of risk management.
• Experience in Australian superannuation
• Sound 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 contribute to risk profiles, and provide value and advice to the business in respect of risks, controls, process, and administrative matters.
• Ability to research and develop high level advice on legislative change.
• Ability to analyse and communicate complex matters in a commercially sensible way.
• Ability to analyse data and collate and prepare reports in relation to risk profiles, compliance plans, statutory requirements, regulatory fund lodgements, incidents, audit, and investment risk data.
• Ability to establish and maintain key stakeholder relationships across the business to promote risk and compliance matters.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with experience presenting to stakeholders and ability to explain complex scenarios in simple terms.
• Ability to manage deliverables with rapidly changing priorities and demands.
• Good organisational skills and an ability to work to tight deadlines, as well as prioritising tasks.

About Mercer:

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s approximately 25,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with more than 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of over $20 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit mercer.com. Follow Mercer on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia. Successful applicants will be required to complete Criminal Record check prior to commencement of employment.