Compliance Manager

Ambition Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company performance bonus scheme

Salary reviews

Performance-based incentives

Job summary

Ambition Recruitment seeks a Compliance Manager to lead day‑to‑day operations in a fast‑paced, professional services environment in Sydney. You will oversee a small team, act as primary compliance advisor to the sales group, and ensure regulatory integrity across activities.

The role offers direct exposure to executive leadership, frequent stakeholder engagement, and scope for career mobility. This is a full‑time, in‑office position with a performance‑based bonus potential.

Qualifications

• Leads and mentors junior analysts and teams.
• Strong understanding of compliance frameworks (ASIC/AFSL).
• Ability to collaborate with sales teams while upholding regulatory integrity.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Regulatory reporting

Education

Degree in Law or regulatory compliance

Job 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