Compliance Manager

Y-Axis; South Australia; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company performance bonus

Salary reviews

Career mobility

Job summary

Y-Axis is seeking a Compliance Manager to lead day-to-day operations and mentor a small team within a high‑performing environment in South Australia. The role serves as the primary compliance advisor to the sales team and requires hands-on leadership and strong regulatory acumen.

The ideal candidate will have experience supervising analysts, a Law degree or strong regulatory background, and the ability to collaborate with sales while maintaining regulatory integrity.

Qualifications

• Hands-on leader with experience supervising/mentoring junior team members (12–18+ months).
• Background in commercial regulatory compliance, legal practice, or operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead two Compliance Analysts, mentoring and developing their skills.
• Be the face of compliance for the BDM team, resolving product queries and escalations.
• Maintain AFSL compliance framework, risk matrices, breach reporting, and internal controls per ASIC guidelines.
• Lead investigations into complex member complaints, managing IDR and external AFCA escalations.
• Oversee compliance monitoring, registers, and training tracking for ARs and corporate clients.
• Prepare monthly compliance reports and present risk updates to CFO, Sales Director and Risk Committee.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

AFSL compliance

ASIC guidelines

Risk management

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Law degree

Job description

South Australia, South Australia, Australia - Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Nov, 26

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Posted On

19 Aug, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Yes

Skills

Consumer Services

Description

I have a Compliance Manager opportunity available at a market-leading international professional services firm. This is a hands-on leadership role designed for an ambitious legal or compliance professional ready to run day-to-day operations, lead a small team, and act as the primary compliance advisor to the sales team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead two Compliance Analysts - mentor and develop!
• Serve as the approachable face of compliance for BDM team, resolving operational product queries, preventing misrepresentation, and handling escalations.
• Maintain and execute AFSL compliance framework, risk matrices, breach reporting protocols, and internal controls in accordance with ASIC guidelines.
• Lead investigations into complex member complaints, managing Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) and external AFCA escalations.
• Oversee compliance monitoring, registers, and ongoing training tracking for corporate and individual Authorised Representatives (ARs).
• Prepare monthly compliance reports and present risk updates to the CFO, Sales Director, and internal Risk Committee.

About You

• Hands-on operator comfortable working in a high performance but friendly environment
• Proven experience supervising /mentoring / leading junior team members or analysts (12 to 18+ months minimum).
• A degree in Law or a solid background in commercial regulatory compliance is desirable
• Background in commercial legal practice/operations, direct insurance, consumer claims/warranty, credit hire, or B2B professional services
• Ability to collaborate with strong sales personalities while holding firm on regulatory integrity.

Please note:

this is a full time 5 days in office opportunity.

• Direct mentorship under an experienced Director with immediate scope to run day-to-day operations - opportunity for career mobility
• Visible role engaging directly with executive leadership, the CFO, and national sales leaders.
• Company performance bonus scheme + salary reviews + performance